Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Christianity

  • Jesus on the Half-Pipe

    The New York Times > Travel > Escapes > Jesus on the Half-Pipe Interesting little NYT article about evangelical sk8 boarders. This is how I met my husband, at Skate Church. I had a friend who was a “counselor” there and he invited me one night. My husband (and his two brothers) were avid skaters…

  • Highjacked

    ‘Evangelical Christianity Has Been Hijacked’: An Interview with Tony Campolo–politics faith Democracts gay rights women Falwell — Beliefnet.com Well, there’s a difference between evangelical and being a part of the Religious Right. A significant proportion of the evangelical community is part of the Religious Right. My purpose in writing the book was to communicate loud…

  • Bob Jones Sees Bush Win As ‘Reprieve’

    Yahoo! News – Bob Jones Sees Bush Win As ‘Reprieve’ “In your re-election, God has graciously granted America – though she doesn’t deserve it – a reprieve from the agenda of paganism,” Jones wrote Bush in a congratulatory letter posted on the university’s Web site. “You have been given a mandate. … Put your agenda…

  • The Jesus Factor

      frontline: the jesus factor | PBS Hmm…..This looks interesting. I’ve been listening to the Majority Report and they mentioned this program that is airing tonight. I’m at work so I am not watching it. But I think I will catch the web stream on Saturday. I think the issue of Bush’s evangelical faith is…