Hello all - this week I am moving and unfortunately won't be able to hold a meeting tonight. We have also decided to make a few changes to the structure of our live meetings: Over the past few weeks, I’ve been reflecting carefully on the direction of this work. What has become clear is that this project needs to live inside something larger and more sustainable. I’m developing Deconstructing Christian Nationalism into a larger project that will be available as a podcast series, and I want the community component to be aligned with that ecosystem rather than running as a separate standalone group. Because of that, I’ll be closing this Skool space in its current form. This is not an ending of the conversation though, far from it! We are just restructuring to broaden the scope and reach more people. The live discussions and deeper engagement will continue, but they will move into the new membership structure connected to the podcast launch in the coming weeks. As founding members, you will receive complimentary access to the new community tier when it launches. You helped shape this from the beginning, and I want to honor that. I’ll share more details as soon as the new structure is ready and would still love to arrange another meeting or two with anyone who wants to continue talking about this topic and I would love to get your feedback on the podcast topics! Our conversations have meant so much to me and this team, it has truly opened my eyes personally to what is possible and the difference we can make. Thank you for being willing to step into something early and looking forward to continuing the conversation! Stay tuned! Christina

Hello everyone, just a reminder that we've switched the time to 7:00 p.m. Central starting tonight. You'll see that updated in the calendar in the group also. Tonight we will be doing things a bit different and reviewing the last two weeks and having a discussion time to dig into related topics or questions that we haven't gotten to in the last 2 weeks. Looking forward to seeing you!

I mentioned a few things at this week's discussion that I wanted to share and here they are! 1. Mrs. America: Based on a true story, "Mrs. America tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka "the sweetheart of the silent majority." Through the eyes of the women of the era -- both Schlafly and second-wave feminists Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug and Jill Ruckelshaus -- the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the '70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted the political landscape." Available on Hulu and Disney+ free. 2. Old Testament abortion practice - Numbers 5:11–31. This ritual, involving "bitter water" that causes a woman's "thigh to fall" or "womb to miscarry" (in some translations), is a test for suspected adultery, not a direct command for abortion. 3. - Sis Simone Campbell speech at DNC (this is my pro-life stance!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgzQ5tjV_Fo And below is this week's talk in case you missed it. If you weren't able to be at the live meeting (or if you were!), please share your thoughts here for discussion. (please don't share video, it is unlisted and just for this group).

Hope to see you all in about an hour for a discussion on the history of abortion and how the Religious Right managed to take an issue with little historical relevance for Christians to the "most important issue on the planet" in the last few decades! What DOES the Bible really say? Join in the calendar link!

Hello everyone and happy Sunday! I just uploaded the core of the week one message. It is with the classroom notes, and here - also the video is UNLISTED and only for our group, so please don't share, thanks! 😉 https://youtu.be/24OChh9tHFE Please feel free to comment and ask questions, discuss the content of Week One. We will be moving on to Week Two on Wednesday but we can always come back and revisit these themes. Week one was really an overall look at things and an intro. Excited to start on Week Two, where we're going to discuss the big issue that changed the entire voting landscape....abortion. If you know anyone who would enjoy or benefit from the group, please share with them! It is never too late to join, as this group is ever-evolving.