William Lindsey Dec 25, 2022

The US Catholic bishops talk a lot about the decline in religious commitment and the need for stronger religious values in the public square.

Yet prominent Catholics like Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis engage in political games of incredible cruelty with the lives of migrants — in Abbott's case, right on Christmas Eve.

While the US Catholic bishops remain totally silent….

It's almost as if their words about declining religiosity and moral vaules are just empty, isn't it?

#Catholicf #GregAbbott

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@wdlindsy Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are the perfect examples of what xtianity is all about.
Dec 25, 2022 at 11:28pmWeb
Show threadWilliam Lindsey Dec 25, 2022
@NetworkElf Are they, indeed? I'll take Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Rev. William J. Barber II, Stacey Abrams, Rev. Raphael Warnock, and, oh, a lot of others as examplars of what Christianity is all about.
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@wdlindsy They are the outliers. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are the norm.

Every problem in America starts at the doors of a church.

Show threadWilliam Lindsey Dec 25, 2022
@NetworkElf Abbot and DeSantis certainly typify a strong strand of the white church in the US, but that's not the whole story of the church in the US. The Black church, for instance, has long been a liberating force that has fought for civil rights for all Americans. I saw this at close hand growing up in the South during the Civil Rights struggles, and am deeply grateful for the fidelity and love displayed by many Black Christians.