Religion

August 11, 2010

The Gospel Saloon

Happy Hour Gospel
Killing the Buddha. August 11, 2010
In which I spend some time in the church that Jay Bakker built (son of Jimmy and Tammy Faye) in the back of a Brooklyn saloon. Amen!

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February 01, 2009

The Eco-Nuns of NYC

01nuns.span Photo by Josh Haner / New York Times

Praise the Lord and Green the Roof
Feature in the New York Times City section, February 1, 2009.
Embedded reporting with the Sisters of the Community of the Holy Spirit, as they work on plans to build the first "eco-convent" in New York City. [Full Text]

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October 17, 2008

Free Lunch

19sikh.spanPhoto by Jonathan Fickies / The New York Times

A Bolt of Cloth and an Enduring Ritual
New York Times City Section, October 17, 2008.
Listening in at a Gurdwara in Richmond Hills, a Sikh house of worship, where I ate well, and met new friend Sonny Sundeep, a community organizer with the Sikh Coalition. [Full Text]

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July 23, 2008

In Praise of Lefty Evangelicals

Roommates for Jesus
Inside a communal Christian house in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn
Cover story in New York Press, July 23, 2008.
Meet the residents of Radical Living, a group house of young, progressive born-again Christians. [Full Text]

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