{"author":"Kevin Roose","author_id":"Kevin+Roose","total_quotes":10,"quotes":[{"text":"When the author admits to Christians that he was not a Christian himself, he says their dialogue became 'distant and rehearsed, like a pitch for Ginsu knives.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["authenticity","evangelism","friendship","witness"],"id":6990,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"Fellowship' is a Christianspeak for 'flirt with unsuccessfully'.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["dating","fellowship","relevancy"],"id":61952,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"The author's mentor advises the NAKED method of breaking the ice at the first meeting: Name, Address, Kin, Experience, and Dreams.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["communication","connection","friendship","icebreaking"],"id":102272,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"As frustrating as the battle for purity must be, I suppose it's easier if you've got company.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["accountability","discipleship"],"id":121362,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"In the evangelical world, prying can be an indicator of compassion.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["compassion","evangelism"],"id":195099,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"Christian pop culture can be worthwhile if done well, but bad Christian pop culture isn't redeemed merely by the fact that it's Christian.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["culture","imitation"],"id":253499,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"If prayers emitted light, you'd see ours (Liberty students') from space.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["communion","fellowship","prayer"],"id":265886,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"...I realized how naive I was. My aunt Tina was right: this stuff does exist, and it does hurt people, and although there are lots of people at Liberty who condemn violence against gays--including Dr. Falwell himself--the number of students who want to give them the Goliath treatment isn't zero. In fact, the number who live in my room isn't zero.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["christian","college","fundamentalism","gay"],"id":282706,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"I don't think college is something you should tough out.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["college","growth","learning","openness"],"id":323541,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"},{"text":"False conversions are a wart on the face of Christian evangelism.","author":"Kevin Roose","tags":["evangelism","hypocrisy"],"id":424143,"author_id":"Kevin+Roose"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":10,"pages":1}}