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Overview

Meet the new breed of Christians shaping our culture.

Alisa Harris grew up in a family that actively fought injustice and moral decay in America. She spent much of her childhood picketing abortion clinics and being home-schooled in the ways of conservative-Republican Christianity. As a teen she firmly believed that putting the right people in power would save the nation.

But as she moved into adulthood, Alisa confronted unexpected complexities on issues that used to seem clear-cut. So, she set about evaluating the strident partisanship she had grown up with, considering other perspectives while staying true to the deep respect she held for her parents and for the Christian principles that had always motivated her.

Raised Right is not only an intriguing chronicle of Alisa’s personal journey; it also provides a fascinating glimpse into the worldview of a younger generation of faith––followers of Christ who believe that the term “Christian” is not synonymous with a single political party or cultural issue.

Whether you are moderate, conservative, or progressive, Raised Right will prompt you to consider more deeply what it means to affirm Christ-like justice, mercy, and righteousness in the current cultural landscape. And it will give you a deeper understanding of how the new generation of Christians approaches the intersection of faith and politics.

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Authors and politicians have offered statistics and theories to try to understand the apathy of today’s youth. In this short memoir, journalist Harris gives a face and a voice to America’s younger generation, offering herself up as a case study of Christian youth caught in a partisan nation. Harris remembers an evangelical childhood spent attending political rallies, picketing abortion clinics, and idolizing Ronald Reagan. But as she grew older, she became troubled by questions of war and poverty; her outspoken patriotism slowly unraveled and her ideals began shifting. “I found myself taking up uneasy residence in a world where there were shades of gray.” Using criticisms similar to those in Myth of a Christian Nation by evangelical pastor Gregory Boyd, she paints herself as an educated woman who ultimately rejected evangelical politics and voted Democrat. Young Americans will identify with her coming-of-age struggles and passion for weeding out injustice. Right-wing politicians and older generations of Christians should pay close attention in order to understand, and perhaps empathize with, her demographic. (Sept.)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780307729651
  • Publisher: The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 9/6/2011
  • Pages: 240
  • Sales rank: 693,502
  • Product dimensions: 5.10 (w) x 7.80 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Meet the Author

Alisa Harris is a journalist living in New York City who enjoys writing in quirky coffee shops. A 2007 graduate of Hillsdale College, she has worked as a college instructor in writing and journalism. Her writing has been published in WORLD, the Farmington Daily Times, Albuquerque Journal, and Detroit Free Press.

 

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Flesh and Blood

   I marched down the side of a highway, clutching a sign in my fist. My baby sister bounced in the carrier on my mother’s back while her left hand gripped my sister and her right hand held a sign. My dad led the way with my three-year-old brother on his shoulders and his own sign held in front of him. I lifted my sign as high as I could. 
   
   Cars blew past as people put their heads out the windows and screamed, “Go to hell!” “Separation of church and state!” They honked their horns and stuck their fists out the windows, raising their middle fingers in salute. 
   
   “Why are they doing that?” I asked my mom while mimicking the gesture. 
   
   “Don’t do that, honey. It’s not a very nice thing. They’re just not being nice.”
   
   The Oregon sun seared my head, and my feet ached from thumping against the hot pavement, but we kept marching, indifferent to jeers. The woman behind me started asking God to bind the forces of darkness and cast out the demons who sat on young women’s shoulders and urged them to murder their babies. The people around her took up the murmur. Soon the line of marchers was murmuring, “Amen,” and as the woman reached a crescendo, they said, “Thank You, Jesus.”
   
   A car drove past. The driver rolled down his window and made the not-nice gesture while his twenty-something passenger rolled down her back window and gave us the thumbs-up—a gesture of derision from the front seat and a gesture of support from the back. 
   
   I didn’t understand why we were here, where we were trying to go, and why we had to care so much that we trudged so long. I was too young to know we were fighting a war, but I was a child soldier on the front lines.

   I had been picketing since before I could walk. Before my parents moved to Oregon from New Mexico, they had bundled me into a carrier twice a week and hauled me and their signs to the local abortion clinic, where they paced the road across the street, praying as pregnant women walked in and empty women came out. They preached the pro-life message to churches and pastors, building contacts and a network of people who could mobilize activists quickly. My father could rattle off Supreme Court cases and grisly facts in church presentations while my mother told the pastors the story of her own abortion long ago and her lingering regret.

