Christians Fighting for Religious Reasons
As an American teaching ESL for a church in New Zealand, I’m constantly trying to conceal my accent or at least end conversations with a “Cheers Mate!” Wellington is a churning melting pot of cultures, so much so that most days it seems like I’m working with more Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders than Kiwis or even Aussies. And it turns out that most of the people I run into have some reason to, at least, dislike America. Imagine that. Our national superiority complex and meddlesome foreign policy haven’t gained me any favors living abroad! A Cambodian woman I study … Continue reading →