"#America has no #chiefrabbi, but it is a testament to the international recognition #AngelaBuchdahl commands that a foreign-born terrorist would be under the impression that she is the person who fills this role.

For the past decade, #Buchdahl has served as #seniorrabbi at #CentralSynagogue in Midtown #Manhattan, one of the largest #Reform #congregations in the world, serving more than 3,000 households. The first woman to hold this position in the 175-year history of the #congregation, Buchdahl is also the first #AsianAmerican to be ordained as a #rabbi and among a select group of distinguished #US #rabbis to have been invited to light #Hanukkah candles at the #WhiteHouse.

Forget about "chief rabbi of America," this child of an inter-#religious and #interracial marriage hardly seemed rabbi material at all, as noted in her recently released #memoir "Heart of a Stranger: An Unlikely Rabbi's Story of Faith, Identity, and Belonging" (Viking)."

https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2025-12-22/ty-article-magazine/.premium/how-the-daughter-of-a-korean-buddhist-became-one-of-americas-most-distinguished-rabbis/0000019b-4157-d3cf-a1bf-4d7f30df0000

Another feature that makes #CongRegation unique among unconferences is there is a selection of books are made available prior to the conference, on the theme, and some can be mailed in advance of attendance. I chose one of the few women authors on the list, because women. Thanks to The Irish History Book Shop in Cong for sending on From Chaos to Creativity by Kim Bellisimo #chaos

https://congregation.ie/

New Testament Reading: 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12
 
#Paul wrote again to the #Thessalonians regarding some particular challenges in the #congregation

https://congregation.ie/home/intro/

only a few weeks to go until Ireland's best annual unconference in the village of Cong, Co Mayo.
Entrance via blog post.
Theme for 2025 is Chaos.
(Timely, or what ?!?)

#Cong #CongRegation #Chaos

@topgold my next outing will be to Cong for #CongRegation

This #Christian #pastor preached a #sermon while pointing an #AR15 at the #congregation

Pastor #PhilipThornton of #LegacyFaithChurch in #Harrisburg, PA told his congregation they needed to go all out when spreading their #faith.

The illustration he used was deeply #disturbing. And it would no doubt have caused a national firestorm if this were a non- #Christian church.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD5cSJ84Hgo
https://protestia.com/2025/09/28/pastor-preaches-sermon-with-a-ar-15-strapped-to-his-chest/

#guncontrol #gunviolence #mentalillness #USA

This Christian pastor preached a sermon while pointing an AR-15 at the congregation

YouTube
Mega-Church Pastor Scolds His Congregation for Not Helping Him Pay Off 400k Loan

Hank Kunneman, a mega-church pastor and self-proclaimed “prophet,” recently scolded his congregation after they failed to raise $400,000 to help him pay off a loan. To his credit, the loan was for renovations he made to the church — or so he said — and during his rant, he tried his best “not to rebuke” his audience, but to awaken the holy spirit within them.Yeah, sure.Jesus was a huge fan of credit and predatory lending, just read the Bible and you’ll find story after story of Christ standing on the side of big banks using peonage to keep people under their control. Jesus also loved flashy churches with state-of-the-art A/V departments and pastors who sold tickets to conferences and events.So be a good Christian and help Kunneman pay his debts, it’s what Jesus would have wanted. 

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A quotation from Samuel Johnson

To be of no church is dangerous. Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by faith and hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances, by stated calls to worship, and the salutary influence of example.

Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, “Milton” (1781)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/johnson-samuel/21120…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #samueljohnson #church #churchgoing #community #example #congregation #organizedreligion #reinforcement #religion #worship #mutualsupport