   When the local hospital bought the building where the doctors performed abortions, my father, who worked ten hour days in the mud of the oil field, changed from his Levi’s into a suit and went to meet with the hospital administrators. Not above some good old-fashioned political pressure, he explained that he and his group would continue to picket the clinic twice a week if the hospital kept performing abortions. They would also take their own wives, who would give birth to several more children than the American average, all the way to a hospital in another state. He gave the administrators the pro-life newsletter he helped compile and explained it had a mailing list three hundred citizens long: three hundred citizens, in a tiny community, who would know and care that San Juan Regional Medical Center owned a clinic where doctors killed babies. Plenty of people to take picketing shifts.

   The next time he met with the hospital administrators, they said they were relieving the offending doctors of their duties. “We don’t do abortions in San Juan County,” an administrator said. And from that day on, they didn’t.

   When we read Old Testament passages like the story of Rahab and I asked my mom what a prostitute was, she said, “Women that men paid to act like their wives,” which conjured confusing pictures of paid cooks and housekeepers. When I asked how the single mom in our church had a baby without a husband, she said the mom “acted like she was married.” Apparently I was too young to know how people made babies but not too young to know how they killed them. Once, at one of my parents’ pro-life action meetings, I left the children with their tedious games and went to see what the adults were doing. I crept into the room at the moment an image of a dead baby, swollen with blood and thrown on a trash heap, flashed onto the screen. The image would continue to haunt me whenever I saw pictures of un-born babies floating—fragile, with veins lacing their eyelids, their tiny toes curled and their thumbs in their mouths—in clouds that looked like jellyfish frills in the sea.

   At home we had two tiny pink plastic embryos that bounced from room to room. Once used at the crisis pregnancy center my parents helped start to encourage women to “choose life,” the babies now rattled around with the Legos and Lincoln Logs. We played with them as we would with born babies, since they looked like tiny babies crouched into balls. The fingernail-sized gold pin that my mother fastened to her fifth child’s diaper bag showed two feet with ten perfect toes about a quarter-inch tall, the exact size of an unborn baby’s feet at ten weeks gestation. Even a child like me could see they were a baby’s feet and not a blob of tissue.

   Growing up in pro-life circles, I heard people give the exhortation, “Deliver those who are drawn toward death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.” They said, "A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because her children are no more.” My aunt was an obstetrician, and if she had performed abortions, my father said they would have paced her sidewalk too, holding signs: “Abortion stops a beating heart” and “Unborn babies are people too.”

   I stood at another rally years later, this time as a journalist instead of a protester. A bill legalizing gay marriage had just smoothly passed the New York State Assembly and was waiting for approval in the Senate. Thousands of people, bused in by Hispanic clergy to protest, pressed behind barricades the New York Police Department had positioned in front of the Manhattan office of David Paterson, the governor. NYPD cops—exuding that impassive, genial objectivity I also strove for—expanded the barricades again and again to let more people in. The crowd throbbed to a Dominican beat, lifted Bibles, and raised signs that read “Un hombre and una mujer = Voluntad de Dios.” One man and one woman equals God’s will.
   
   The pastors mounted the platform and bellowed Leviticus 18, with all its bald, blunt commands: “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.” They quoted Romans 1: “For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.”

   A pastor turned state senator read the names of Hispanic assemblymen who had voted for gay marriage while the crowd booed after each name. A Jewish leader pointed to the size of the crowd and rejoiced, “There are many more God-fearing citizens in this state than there are deviants and perversions.” Despite this assertion of such a “moral majority,” he painted a picture in which all Christian freedom would disappear, yelling, “Where will we go when the state says we’re bigots? Who will take us out of jail?… If, God forbid, you pass this legislation, next year the perverts will come to you: We demand that uncles can marry nephews. We demand that nephews can marry aunts, and this will also be taught in the schools. You are making this into Sodom on the Hudson.” And hearkening to that picture of destruction, he shouted, “We pray to You, God—do not punish us because of the evil and wicked ones.”

   Detestable. Vile. Against nature. Perverts.

