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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Mar 09, 2026

Via NYTimes: U.S. Tomahawk Hit Naval Base Beside Iranian School, Video Shows —> https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/world/middleeast/iran-minab-school-strike.html

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Mar 07, 2026

What are you reading this weekend?

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Mar 06, 2026

There's been lots made of a story involving "Armageddon briefings" in the US military. There's also lotsa skepticism around it, mainly bc it seems none of the first-hand sources spoke to reporters.

If you're a member of the military who HAS experienced these briefings, my Signal is: jackmjenkins.60

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Mar 04, 2026

RE: @washpost@flipboard.com

Talarico’s religious appeals are framed as a reach across the aisle here, but I think that’s an inaccurate analysis.

It’s likely Talarico’s religious references will skew broader in the general to appeal to a wider net. But his slogan in the primary was “let’s flip some tables” — a theological argument aimed directly at the Democratic base, not Republicans.

This is actually pretty common: faith-outreach among Democrats has long been a key way to appeal to base voters, full stop.

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Mar 01, 2026

RE: @jackmjenkins@mastodon.online

lol I muted a post on Threads and finally came back to it to find a community note attached that…very much proves my point!

Roughly a quarter of hospitalized patients (per a study) see a chaplain? That’s huge — and makes their absence from medical dramas even more galling!

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Mar 01, 2026

What are you reading this weekend?

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 27, 2026

Via myself and Aleja: In a new brief, Catholic bishops call Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship an affront to Catholic teaching https://religionnews.com/2026/02/27/usccb-calls-trumps-attempt-to-end-birthright-citizenship-an-affront-to-catholic-teaching/

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online

National Reporter for Religion News Service. "Workaday writer." — The New Yorker. Author of "American Prophets," a book on the religious left. National Reporter for Religion News Service. Tips? Try me on Signal: jackmjenkins.60 # religion # politics # religionandpolitics

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 26, 2026

Via Aleja Hertzler-McCain: Hundreds of United Methodists rally to dismantle ICE outside Capitol https://religionnews.com/2026/02/25/hundreds-of-united-methodists-rally-to-dismantle-ice-outside-capitol/

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 25, 2026

Lots in here, but an upshot I’ll be thinking about for a bit: the internet as we know it was a product of a very specific time in world history, when the US was arguably at the peak of its power.

This author argues that as that shifts, so, too, will the internet. https://www.techpolicy.press/internet-protocols-power-and-the-rebirth-of-the-border/

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 25, 2026

"We love religion and we love bringing it back," Trump just now, one day after yet another group of faith orgs filed a suit alleging his admin violated their religious freedom.

Dozens of religious leaders, orgs and denominations have sued his admin in the past year. https://religionnews.com/2026/02/23/faith-groups-sue-government-say-lack-of-access-to-immigrant-detainees-violates-religious-freedom/

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 24, 2026

lol X/Twitter's Advanced Search function doesn't even work anymore

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 23, 2026

NEW: Three Minnesota faith groups/leaders — local ELCA and UCC bodies, and a Jesuit priest — are suing DHS over its refusal to grant them access to immigrant detainees at a federal building.

It's one of two related suits filed against the government in recent months. https://religionnews.com/2026/02/23/faith-groups-sue-government-say-lack-of-access-to-immigrant-detainees-violates-religious-freedom/

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 23, 2026

FYI: If you hear of any religion-related guests who are coming to tomorrow’s State of the Union (i.e., folks brought by lawmakers), feel free to let me know.

You can reach me on Signal here: jackmjenkins.60

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 23, 2026

For those wondering: yes, there is a lot of snow in the DMV.

But thus far, it’s just pretty fluffy snow. Not evil this-will-haunt-you-life-for-weeks snowcrete.

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 23, 2026

Via Helen Teixeira: At Brazil's Carnival, the country's religions fight for respect on a global stage —> https://religionnews.com/2026/02/20/brazils-carnival-is-the-worlds-biggest-stage-for-african-religion-its-practitioners-are-still-fighting-for-respect/

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 23, 2026

@Ooze@wirejunkie.net @EricLawton@kolektiva.social *Do* they outrank anything produced in the US? Is there data there?

I ask because a show's viewership is not contingent on a source nation's population, and medical dramas produced in the U.S. are watched by a broad global audience that includes viewers in both of those countries.

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 23, 2026

People spend all this time trying to convince the world of American exceptionalism when all they really have to do is say "we're the country that made banana bread here try some" and then once folks' mouths are full abruptly end the conversation before they can ask any followup questions.

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 22, 2026

This is your regular reminder that whenever you watch a medical drama and a chaplain character just, like, never appears, that's weird.

Chaplains are a constant presence in hospitals. They're considered part of the care team, and it’s super odd that (most) medical shows pretend that isn’t the case.

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 21, 2026

What are you reading this weekend?

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Feb 21, 2026

Via Aleja Hertzler-McCain at @rns: Cardinal Dolan says Vance apologized for claiming bishops were pro-immigrant for the money https://religionnews.com/2026/02/20/cardinal-dolan-says-vance-apologized-for-claiming-bishops-were-pro-immigrant-for-the-money/

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@jackmjenkins@mastodon.online · Dec 08, 2025

Outside Chicago, a Nativity scene features a zip-tied baby Jesus and Roman centurions in "ICE" vests. Near Boston, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus are absent from a Nativity scene, replaced with a sign reading "ICE was here." It's all part of growing religious blowback to ICE. https://religionnews.com/2025/12/05/ice-nativity-scenes-churches-reimagine-christmas-story-amid-deportations/

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