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Millennial hot take: Most love songs aren’t about “love.” They are unhealthy romanticizations of codependent relationships.
Jonathan Merritt
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Jonathan Merritt
@JonathanMerritt
Author | Columnist | Commentator | Uncle | New Yorker | VP / Executive Editor @SimonSchuster
- I don’t often ask for prayer on here, but my friend Laura from NYC has COVID-19. She has double pneumonia and is in ICU on a ventilator fighting for her life right now. She is only 30. Please pray for her.
- This clip is astounding. Tens of millions of Americans believe these same things. cnn.it/2gpenh8
- Criticize Mike Pence all you want for being inept in his strategy to dealing with this. But mocking him for praying—like 79% of Americans have done in the past 3 months—is why so many regular Americans despise wine-and-cheese liberals. ✔️Mike Pence and his coronavirus emergency team praying for a solution. We are so screwed.
- For many Christians, #Pride month is a perfect opportunity to workout one’s confession and repentance muscles. A friend in Denver sent me this photo of a “recovering bigot” making flesh-on-flesh amends with the children of God he once maligned
- BREAKING: Three sources affiliated with the @LibertyU board of trustees and administration tell me that Jerry Falwell Jr has just submitted his resignation. Developing...
- Pope says Catholics who can’t go to confession can ask God directly for forgiveness -
- “If Russia lays down its weapons, there is no war. If Ukraine lays down its weapons, there is no Ukraine.” - A quote I heard today from a Ukrainian Christian
- My thoughts? I agree with the @Hillsong employee who forgot they were still logged into the church account when they decided to pop off on Twitter. (Now deleted.)
- Friend: Have you considered that God might be using Donald Trump for some greater purpose? Me: It’s possible. Have you considered that part of God’s “greater purpose” might be to discredit and dismantle your toxic sect of Christianity?
- If you’re bothered by the House Speaker tearing a piece of paper but not bothered by the President tearing apart immigrant families and caging kids, your moral compass needs a replacement battery.
- I know 2020 has gone off the rails because I agree with Pat Robertson...Pat Robertson tells Trump that his response to the George Floyd protests "isn't cool."
00:00 - My Southern Baptist preacher friend after a whole two weeks of live streaming said, “I am dying over here. I have this divine calling to pastor people and lead staff and preach God’s word—but I am not allowed to. It’s torture!” And a thousand women preachers stood up and said,
GIF - Trump is currently drafting a tweet to trash Meryl Streep, but can't figure out what to say bc he can't use words like "loser" & "overrated"
