{"id":1770,"date":"2012-10-30T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T16:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2012\/10\/r3-blogger-giovanni-blame-girl-neal.html"},"modified":"2012-10-30T16:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T16:22:00","slug":"r3-blogger-giovanni-blame-girl-neal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2012\/10\/r3-blogger-giovanni-blame-girl-neal.html","title":{"rendered":"R3 Blogger: Giovanni “Blame Girl” Neal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/a>Giovanni Neal is a professional\u00a0blogger<\/a>, educator and paralegal. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and holds a Master\u2019s Degree in Legal Studies. Ms. Neal has been a professional blogger for two years and brings her unique perspective on race and religion. Prior to her career as a professional blogger, Ms. Neal served as a paralegal. In addition, Ms. Neal taught social studies and world geography. Ms. Neal incorporated innovative technologies in her lessons and encouraged her students to utilize these tools. From this experience, she developed a passion for professional blogging and uses it as a medium to be part of the political process. Although she was raised in a Christian household, she wasn\u2019t raised in the church, nor did she receive any formal academic training in theology. She is a self-described, deist or agnostic, and offers a different view of religion. Additionally, as a black woman you will find that her ideas on racism will challenge the norm. Follow her on twitter @blamegirls<\/span>

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Giovanni\u2019s articles:<\/span><\/span>
1. Churches Vehicles of Discrimination?<\/a><\/span><\/span>
2. Birds of a Feather: Racist by Association\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span>
3. The Dividing Line \u2013 Race or Religion<\/a><\/span><\/span>
4. And They Are Still Here: Seeing and Affirming the Humanity in Others<\/a><\/span><\/span>
5. The \u201cLogic\u201d That Illogical Religion Produces<\/a><\/span><\/span>
6. Guns: A God Given Right?<\/a><\/span><\/span>
7. Pulpits, Politics and PACS<\/a><\/span><\/span>
8. Race and Reasonable Doubt<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
9. Rhetoric Race and Terrorism<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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