Where Prophetic Faith Meets Public Witness.https://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mrg2sz3rmk2gNolan Wells was 18. He had a future, a family, and a community that loved him. Now, they've got questions Mississippi hasn't answered. @revfatherjcw.bsky.social grapples with the theological & political urgency of getting justice for Nolan. 🦋⚖ https://politicallypastoral.beehiiv.com/p/the-boat-returned-without-nolan-wells24 Jul 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg2sz3rmk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mr47amaiss2zIdeas shape the future—but only when they're put into action. Explore Thinkery Marketplace for premium digital resources designed for changemakers. Browse the collection: https://payhip.com/ThinkeryMarketplace #ThinkeryMarketplace #DigitalProducts @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social20 Jul 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr47amaiss2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mr46xx5rhk2zWhen politicians invoke "religious liberty," one question matters above all: Liberty for whom? #ReligiousLiberty #Democracy #ChristianNationalism #FaithAndPolitics https://politicallypastoral.beehiiv.com/p/when-they-call-it-religious-liberty-ask-liberty-for-whom?utm_source=chatgpt.com @revfatherjcw.bsky.social20 Jul 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr46xx5rhk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mqrkmvo3yc2w63 years after Bayard Rustin built the March on Washington in 8 weeks. Aug. 28, 2026. Lincoln Memorial. The queer Black organizer who made history is still showing us the way. 👣 @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social politicallypastoral.beehiiv.com/p/walking-in-bayard-rustin-s-footsteps https://politicallypastoral.beehiiv.com/p/walking-in-bayard-rustin-s-footsteps16 Jul 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrkmvo3yc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mlt7bui26c2iWe're kicking off the Makeshift Messiahs Speaking Series. First: “The Sainting of Reagan” — a sharp keynote from my new book. Join me live (recording included): https://tinyurl.com/ReaganSpeech0528 Grab the book too. — Rev. Jason Carson Wilson @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social14 May 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt7bui26c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3ml7deymag225The Met Gala spent more on gowns than most families spend on food. We've been trained to confuse inequality with aspiration. #metgala #jeffbezos #inequallty @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/designer-threads-and-economic-reds?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true06 May 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7deymag225https://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mgj7wowkxk2eNew book out: Makeshift Messiahs by Rev. Jason Carson Wilson takes a hard look at how the American right turns political leaders into saviors and what that does to faith and democracy. Read it here: a.co/d/0bkK6e7Y  @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social08 Mar 2026 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgj7wowkxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mfzdsinugc2nBombs. Sanctions. “National security.” My latest on Substack: “Bombs, Sanctions, and the Branding of Empire.” This piece names the theology beneath U.S. foreign policy — and calls the church to moral clarity. Read and subscribe. @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/bombs-sanctions-and-the-branding01 Mar 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfzdsinugc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mfwos75uwc2aBombs baptized as security. Sanctions marketed as accountability. Intervention is framed as “stabilization.” Peace isn't the absence of retaliation. It's justice. When empires bomb and call it peace, prophets must interrupt the parade. @fedora76.bsky.social @revfatherjcw.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/bombs-sanctions-and-the-branding?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true28 Feb 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfwos75uwc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3mcvxy2z4l225Don Lemon didn’t lead protesters into a church — that viral claim? Totally false. No evidence, no verified sources. This is why independent journalism matters more than ever. Truth > outrage. Let’s stay grounded. 🎥 Watch the breakdown #FactCheck #IndependentMedia #MediaLiteracy https://youtu.be/4oQAmLsk5wg?si=CfbojRc7QHY0kz8h21 Jan 2026 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvxy2z4l225https://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3m6wr76kf2s2rTomorrow is World AIDS Day. The government chose silence. Again. I say his name: James Zimmerman—raised by his grandma, dreamed of journalism, died of AIDS w/ nurses leaving his food tray outside his door. Love remembers. Therese Frare's photo doesn't depict his family. @revfatherjcw.bsky.social https://medium.com/@revjasoncarsonwilsonmdiv/when-silence-becomes-complicity-949c2d7229ec01 Dec 2025 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wr76kf2s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3m6uepwsfmk2v🕊️ Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. The government chooses silence. We choose love. This Politically Pastoral newsletter explores platforms that transform grief into lasting love. #WorldAIDSDay #DigitalMemorial #WhatIsRememberedLives #LGBTQIAAdvocacy #Remembrance https://politicallypastoral.substack.com30 Nov 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6uepwsfmk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3m5pg3cxsls27🔥 New Politically Pastoral episode just dropped: “The Real Costs of the Trump Shutdown.” This one digs into what shutdowns really do to real people—far beyond the headlines and political theatrics. Families strained. Workers left hanging. Communities carrying weight they shouldn’t have to bear. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-real-costs-of-the-trump-shutdown/id1808036772?i=100073677552516 Nov 2025 00:07 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pg3cxsls27https://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lyl2walnns2vWe can’t pretend the pulpit isn’t affected by systemic sins outside our doors. Whether clergy, laity, ally, or skeptical — here’s an invitation to wrestle with loss, privilege, power, and our own complicity. Read it, share it, talk about it: it’s time to reckon. @revfatherjcw.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/mourning-a-murder-reckoning-with11 Sep 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyl2walnns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lx6y27iucs2s📢 Facts alone don’t change the world. Journalism + public theology do. That’s why Politically Pastoral fuses sharp reporting with prophetic clarity—naming injustice, lifting up hope, and pushing us toward action. 