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The queer evangelist : a socialist clergy's radically honest tale / by DiNovo, Cheri,1950-author.;
"In The Queer Evangelist, Rev. Dr. Cheri DiNovo (CM) tells her story, from her roots as a young socialist activist in the 1960s to ordained minister in the ‘90s to member of provincial parliament. As the New Democratic member representing Parkdale-High Park in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2006 to 2017, DiNovo passed more LGBTQ bills than anyone in Canadian history. She describes the behind-the-scenes details of major changes to the law, including Toby's Law, the first Transgender Rights legislation in North America in a major jurisdiction. She also passed bills banning conversion therapy, proclaiming parent equality for LGBTQ parents, and for enshrining in Ontario law the Trans Day of Remembrance. On this day in the legislature, the provincial government is mandated to observe a minute of silence while Trans murders and suicides are detailed. Interspersed with her political work DiNovo describes her conversion to religious life, her theological work, and her ongoing struggle with the Christian Right. Cheri DiNovo's story shows how queers can be both people of faith and critics of religion, illustrating how one can resist and change the repressive systems from within. Her book is the story of queer justice realized and a story of hope for queer (and other) kids everywhere. Includes a foreword by Kathleen Wynne, former premier of Ontario."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; DiNovo, Cheri, 1950-; Legislators; Political activists; Clergy; Sexual minorities; Sexual minorities;
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The righteous Gemstones. [videorecording] / by Alan-Williams, Gregory,actor.; Baltz, Tim,actor.; Cavalero, Tony,actor.; DeVine, Adam,1983-actor.; Freeman, Cassidy,actor.; Goodman, John,1952-actor.; McBride, Danny,actor,television director.; Patterson, Edi,1974-actor.; HBO Video (Firm),production company.; Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Firm),distributor.;
Danny McBride, Adam Devine, John Goodman, Edi Patterson, Cassidy Freeman, Tim Baltz, Tony Cavalero, Gregory Alan Williams.From the creative team behind Vice Principals and Eastbound and Down comes Season one of this comedy series about a celebrity televangelist family behind a big-money megachurch. Danny McBride stars as Jesse Gemstone, the eldest of three grown children, who receives a blackmail video that could put his reputation at risk.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Television comedies.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Evangelistic work; Families; Big churches; Television in religion;
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Atomic dreams : the new nuclear evangelists and the fight for the future of energy / by Tuhus-Dubrow, Rebecca,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.The inside story of how nuclear energy -- long considered scary, controversial, and even apocalyptic -- has become the hot topic of the climate debate, and perhaps a vital power source of the future. On June 21, 2016, Pacific Gas & Electric Company announced a plan to shutter California's last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, in 2025. The plan was hailed by environmental groups and politicians around the country. Then, in 2022, the state's Democratic establishment suddenly reversed the decision, and in 2024 the Biden-Harris administration awarded the plant $1.1 billion in credits to extend its life. What happened in between? In Atomic Dreams, journalist and lifelong environmentalist Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow unearths the surprising answers -- and the deep-seated conflicts behind them. She follows the fascinating and lively cast of characters who are immersed in the fight over Diablo Canyon and nuclear energy, among them a world-renowned climate scientist, a fashion model turned "nuclear influencer," and two radically opposed groups of mothers, both fiercely advocating for the kind of planet they want their children to inherit. And she chronicles how nuclear power has morphed from the stuff of cinematic nightmares -- associated with world-ending weapons and terrifying meltdowns -- to a rare issue with strong bipartisan support. Tuhus-Dubrow takes readers to nuclear plants and research facilities, to the halls of Congress and into the streets with activists as she explores the big questions wrapped up in the nuclear debate: questions about risk and responsibility, about nature and technology, about whether humans should be humble caretakers of the Earth or audacious innovators. She explores how these issues affect real people's lives, and personally grapples with the viability of this controversial energy source. Can the power of the atom be freed from its historical baggage and reinvented? Could something that once threatened to doom us now hold the potential to save us?
Subjects: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Powerplant (Calif.); Nuclear energy.;
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Jesus camp [videorecording (DVD)] / by Ewing, Heidi E.; Grady, Rachel.; Mongrel Media;
Examines an evangelical Christian summer camp for children in North Dakota.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, Dolby digital stereo.AFI/Silverdocs Film Festival 2006, Sterling Feature Grand Jury Award ; Tribeca Film Festival 2006, Special Jury Award.
