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True Story Filled with Shameless Name-Dropping: Christianity21

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At airport with Paul Raushenbush I was driving down Interstate 70 with Paul Raushenbush , senior religion editor at the Huffington Post, and Romal Tune , social advocate for at-risk youth.   Helping with a national conference called Christianity21 over the last week, I had the privilege of spending many hours airport-shuttling authors and organizers whom I admire.  Romal Tune at restaurant  I asked Paul if he would be writing about the event at Huffington, and he replied, “I’m not sure.   Maybe.   I’d have to think about the angle to write from.”   This launched the Romal, Paul, and I into a conversation about the different lens Christianity21 could be viewed from.   Paul has many really important topics to write about—like the Pope—so I don’t know if something will show up at Huffington or not, but here’s my stab at a reflection on the event. ----- At Christianity21, we didn’t agree.   Twenty-one authors, activists, and organizers from various faith traditions