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2010-11-12T20:46:49+00:00

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Do we even need religion any more?

Last updated on: November 12, 2010 at 8:46 pm By Christian Piatt

Do we even need religion any more? By Christian Piatt (Originally published in PULP) It’s no secret that organized religion in America has slipped dramatically in the public eye during the past several decades. Though just as many people claim to have some sort of faith in a higher power, since the 1970s we’ve witnessed a steady decline in church attendance. This isn’t exactly the case across the board. Large churches, with membership over 500 people, are still pretty strong... Read more

2010-11-03T17:57:01+00:00

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NEW PODCAST: Privilege, Power, Politics and Peace

Last updated on: November 3, 2010 at 5:57 pm By Christian Piatt

The following is an edited-down version of the keynote lecture I gave to the Young Adults Disciples gathering in Las Vegas in October, 2010. The message discusses privilege, what it means to be white, the nature of violence, and how we can creatively respond to systems of oppression and injustice without responding in kind with violence. There is also an audio clip from an interview of Nell Irvin Painter, author of The History of White People, with Stephen Colbert. http://christianpiatt.podbean.com/... Read more

2010-10-07T18:10:53+00:00

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Privilege, Power, Politics and Peace (my Keynote in Vegas 10-2010)

Last updated on: October 7, 2010 at 6:10 pm By Christian Piatt

I was asked to speak at a young adult event in Vegas back in 2010 about what it means to have privilege, what responsibility we have to use it when we have it, and how Jesus engaged the powers of his time without violence. Read more

2010-10-06T21:01:49+00:00

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My new vid: Seminary experience in 4 minutes

Last updated on: October 6, 2010 at 9:01 pm By Christian Piatt

Dig the video I created for Phillips Theological Seminary on the seminary experience condensed into less than 4 minutes. Groovy stop-motion and original score. Read more

church and technology

2010-09-27T18:39:41+00:00

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Questioning the sanity of a two-party system

Last updated on: September 27, 2010 at 6:39 pm By Christian Piatt

In an era with more information coming at each of us in a month than previous generations experienced in a lifetime, we have to be vigilant about our mental and physical personal space. Whereas we began as hunters and foragers, now we expend a similar amount of energy holding things at arms’ length. I have three different spam filters on my e-mail accounts, siphoning out nearly all of the junk from my e-mail box before it lands on my laptop. I’m on every do-not-call and do-not-mail list I can find, and the absence of clutter that results is nothing short of blissful. Then comes election season. Read more

2010-09-24T20:30:55+00:00

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Going out of the way to be uncomfortable

Last updated on: September 24, 2010 at 8:30 pm By Christian Piatt

I’m a sucker for nearly any reality show in which participants undergo a radical transformation. I love the big payoff at the end of the Biggest Loser season; I watch American Idol like a tweenie fan; and I’m man enough to admit I’m a total sucker for a makeover. That’s why, when Morgan Spurlock, creator and star of the documentary film Super Size Me, started a new TV series called 30 Days, I was hooked before I even saw the pilot. Read more

2010-09-18T19:45:35+00:00

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NewSpin: Noise Pollution, Tax Solutions and a New Infusion

Last updated on: September 18, 2010 at 7:45 pm By Christian Piatt

NewSpin Noise Pollution, Tax Solutions and a New Infusion By Christian Piatt (Originally published in PULP) In a knee-jerk decision, Pueblo City Council established a new sound ordinance based on a woman’s complaint about a neighbor’s garage band practicing nearby. The gist of the ordinance is that, if your neighbors can hear you, it’s too loud. Though the reaction was particular to bands, some folks are hoping that this will create a blanket under which barking dogs and raucous parties... Read more

2010-09-15T18:39:53+00:00

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Doing Nothing Does Something

Last updated on: September 15, 2010 at 6:39 pm By Christian Piatt

I picked up a book recently by Walter Wink, one of my preferred theologians when it comes to putting action behind the rhetoric of faith. I have yet to read anything by Wink that has not rocked my world and caused me to reevaluate pretty much everything from my beliefs to the way I express them in daily life. His book, "Jesus and Nonviolence: A Third Way," was no exception. Read more

2010-08-02T04:21:09+00:00

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Help save lives wiht your vote!

Last updated on: August 2, 2010 at 4:21 am By Christian Piatt

Here's a new nonprofit I'm working that endeavors to place AEDs in every public school and other public building nationwide, and also to provide CPR training to help save lives. Read more

church and technology

2010-07-29T18:37:49+00:00

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Publisher’s Weekly review of SPLIT TICKET

Last updated on: July 29, 2010 at 6:37 pm By Christian Piatt

Very pleased to find a strong review in Publisher's weekly for our new book, SPLIT TICKET, coming out next month. Publisher's Weekly is one of the - if not the - most influential trades in the publishing biz. So a positive nod from them can go a long way. Read more

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