broad church
(UK, NZ, and, Australia, politics) A wide scope of political or religious philosophies and ideas.
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fair enough. i loved Amelie. the world of art and movies is a broad church and there’s something for everyone. I love how true artists can have such a range.
Only this website could see a Republican governor face a general revolt in *utah* from a broad church coalition of basically everyone and decide "hey we need to get in on this idea". Just a reflexive oppositional defi…
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(UK, NZ, and, Australia, politics) A wide scope of political or religious philosophies and ideas.
“fair enough. i loved Amelie. the world of art and movies is a broad church and there’s something for everyone. I love how true artists can have such a range.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Only this website could see a Republican governor face a general revolt in *utah* from a broad church coalition of basically everyone and decide "hey we need to get in on this idea". Just a reflexive oppositional defiant disorder wrt the electorate”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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