   Then the pastors roared prayers to the heavens, prefacing their rebukes to Governor Paterson with, “Oh, almighty God!” No one in the crowd bowed their heads or stretched their arms; they cheered and booed as the prayers required. One pastor shouted, “The noise that we make is not political; it’s worshiping the God of heaven.”

Table of Contents

Prologue: A Firmer Foundation 1

1 Flesh and Blood 11

2 On Earth as It Is in Heaven 29

3 Of Goats and Sheep 47

4 The Shining City's Superman 61

5 While God Is Marching On 77

6 Deliver Us from Evil 93

7 Holes 111

8 Judge Not 129

9 A More Perfect Union 149

10 An Ear to Hear 163

11 Our Daily Bread 181

12 Treasure in Heaven 195

Epilogue: The Lessons That Last 213

Acknowledgment 221

Notes 223

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  • Posted May 2, 2012

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    Young Christian writes about experiences: Faith vs Politics

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    Alisa Harris was brought up to be a politically conservative-Republican Christian, her views of faith and politics tightly linked. She picketed abortion clinics and protested the war in Iraq because of her belief that the USA had strayed from the teachings of God, and the only way to redeem itself would be to put the right people and laws into power. Her parents, church, religious community, and education (home school through college) molded her into the person [they] wanted her to be, but her interactions with the outside world pushed her to question certain aspects of her faith-driven politics. Seeing the world from different perspectives allowed her to stay true to her core belief system, but separate her faith from her political background. Can faith and politics mix? Or are they better off on opposite sides of debate? Alisa tries to determine her real feelings about the past and future of her beliefs.

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    I was raised 'middle' - middle child and center of the christian/political spectrum - not 'right', nor 'left'; but I understand where Alisa Harris is coming from. I am well aware that many people/organizations try to indoctrinate their children with whatever beliefs they hold in order to plant the seeds for the next generation of believers in the cause. I have many friends and family members that think in that exact way: My parents are Republican/ Democrat, so I must vote Republican/ Democrat, (even if I don't believe in it...), or My family doesn't believe in gay marriage or abortion, so I guess I should oppose it too... Isn't growing up about discovering our own stances, and finding out what we (the individual) truly believe in? I do not believe in passing down political convictions (or discriminations). That is why I enjoyed reading about Alisa's journey, because she started viewing politics and religion from different angles and making her own judgments. Do I think she completely "untangled" herself from the faith/politics "knot" her childhood tied? Not totally, but free-thought is a start. I found her memoir well-written, though disjointed at times; I expected the normal progression from childhood through adult, but her experiences were frequently mixed, switching from kid to college student. Her recall of the past was told in a story-like fashion, and I appreciated Alisa's attitude throughout. Recommended to today's young Christians (17-35) who are interested in the faith versus politics debate.

    Rating: Bounty's Out (3.5/5)

    * I received this book from the author (Blogging For Books - WaterBrook Press) in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

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  • Posted January 24, 2012

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    Great exploration of faith and politics

    I opened the pages of Raised Right: How I Untangled My Faith From Politics (a complimentary copy from Waterbrook Multnomah), wondering whether I'd find author and journalist Alisa Harris to be a kindred spirit.

    Harris's childhood years were exactly what you'd envision for a girl raised by conservative parents. She was home-schooled, attended a very traditional church, and spent many days picketing abortion clinics. Her parents' cause became hers. She was firmly entrenched with Republican beliefs and passionate about them. She became an activist in her own right and an idealist as well. If Republicans took control, she believed, our country would be saved.

    College forced her to interact with people who believed differently than she did, while also opening her eyes to the state of politics.

    Asking these questions led to disillusionment and exploration. Suddenly, the issues were not as black and white as they seemed. Now there were topics left unspoken with her family. Harris respectfully shows her parents' strengths while revealing their differences of opinion today. It is because of the way that her parents raised her that she is able to approach the subject matter so well.

    Harris uses stories from her childhood to illustrate the contrasting beliefs and, in this, attempts to move the discussion forward. Harris shows that it's not business as usual when it comes to Christians and politics anymore.

