tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68646162024-03-12T23:37:54.135-05:00ChurchGala semi-regular collection of thoughts on faith, politics and why being a feminist christian isn't an oxymoronDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comBlogger830125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-70453035793999807022009-02-03T10:37:00.003-06:002009-02-03T10:48:40.473-06:00taking a breaklet's see.i write for work.i'm writing for Screed and Bitch, PhD.i'm trying to finish my novel draft.i'm on twitter.ChurchGal needs a break. (i missed blog for choice day! i never miss blog for choice!)so i'm putting this blog on hiatus for a bit.if you'd still want to follow me, i'm still writing for my very first love/blog, Screed, and posting occasionally at Bitch, PhD. (only very occasionallyDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-86584046970840124632009-01-29T17:25:00.000-06:002009-01-29T17:25:31.609-06:00wabi sabi: reclaiming the term "born again"via a link on Twitter (thanks, shawna!) a cool (read: provocative) piece on reclaiming the term 'born again'.quote:"because we now tend to interpret "kingdom of G-d" to mean "heaven"we have interpreted this passage to mean"becoming born again is how you get to heaven".and,because we put accepting the atonement of Jesusat the absolute core of "becoming a Christian"and we equate "becoming a Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-8126473003018497362009-01-26T09:26:00.002-06:002009-01-26T09:31:41.829-06:00befuddlementit's funny how, when you think you finally have life by the tail, things happen to muck it up. i'm sure this is the feeling Gov. Blagojevich has as he begins his round of PR/reputation recuperation interviews with major outlets this week (look for him on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and Larry King.) i know i said that i wouldn't malign those with genuine mental illnesses by calling him Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-51030551810064473012009-01-23T09:06:00.000-06:002009-01-23T09:07:36.398-06:00i'm back from the inaugurationfantastic.inspiring.awesome.overwhelming.cold.freezing.exhausting.frakked.perfect.historic.a relief.glorious.emotional.hypothermia.grueling.torture.awe inspiring.once in a lifetime.hilarious. (road trips with friends are always the best.)OBAMA!Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-71353114625478965962009-01-15T10:56:00.002-06:002009-01-15T11:04:23.226-06:00cops!: some helpful tipsi don't think i'm the only one who gets a little bit more skeeved out when the cops are around. it could be the loaded gun, the knowledge that they could flip out/have a flashback at any moment, my natural suspicion of state authority, or just my natural aversion to cold eyed dudes in uniform.but it's helpful to keep one's cool when in the presence of the law. one can't always rely on one's sweetDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-30514781506833924552009-01-13T13:01:00.003-06:002009-01-13T13:11:06.458-06:00who's oscar grant? we are.for that matter, we are Dymond Milburn and Michael Cho.sometimes a person gets tired of saying all the things that need to be said.it's horrific.it's sad.it's enraging.it's awful.something should be done about it.yes, something should....what I wrote to a Facebook friend who was trying to make sense of this shooting in the context of Obama's presidency and the upcoming inaugural celebrations:RaceDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-75625329790317664662009-01-08T13:18:00.000-06:002009-01-08T13:18:31.101-06:00are we a theocracy, yet?Martin Marty’s response to Warren praying at the Inauguration » Shawna R. B. Atteberryno time to write, poppets.mama's got a deadline.Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-3066242628400142882009-01-07T14:13:00.001-06:002009-01-07T14:13:33.415-06:00the janus face of homophobia(Note: Jesus' General is satire. It's like if Stephen Colbert's right-wing persona had a blog. Just had to clear that up before anyone gets all weird. But the church it links to? So not satire. And, Dad, if you know anyone from this congregation, please don't tell me. I'd be sorely, and angrily, disappointed.)homophobia has a janus face.on one side its face is affable, smiling and with only a Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-25197619412933795842009-01-07T10:28:00.003-06:002009-01-07T10:34:24.222-06:00asshat: ann coulter tries to bring itA fight liberals are dying to have - Ta-Nehisi Coatesthis is what i love about ann coulter: she's such a coward.but first, an anecdote:i remember a little rich girl in 9th grade who was, no holds barred, a stone cold bitch in training. she was mean, cruel and liked to see the 7th graders (like me) miserable. one day during lunch she turned her eye on me. we were sitting at the edge of the quadDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-15485288995392429102009-01-06T14:31:00.000-06:002009-01-06T14:31:57.836-06:00coates on michelle obamaAmerican Girl - The Atlantic (January/February 2009)it will be be fascinating to watch how our popular culture relates to michelle obama - and how she reacts to it. (or reacts against it or plays complicitly with it.)expecting our First Ladies to radically step away from their stubbornly retro image (an image we impose on them, btw) is too much but there is something worth watching as we observeDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-79569950620540111402009-01-05T16:30:00.000-06:002009-01-05T16:30:00.414-06:00just when you've seen it all:remember when Spider Man and Planned Parenthood gave you the straight dope about teen pregnancy?no?neither do i, but this guy's found it:andrewfarago: The Lost Marvel Team-Up: Spider-Man and Planned Parenthood!Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-14474788021717598492009-01-05T15:56:00.000-06:002009-01-05T15:56:34.631-06:00guess who got nominated for best large blog?no, not ChurchGal. (sigh. we're not big enough to be small, even.)the other blog i write for: Bitch Ph.D.go here and vote for us. (BitchPhD, remember!)then tell your friends, and your mama, too. and so on.forget that 'it's an honor just to be nominated' crap - we gotta win!(that's an appropriately american sensibility, right?)Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-48274379703976901112009-01-02T13:36:00.001-06:002009-01-02T13:46:22.197-06:00yay. 2009.happy new year, folks.this year-end was odd, wasn't it? it felt weird to me.maybe it was because coming back home from LA took some adjusting; maybe because the news in illinois is so very often bizarre and off putting. for whatever reason, wrapping up this year just felt a little anti-climactic.like, if the year had ended when we elected Obama, that would have been ok. you know, end on an up Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-90162693400994872042008-12-24T12:13:00.003-06:002008-12-24T12:23:36.285-06:00christmas errands yet to be done:1. check in for flight to LA tomorrow.2. make list of clothes to pack.3. mail holiday cards.4. comb/curl my hair.5. shopped for gifts for anyone other than my dad.6. laundry.7. wrap up last minute work stuff.8. recover from this horrible winter cold.9. pack.10. wish y'all a merry christmas, happy hanukah, merry festivus, happy kwanzaa and a happy new year!safe travels, everyone!Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-3553473180867623352008-12-18T17:03:00.003-06:002008-12-19T10:41:40.518-06:00it matters: the rick warren decisionObama’s Selection of Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren for Inauguration Sparks Gay Outrage - US News and World Reporti have to admit, i'm puzzled over this one.(who would i have picked? Peter Gomes. he's black AND gay!)rick warren's disgust with the 'gay lifestyle' (like it's picking a tea cozy or deciding where to vacation) is just code for 'i am a raging homophobe.' and that's why it Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-91378386548714577052008-12-12T11:59:00.002-06:002008-12-12T12:02:03.597-06:00you had me at 'tent peg': jaelMost Blessed of Women? Jael » Shawna R. B. Atteberryvia my Twitter (PrincessDing is my 'public' Twitter; if you'd like my personal, less bitchy Twitter, just email me) i came across this post, an interesting reading of Jael.Just as my current feminism was informed partly by my dislike of cooking vast amounts of food on Thanksgiving, it was also created in part by the stories I read of interestingDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-58119119163436295042008-12-10T10:45:00.000-06:002008-12-12T12:03:58.515-06:00Blagonian Venalitythere is a pile of work on my desk and a list of to-dos at least 10 items deep but i'm still repelled/fascinated by the scandal whirling around our governor.everyone was talking about it yesterday. my two cabbies, my LTF (Long Term Frolic), my Roomie, my friends (even those from out of state), everyone on cable tv (including jon stewart who also had a righteous conversation with mike huckabee Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-50426702690846470032008-12-09T11:52:00.000-06:002008-12-09T11:53:10.841-06:00holy crap: IL gov arrested!so...Gov. Rod has been arrested. i'm listening to the press conference now. (and, can i say that patrick fitzgerald is awesome?)i was in an early morning meeting, standing in line for coffee when the guy next to me looked down at his blackberry and said, 'huh. the governor was just taken into custody by the feds.'a white-haired woman said, 'get out.'i said, 'you're kidding.'he said, 'no lie. Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-85811168491182593702008-11-26T10:13:00.002-06:002008-11-26T10:16:39.428-06:00And thus a feminist was born of ThanksgivingWhen I was growing up, I lived with my family in a smallish apartment on Santa Rosalia in Los Angeles. Bouganvilla climbed the white stucco walls of the apartment building, there were hardwood floors in most rooms and linoleum in the tiny white kitchen, and when the windows were open we could either hear the constant zhoosh of Los Angeles traffic or the drunk single mother across the courtyard Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-59419680728363111342008-11-25T10:31:00.002-06:002008-11-25T16:07:28.470-06:00Vote for the YWCA!Click here and vote for the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago; the organization with the most votes wins $15,000. We help women, girls, children and rape victims, for jeebus' sake! We help eliminate racism!What to do:1- Pick Chicago, IL2- Click on YWCA Metropolitan ChicagoAnd that's it but you can only vote 1/day - so vote every day until December 10!Frakking kids. We were kicking their butts until Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-78065719271717320812008-11-20T12:22:00.003-06:002008-11-20T12:29:44.023-06:00Prop 8: the legal challenge beginsAnd so it begins, the legal arguments and decisions that will impact the everyday lives of gay and lesbian Californians.A brief digression: in my day job, I'm the government relations officer for a non profit and I basically see that role as one that explains to interested (or apathetic) parties why my organization matters and why the work we do is meaningful and how others can contribute to Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-27519673443133381602008-11-18T08:38:00.002-06:002008-11-18T08:41:44.664-06:00the view from the other side: why civil unions aren't enoughFrom an Andrew Sullivan post:We are so often told by opponents of marriage equality that they do not oppose our right to have basic legal protections. What they do not understand, because they have never had to understand, is that without legal marriage, gay couples are always subject to the veto of family members who have more say over our spouses under the law than we do. and this:Until you Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-28826848601135432072008-11-11T11:22:00.000-06:002008-11-11T11:23:00.295-06:00it's about loveDelia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-41811331319203204842008-11-06T16:19:00.004-06:002008-11-07T10:12:39.249-06:00party over: a primer on equality and Prop 8We'll take a brief break from the longest post-election party ever to turn a quiet, sober eye to California, my home state. There, among the raisins, peaches and lettuce, the people of California voted overwhelmingly to deny their fellow Californians basic equal rights while, at the same time, making it possible for Barack Obama to become President. Ironic, isn't it?Basically, Prop 8 tells every Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6864616.post-10633403035444539102008-11-04T10:37:00.002-06:002008-11-04T10:47:37.534-06:00VOTEI cannot say this with enough emphasis: Get in gear and go vote.Stand in line for a long time; take a little stool and wear comfortable shoes; pee in a can or wear Depends, I don't care.Double check your polling location.Bring two forms of ID (one with a photo and one that verifies your current mailing address, just in case there's an issue)Bring along the contact info for ACLU voter protection:Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.com0