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Year of Sundays
Congregation Beth Israel: This Shikse Couldn’t Find a Single Thing to Kvetch About
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Amanda P. Westmont
I can’t talk about going to Synagogue without talking about Rebecca Long, my grade school BFF. We were attached at the hip for a good chunk of our childhoods, which, in hindsight, makes her just as much a sister as a friend. I lost my virginity on the floor of Becca’s bedroom to a cute…
Year of Sundays Project: WHO? WHAT? WHY?
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Amanda P. Westmont
Since we’re new to beliefnet.com, I figured it might be a good idea for us to introduce ourselves. So, HI! I’m Amanda P. Westmont. This is the bio Joel wrote for me when we started this project back in January: Amanda has been a professional blogger since 2003, producing content for Disney’s Family.com, as well…
Imago Dei: 300 Pounds and Not An OUNCE of Humility
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Amanda P. Westmont
Every Sunday, Joel and I stay as long as possible after the service to hear more about the church, get a feel for its groupies and talk about our project. And nearly every week, Portland’s pew-huggers have been saying the same two words to us: IMAGO DEI As in, “Have you been to Imago Dei…
Apostolic Lutheran: The Begotten
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Amanda P. Westmont
This Sunday we trekked out to Brush Prairie in search of a very traditional congregation that seems to have found its home in the wild jungle rolling pastures of rural Washington. I thought we were on our way to a service that would get us as close as possible to Amish territory without being in…
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