I am a religious Christian who worked with a human rights/accompaniment organization called Christian Peacemaker Teams. We recently had to change our name to Community Peacemaker Teams because Christian groups have the reputation for proseletyzing (we don't) and of course, you know, history.
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I feel a little shallow saying this, but I think you look great in that photo. And I wouldn't have thought to say anything at all if I had seen this on Twitter or another feed. My first impression would have been, "She looks nice." It's so crappy that once…