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H.L.Griffin- #ACNAtoo I NOPE because I hoped

@hlgriffin

DukeDiv MTS '21, TMC '17. Philo, Paul & Romans. Critic of Sincerity Culture.💍 @literalgriffin #ACNAtoo #ActuallyAutistic She/her @hlgriffin 🧵🟦

 Durham, NC
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Paul is taking me to the Chamblin Book Mine for the first time. If I do not return, assume that a shelf in the Classics section collapsed onto me when I tried to grab a LOEB Philo & that I am buried in the catacombs.
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It took me 10 seconds to find the Roman history section and spot a numismatic text. This is already the most autism coded place I’ve seen in North Florida, & I say that as someone who grew up 45 minutes from a taxidermy museum located in an old roadside motel.
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The Littlest (former) Roommate (3), requested an emergency video call this evening after a Very Bad Day at preschool. Mom & Dad report that teachers in her Spanish and Music classes regularly use puppets. That’s how we learned that Lil’ Roomie has an extreme puppet phobia.
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Lil’ Roomie requested that I do several variations of Itsy, Bitsy Spider (without puppets) & that I show her the contents of my refrigerator. I suggested to mom that they acquire a similar puppet & try some sort of exposure therapy.
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We live close to a forest and a herd of deer regularly graze in our yard. One of the does is particularly curious & is inclined to rustle through the hedges to spy in our bedroom window when the curtains are open.
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I am *this close* to befriending the doe & achieving full Disney Princess status. This doe is going to be doing my dishes & other light housework as soon as I figure out how to carry a tune.
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I had not one, but two mundane dreams this week in which I explained the many uses and benefits of hypochlorous acid to a friend.
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Not to be out done, Paul had a dream last night in which we were driving to an AirBnB at a beach. The trip was fine. We stopped for gas, which also went fine. Then we arrived at the AirBnB & everything was fine & the dream wrapped up its dramatic arc.
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ACNA Commissions Postmortem of Ruch Title IV Process - The Living Church

ACNA Commissions Postmortem of Ruch Title IV Process - The Living Church

Lathrop GPM will review the process that ended in a controversial acquittal, but the court record of the chaotic trial will remain under wraps.

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This is the Perpetual Pity Party of the Persecuted. When leaders are caught in abuse & cover up, the most common response is to cast themselves as martyrs suffering persecution & the targets of Spiritual Warfare.
Alistair Merryman (@AlistairMerrym1) profile pictureAlistair Merryman@AlistairMerrym1Feb 23
Jean Luc Trachsel posted this to Insta and Bill Johnson shared it. In text on the right he quotes from John 8 where Jesus rebuked the religious leaders who wanted to stone a woman "caught in adultery"... Bruh, You are the "Religious Leaders". Seriously? C-O-O-K-E-D
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“If intentionality is the threshold, you've created an unfalsifiable standard. No one admits to being a wolf. Everyone claims brokenness. And leadership gets to extend indefinite patience while victims multiply.”
Jono Hall (@jonochall) profile pictureJono Hall
@jonochallJan 19
Bethel Responds to Mike Winger

Bethel Responds to Mike Winger

Article · @jonochall
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Imagining the Third Shaker as a problematic church planting type who later presents himself as having “pastored one of the fastest growing churches in America” on his life coach website.
Matthew Schmitz (@matthewschmitz) profile pictureMatthew Schmitz
@matthewschmitzJan 7
While other religious groups are declining, Shakers have seen a stunning 50 percent increase
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The latest analysis from @monkofjustice on @The_ACNA Ruch trial court's problematic behavior. "It's substantial evidence until we don't like it . . .A look at what passed for evidentiary analysis of investigative reports in the Ruch trial" (Link in next comment)
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"I want to revisit one portion of the “judgment” issued by the ACNA Court for the Trial of a Bishop in the matter of Bishop Ruch... substack.com/home/post/p-183…
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Thank you to @DavidhBrown, chief news correspondent of @thetimes, London, for covering the troubling history of Bp Julian Dobbs, interim Archbishop of @The_ACNA. Dobbs was hair of Barnabas Fund after the founder was convicted of sexual assault but "exonerated" by the board.
The Times and Sunday Times (@thetimes) profile pictureThe Times and Sunday Times
@thetimesJan 1
Julian Dobbs was head of Barnabas Aid when its founder was convicted of sexual assault. Now the charity is being investigated over allegations of fraud thetimes.com/uk/religion/art…
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Ending the year in a stunning pageantry of Unforced Errors, @The_ACNA CoB decided the best way to restore trust after their repeated failures in judgment was to put Bp Julian Dobbs in charge of the ACNA. Latest from @ianshapira at the @washingtonpost wapo.st/3Lq85id

He suspended the archbishop, but faced his own probes — financial ones

Julian Dobbs, interim leader of the Anglican Church in North America, denied claims and said he was cleared of alleged financial wrongdoing.

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H.L.Griffin- #ACNAtoo I NOPE because I hoped (@hlgriffin) profile pictureH.L.Griffin- #ACNAtoo I NOPE because I hoped@hlgriffin7 Nov 2025
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And the guy who will now be in charge of picking three other guys to oversee the board of inquiry will be... Julian Dobbs? Do we really think a bishop who tolerates Matt Kennedy's behavior doesn't have some bodies behind his bus? Can we not anticipate that this will end badly?
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There was no canonical reason for Dobbs to be put in charge after Wood & Sutton were exposed. The College of Bishops still did this anyway. Even if they believe that he's innocent & that all of this is Persecution, did no one say "Maybe this isn't a good look?" Nope.
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Lil’ Roomie Christmased so hard, y’all.
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For thoughtful analyses of the ACNA Ruch trial verdict by an ACNA/REC clergyman, retired judge, & canon law expert, follow @monkofjustice on Substack. open.substack.com/pub/optimi…
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Paul and I are spending Christmas with our former roommates in their new city. The Littlest Roommate is now a little over two & a half & is talking more clearly in fairly complex sentences relative to when we saw her a few months ago.
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This is one of my favorite stages of a child's psychological development- they can say things clearly and have opinions which are also likely to be completely unhinged & extremely funny.
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ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch found not guilty on all counts after tumultuous church trial

ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch found not guilty on all counts after tumultuous church trial

(RNS) — The decision comes more than six years after a 9-year-old child first came forward with sexual abuse allegations against a lay minister in the Upper Midwest Diocese, which is led by Ruch.

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After secret church trial, Illinois N. American Anglican bishop acquitted

After secret church trial, Illinois N. American Anglican bishop acquitted

Bishop Stewart Ruch III in the Anglican Church in North America was acquitted in an ecclesiastical trial.

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This is what we have been trying to tell you all: the most powerful people in the ACNA don't think Ruch did anything wrong. Everything that goes wrong is because Hysterical Women are persecuting them.
Arlie Coles (@ArlieColes) profile pictureArlie Coles@ArlieColes16 Dec 2025
The decision in the trial of Bp Stewart Ruch, of ACNA's Diocese of the Upper Midwest, is out: Ruch has been found not guilty on all charges from the presentment.
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