Thursday, June 18th, 2009
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4:46p - #20, 50 PoC Book Review
20. Alex Sanchez, The God Box
Paul (not Pablo, although he used to go by Pablo before he moved to America) is living a pretty content life as the boyfriend of Angie. He's a devout Christian who attends a charismatic church and is part of Bible Study at his high school, and lives in a small town in Texas. His only problem is that he does not feel much of a sexual attraction for Angie, or any other girl. But when Manuel, a openly gay student, moves to town, things start to change.
A lot of this book is taken up with various characters making the Christian arguments against homosexuality, and other characters then refuting them. Which, since I've heard all of these points before, made me start to skim certain spots. I can imagine that for someone who hasn't heard these arguments, though (such as the small town teens who I presume are the intended audience), this book could be a great resource, because the points are stated clearly and made well.
What I thought was most interesting about this book was actually its portrayal of Charismatic and Fundamental Christians, since that's a world I have very little experience with. I like that the book is very firm in emphasizing that it's not Christianity or faith itself which causes people to be bigoted, as the gay characters and their allies continue to strongly identify as Christian at the end of the story.
Overall, a bit of a simple story, but one I found sweet.
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8:14p - Iran
There's a push to get google to change their logo to draw more attention to the situation in Iran. This page seems to be the center for that.
A very good summary of current events in the rallies, while CNN has a good page up with basic information about Iran.
Tomorrow, Friday, is likely to be huge moment in this movement, as people have to choose between continuing to go out on the streets and protest, or go to mosque. The next day, Saturday, is apparently Global Day of Protest, with people trying to organize protests in as many cities as possible. A central page for that effort, though people not on Facebook can look here. In NYC, the plan is for the protest to be in front of the UN, 2-5. Currently the consensus is to wear black (in mourning for those who have died in the protests) and green (the color of Mousavi's campaign, it's also the color of Islam, symbolizing nature and life).
This site has a great flyer. It summarizes a lot of the basic information about the protests, as well as providing URLs to websites with more information. If possible, I recommend printing this off and handing them out. They're a great thing to give to passers-by at a protest.
( Some of my favorite photos from the Union Square protest last night )
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