👉🏽 Read more: https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral?r=56vv7&utm_medium=ios https://www.politicallypastoral.substack.com25 Aug 2025 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx6y27iucs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lx64skazp22h🚨 The Daily Unholy is here. Where faith meets politics without the sugar-coating—and where we call out empire in every disguise. Today’s edition is live. Read, wrestle, and share: #FaithAndPolitics #PropheticVoice #TheDailyUnholy @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social http://bit.ly/4mRxfTY24 Aug 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx64skazp22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lx4cthacds2w 🌈 LGBTQIA+ Catholics will walk through St. Peter's Holy Door. First official pilgrimage of its kind. This isn't progress. It's a revolution disguised as a pilgrimage.🧵 #LGBTQIAPilgrimage #VaticanInclusion #QueerFaith @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social24 Aug 2025 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx4cthacds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lwzupv42k22w#JamesDobson told America how to raise its kids. For queer children, it felt like a death sentence. His 'family values' weren’t love—they were fear. I wrote about the wound he left, and how we heal. #LGBTQIA #JamesDobson #FocusOnTheFamily @fedora76.bsky.social @revfatherjcw.bsky.social https://bit.ly/JamesDobsonDead23 Aug 2025 01:59 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzupv42k22whttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lweprw563s2kPharaoh’s heart is hard again. This is not “public safety.” This is occupation. Faith demands we name it, resist it, and move with the God of justice. #WashingtonDC #DC #occupied @fedora76.bsky.social @revfatherjcw.bsky.social http://bit.ly/4fCBkcb14 Aug 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lweprw563s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lw54bvsams2s🚨 BREAKING: Trump federalized D.C. police & deployed the National Guard. Called it "Liberation Day." Liberation from whom? From its 700,000 residents? From democratically elected leaders? #DCFederalization #Democracy @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://bit.ly/DailyUnholyDCFedTakeover11 Aug 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw54bvsams2shttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lvqez6fpdc27Empire’s swinging hard, but we ain’t backing down. My new Substack post calls it out. Black, queer, prophetic, and unbowed. Read it. Share it. Let’s keep pushing. ✊🏾🔥 #LiberationTheology #JusticeNow @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/when-empire-strikes-back?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true06 Aug 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqez6fpdc27https://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lupqbvein22k🔥 NEW: Politically Pastoral Newsletter from Kansas City 🔥 "Domestic Terrorism," Palestine, and the Church That Finally Found Its Voice I've just dropped my analysis of what happened at UCC General Synod 35. We didn't just pass resolutions—we drew lines in the sand. https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/from-kansas-city-with-prophetic-fire?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true24 Jul 2025 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lupqbvein22khttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lrdhlzih522qPride is protest. Prayer. Prophetic power. As tanks roll into L.A. and policies target queer youth, the Spirit calls us to action. Politically Pastoral names the harm—and the hope. ✊🏽 #Pride2025 #FaithInAction #LGBTQIAJustice @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/the-daily-unholy-0f8?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true11 Jun 2025 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrdhlzih522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lqww7fhupc2eJonathan Joss gave us more than John Redcorn—he gave voice to survival. In this Politically Pastoral Pride Month edition, we reflect on the sacred legacy he leaves. #JonathanJoss #twospirit #lgbtqia+ #pridemonth @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/the-daily-unholy-e99?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false06 Jun 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqww7fhupc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lqvheo2ehk2d Sacred & political collided again. Brueggemann’s passing. SCOTUS on religious rights. From pulpits to power—The Daily Unholy News is your prophetic dispatch. #PropheticVoice #FaithInAction #LiberationTheology #WalterBrueggemann #TheologyMatters @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/the-daily-unholy-news?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 Jun 2025 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvheo2ehk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lquuyweh4s2mTomorrow’s edition isn’t just a newsletter—it’s a sacred act of remembrance. We honor Jonathan Joss, a Native, gay brother taken too soon. His life and death demand our movement. 📥 Dropping AM. #PrideMonth #FaithInAction #LGBTQJustice @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social05 Jun 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lquuyweh4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lqukmp7nbk2mNew from Politically Pastoral: Harvey Milk’s truth-telling still reverberates. This Pride Month, we reflect on his sacred legacy—and resist every attempt to erase it. 🌈✝️ Read here #HarveyMilk #PrideMonth #JusticeIsHoly @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/the-daily-unholy-5d5?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true05 Jun 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqukmp7nbk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lqsl4dtcvk2yBREAKING: New U.S. laws are rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ youth, trans healthcare, and DEI. We’ve summarized the top moves—clear, fast, and grounded in facts. #RightsWatch #FaithBeat #Legislation @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/the-daily-unholy-b3f?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true04 Jun 2025 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqsl4dtcvk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lqrxbjaryk2yIn this #PRIDE and prophecy season, let's reflect on Fr. Bryan Massingale's sacred fire. He's a #Black, #gay #Catholic priest calling the Church to confront racism & homophobia with holy boldness. 📰 A Voice for the Margins in the Heart of the Church @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/the-daily-unholy-91a?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true04 Jun 2025 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqrxbjaryk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/politicalpastor.bsky.social/post/3lqqsm3aouk22Rev. Dr. Angela Yarber picks up a brush and paints the gospel of resistance: icons of erased saints, memoirs of queer belonging, and theology that breathes. This Pride Month, meet the art and soul of sacred defiance. Read: @revfatherjcw.bsky.social @fedora76.bsky.social https://open.substack.com/pub/politicallypastoral/p/the-daily-unholy-0ac?r=56vv7&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true04 Jun 2025 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:bzdeofmahmce4ccrk5he45c5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqqsm3aouk22