HeyJaredHalleylujah
Irreverent spirituality that disrupts power dynamics. We think we need God to save us, but actually we need to be midwifed while we save ourselves.
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No More Vertical Religion For Me (opens the original)
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I kinda-sorta sometimes attend a Methodist church in my area. My husband attends more than me, and our kids only attend if we drag them there (which goes against our values) or if they get to serve on hospitality when their daddy is serving. Thereʼs a lot thatʼs great about the church. Itʼs entirely LGBTQ+ affirming, womenʼs leadership is fully championed, they take the command to love our neighbors seriously, and the people are genuinely lovely. Despite me not showing my face very often, I enjo
Tandem Essay: The Underbelly of Adoption (opens the original)
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Kristin Leeʼs We Mend With Gold (opens the original)
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I pick on conservatives all the time, but Iʼm going after white progressives in this one. In the progressive circles I run in, you will get called out for ignorance or perpetuation of anti-Black racism and homophobia—as you well should! Youʼll also likely get corrected if you arenʼt educated regarding native people, disability, or climate change. Again—this correction is warranted and should be accepted as a gift. But you can be really freaking ignorant concerning Asian history, Asian immigratio
Wanting Isnʼt Bad, Billionaires Are (opens the original)
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Welcome to my recently-renamed publication, Halleylujah! Iʼve always thought it was rather fun that my name, Halley, was built into the word hallelujah, save the y. This space will not be triumphant in that sense of hallelujah (except when thereʼs good reason to be). Instead, think of the name as ʼHalleyʼs musings on religion and faith—and whatever the hell else she feels like writing about.ʼOn Fatherʼs Day, our family went to church, which is a pretty irregułalr occurrance for us (well, for me
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