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friends – 

though NSPM-7 will be contested in court, people across political ideologies should be concerned. is any criticism of policy, economic or otherwise, now considered extremist? is any criticism of ICE throwing elderly people to the ground or disappearing citizens considered extremist? if we are LGBTQ+ or believe in a woman’s bodily autonomy, are we being “hostile” to “those who hold traditional American views on family, religion, or morality”? is any legitimate opposition to the President or US policy, now considered an attempt at “overthrow”? you may think you’re safe because you have “Jesus follower” in your bio, but are you really safe based on the government’s idea of what a Christian is? do you follow the same Jesus as those in charge, are you the correct kind of Christian? perhaps, though it seems to me you aren’t if you follows Jesus’ teachings on the least of these & his criticism on religious elite & empire. who decides what is extremist today? tomorrow? when will you or your family, or friends fall out of the good graces of the leader simply because you have & act on empathy, kindness, compassion, love? fascism’s appetite is never satiated. now is the time to speak out of love & with love. now is the time to stand in solidarity with values that are democratic & the best of what we believe the US has been & could be, because we love our country, because we love our family & friends, because we are called to love our neighbor.

may our eyes see clearly, may our hearts open, & may we be instruments of love in this time.

~j

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