Subjects: Christian education of children; Church camps; Documentary films; Evangelists; Religious camps.;
© c2007., Distributed in Canada by Mongrel Media,
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Into the light / by Oshiro, Mark,author.;
Seventeen-year-old queer adoptee Manny, now homeless, sets out to find his sister Elena, who is still enmeshed in Christ's Dominion, the community that abandoned him, but the journey is fraught with danger, as he is forced to confront the religious trauma from his past.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Adoption; Evangelists; Gay men; Identity (Psychology); Mexican Americans; Psychic trauma; Siblings; Adoption; Evangelists; Gay men; Homeless persons; Identity; Mexican Americans; Psychic trauma; Brothers and sisters;
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The eyes of Tammy Faye [videorecording] / by Chastain, Jessica,1977-actor.; D'Onofrio, Vincent,actor.; Garfield, Andrew,1983-actor.; Jaeger, Sam,actor.; Showalter, Michael,1970-film director.; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Searchlight Pictures,production company.;
Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Vincent D'onofrio, Sam Jaeger, Cherry Jones.An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall, and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. In the 1970s and '80s, Tammy Faye and her husband, Jim Bakker, rose from humble beginnings to create the world's largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity. Tammy Faye was legendary for her indelible eyelashes, her idiosyncratic singing, and her eagerness to embrace people from all walks of life. However, it wasn't long before financial improprieties, scheming rivals, and scandal toppled their carefully constructed empire.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content and drug abuse.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Historical films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Bakker, Jim, 1940-; Messner, Tammy Faye, 1942-2007; PTL (Organization); Evangelists; Man-woman relationships; Married people;
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Where I am : heaven, eternity, and our life beyond the now / by Graham, Billy,1918-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-264)."While his earthly vision dims, the glory of heaven is illuminated as Billy Graham, the beloved evangelist, shares from his past, and present, the reality of eternity."--Book jacket.
Subjects: Bible; Eternity; Future life; Heaven;
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The last good guy / by Parker, T. Jefferson,author.;
Hired by a beautiful and enigmatic woman to find her missing younger sister, private investigator Roland Ford immediately senses that the case is not what it seems. He is soon swept up in a web of lies and secrets as he searches for the teenager, and even his new client cannot be trusted. His investigation leads him to a secretive charter school, skinhead thugs, a cadre of American Nazis hidden in a desert compound, an arch-conservative celebrity evangelist--and, finally, to the girl herself. The Last Good Guy is Ford's most challenging case to date, one that will leave him questioning everything he thought he knew about decency, honesty, and the battle between good and evil ... if it doesn't kill him first.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Private investigators; Missing persons;
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The donut legion / by Lansdale, Joe R.,1951-author.;
"Charlie Garner has a bad feeling. His ex-wife, Meg, has been missing for over a week and one quick peek into her home shows all her possessions packed up in boxes. Neighbors claim she's running from bill collectors, but Charlie suspects something more sinister is afoot. Meg was last seen working at the local donut shop, a business run by a shadow group most refer to as 'The Saucer People'; a space-age, evangelist cult ... Along with his brother Felix ... Charlie uncovers strange and frightening details aboutthe compound ... When the body of their key informer is found dead with his arms ripped out of their sockets, Charlie knows he's in danger but remains dogged in his quest to rescue Meg"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Cults; Divorced men; Missing persons; Murder;
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The last good guy [sound recording] / by Parker, T. Jefferson,author.; Damron, Will,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Will Damron.Hired by a beautiful and enigmatic woman to find her missing younger sister, private investigator Roland Ford immediately senses that the case is not what it seems. He is soon swept up in a web of lies and secrets as he searches for the teenager, and even his new client cannot be trusted. His investigation leads him to a secretive charter school, skinhead thugs, a cadre of American Nazis hidden in a desert compound, an arch-conservative celebrity evangelist--and, finally, to the girl herself. The Last Good Guy is Ford's most challenging case to date, one that will leave him questioning everything he thought he knew about decency, honesty, and the battle between good and evil ... if it doesn't kill him first.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Private investigators; Missing persons;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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