Engaging the Religious in Critical Thought
Quaker Service 6/02/13 10:29 AM I was able to engage folks when I first arrived and after the service at 59:22. This was my first experience at a Quaker service, and girl was it a warm and welcoming one. I was fortunate enough soon after visiting to become Facebook friends with Alivia, Peggy, & Ashley,…
Lutheran Service 5/26/13 11:02 AM I was able to engage folks after the service at 01:09:40. My first Lutheran service was a pleasant one. The sermon was about the trinity and the importance of baptism. At one point the pastor told a story about how the theologian Augustine was walking along the beach and encountered…
United Methodist Service 5/19/13 11:15 AM In addition to getting to meet some of the congregation when I first arrived, I was also able to engage folks after the service at 01:07:35. The following is my first visit with the United Methodist community. This particular community is the one that was involved in founding Willamette…
Seventh Day Adventist Service 5/12/13 5:30 PM In addition to getting to meet some of the congregation when I first arrived, I was also able to engage folks after the service at 01:16:20. The following is a recording of my first Seventh Day Adventist service. I was pleasantly surprised to find church leaders who were…
Evangelical Covenant Church Service 5/12/13 5:30 PM In addition to getting to meet some of the congregation when I first arrived, I was also able to engage folks after the service at 01:20:25. The following is a recording of my first visit with the Evangelical Covenant Church community, which is a Swedish branch of Lutheranism.…
Pentecostal Service 5/5/13 5:55 PM In addition to getting to meet some of the congregation when I first arrived, I was also able to engage folks after the service at 01:13:00. The following is a recording of my first Pentecostal service which was also my second religious service of the day. It happened to be…
LDS Service 5/5/13 10:57 AM My comments begin at 48:16 and resume at 01:05:08. This is the LDS testimony meeting from the 45th Ave meetinghouse in northeast Salem, where I was pushed aside by a member of the congregation who began to quote Galatians 1:6. This “scripture” frets over those who try to convert people…
JW Service 4/28/13 12:25 PM In addition to getting to meet some of the congregation when I first arrived, I was also able to engage folks after the service at 01:43:10. The following is my first recorded non-LDS service and my first Jehovah’s Witness service. After a warm meet-and-greet, they began with a prayer and…
LDS Service 3/31/13 12:54 PM My comments begin at 58:43. My school was the second largest in Suffolk county* This is the first LDS testimony meeting that I was able to attend since I began cross-dressing to religious services. A friend had recommended that I visit this particular ward, and having been met by cheery…
LDS Service 3/10/13 1:00 PM I was able to engage folks when I first arrived and after the service at 25:37. The above link is the audio from part of an LDS service and the conversations that transpired afterward. At 1PM on March 17th, 2013, I tried to attend an LDS service at the Lockhaven…