    I've realized, as did Harris, that neither side is right, nor have they gotten it "right." We all have reasons for believing the way we do. And most of us can point to the way our faith informs our voting- as well it should. That we come down on opposite sides at times should not divide us completely.

    It's an uneasy tension sorting out faith from politics but it's important that we try.

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  • Posted November 2, 2011

    a pleasure to read

    Reviewed by Brenda Ballard for Readers Favorite

    Alisa Harris uses her own personal experience of growing up in an evangelical family, being home schooled and following her family's religious convictions to the point of picketing in front of establishments that went against their grain. She brings to light the change in her belief system as an adult.

    Having become involved with politics as a girl, the author shares how she grappled with her faith, her beliefs and where in all of this her heart and mind was. In a very personal, candid way, the author shares the stages she went through in her life, the breakthrough moments that brought her where she is today.

    Anybody who was raised in a strong evangelical environment can certainly relate to the many extreme beliefs the author discusses and quite possibly they, too, have found themselves in the midst of questioning those beliefs as they reached adulthood.

    I found this book very interesting. As a home school parent, my child attended functions with many kids who could be the author herself. The simple way of life, dress, and hair of her youth described many of the children so much to a "t" that I could probably put a name to it.

    It makes me wonder how these children will turn out as adults. Will they find that their very foundation does not suit their life, their political beliefs? Will they be the image of their upbringing? Will they go the complete polar opposite?

    It was a pleasure to read "Raised Right: How I Untangled My Faith from Politics". I look forward to Alison Harris' next book!

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  • Posted October 11, 2011

    Intriguing Story of Woman's Faith Journey

    In Raised Right: Untangling My Faith from Politics author Alisa Harris shares with us the journey she took from a strict evangelical family who believed active GOP participation equals godliness to a journalist who comfortably fellowships in a Bible Study with someone who worked on Hilary Clinton's campaign for senator.

    Harris draws readers in immediately with a story of stuffing the ballot box for the GOP as a child, cheerfully convinced she was doing God's will. Raised by a family who taught her that with political activism (in favor of conservative Republicanism at all times, of course) one could usher in the kingdom on earth, Harris's world was shaken as she grew up and became aware of Christians who seemed to seek God... and yet were moderate or liberal in their political leanings. At first, she fled them, but in time began to open her eyes to political issues other than abortion and gay marriage. Through experiences like following a ministry that serves dinner to homeless immigrants, Harris finds her heart changing. Maybe the way we vote is more complicated than she thought... maybe heaven on earth will never be achieved through human government.

    This book is not an attack of how Harris was raised (throughout she affirms her parents) or anti-Republican. It is neither pro-abortion or pro-gay marriage. This book is also not expressive of the opinions of a large group of people, though I do think Harris speaks for more than just herself. This wasn't the best book I ever read, but Harris is a talented author.

    What this book can be called is an honest and accurate portrayal of one of many experiences in the current twenty-something generation. My own background is quite different from Harris, but I find myself relating to how she realizes our Christian faith goes way beyond politics. I also found the story of her life fascinating! I enjoyed the read and would encourage any Christian who genuinely seeks to love people who are different from themselves to read it, because whether you disagree or agree with Harris, you come to understand her.

    I was given this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing in exchange for my unbiased review.

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  • Posted September 5, 2011

    From Republican to Democrat

    From the title of this book, you'll know it's about a person who transitioned her politics from hardcore Republican to left-leaning moderate Democrat.

    Alisa Harris was raised to believe that Republicans were God's chosen leaders. How can Democrats believe in God, right? She would protest at abortion clinics and go door-to-door for any Republican politician running for any office. All this as a very young girl.

    Raised Right tells of her past and how she came to be a Feminist who voted for President Obama and came to understand that many Republicans don't have the best godly intentions.

    Harris touches on many topics from abortion, war, economics and the virtue of belonging to a party simply because your parents do.

    I wasn't able to connect with her writing as much as I did with Donald Miller's earlier books. They seem to be of the same generation who see politics as something more complex than sound bites.

    I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt with some of the clunky writing until I read that she had become a feminist. I actually felt sorry for her when I read that she was raised in a church that believed women were going against God if they went to college. (What?!?) But I have been skewed in my views of feminists and I found it difficult to read the rest of her book without the tinted glasses.



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