New Yorker in Dallas. Retired Baptist pastor (not that kind). Miami QB (before The U). PhD/ Systematic Theology. Adjunct, Perkins/ SMU. President, Faith Commons
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George Mason retweeted
I’ve never had a Muslim tell me what I can and can’t do. But Christians have been telling me what I can and can’t do my entire fucking life.
George Mason retweeted
The death penalty is a cruel, gruesome, failed experiment. The people keeping it alive are Christians. premierchristianity.com/opin…
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Out today. A Black pastor. A white church. A Latino neighborhood. Two decades of refusing to leave.
Roosevelt Park Rising by Rev. Dr. Reginald "Reggie" Smith.
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/huJyLHwI2mg
Order: RooseveltParkRising.com
George Mason retweeted
Saginaw’s Bishop Gruss: “The deportation of people without cause, the detention of immigrants without meaningful legal representation, without access to family or a supportive community, and without basic human needs being met, and the forced separation of immigrant families and incarceration of children do not represent a just and civil society.” mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-c…
Just got a copy of this book. Eager to read this inspiring story.
The trailer for Roosevelt Park Rising is live.
A Black pastor leads a white church in a Latino neighborhood toward racial healing and surprising resurrections. A true story of faith and servant leadership from the Rev. Dr. Reginald Smith.
Pre-order now.
youtu.be/-KxqLoTUnCs
George Mason retweeted
Grand Rapids: the Rev. Dr. Reginald Smith launches Roosevelt Park Rising on Wednesday, August 12.
A pastor, a neighborhood, and decades of showing up. Event details and a new interview with Dr. Smith:
frontedgepublishing.com/regi…
George Mason retweeted
Theodore Parker died before slavery ended. He never heard Lincoln quote him. He never saw the movement his "moral arc" line would fuel.
@GeorgeMason on courage, silence, and what we leave behind:
faithcommons.org/courage-or-…
#Democracy250 #FaithAndJustice #BookTwitter
George Mason retweeted
"What kind of people are we becoming?"
As Texas reaches 600 executions, Rev. Dr. @GeorgeMason offers a prophetic reflection on mercy, dignity, and moral courage.
Read at readthespirit.com/explore/pa…
#DeathPenalty #Interfaith #Mercy #Faith
George Mason retweeted
"Our country is strengthened and secured by welcoming people, not terrorizing them." —Rabbi @NancyKasten2
For one year, @GeorgeMason & interfaith clergy have stood weekly outside the Dallas ICE office.
faithcommons.org/one-year-of…
#FaithInAction #Immigration #ICE
Welcome. Looking forward to meeting you
I'm so thrilled to announce today is my first day at the Dallas Morning News covering faith and religion! It's great to be back at @dallasnews. Got a story idea or want to tell me about your community in North Texas? Let's chat: [email protected]🗞️🖋️
George Mason retweeted
I'm so thrilled to announce today is my first day at the Dallas Morning News covering faith and religion! It's great to be back at @dallasnews. Got a story idea or want to tell me about your community in North Texas? Let's chat: [email protected]🗞️🖋️
Sorry, but that’s the price we pay for living in a pluralistic democracy. We don’t always get our way. Your approach will end up fracturing our public life all the more.
This could be the org chart for public education, energy, and any number of other aspects of Texas government.
George Mason retweeted
Racist. Deranged. Humiliating to our country. The fact that we have decided to pretend to this is normal every day is a moral abomination. Have we any shame?
And every day an entire generation is being told it is “Christian” to support this. God have mercy on us.
Michael Wear gets this just right:
“It is not just the act of violence but the spirit of violence that must be opposed. It is not just the action to harm another which must be opposed ...
