From alcoholic to 'pastrix': A story of faith in five tattoos

[cbayer]

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/12/from-alcoholic-to-pastrix-a-story-of-faith-in-five-tattoos/

October 12th, 2013
08:50 PM ET
From alcoholic to 'pastrix': A story of faith in five tattoos
Opinion by the Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber, special to CNN

(CNN) – The first tattoo I got was meant to set me apart from my conservative suburban Christian community, a way to signify “I don't belong to your tribe.”

Little did I realize that if I lived long enough I’d eventually become mainstream.

Tattoos now cover me from shoulder to wrist, but with the ubiquity of body art today, in many of the places I hang out I look more like a soccer mom than an outlaw.

Even the ill-advised and regrettable tattoos are part of my story, and ultimately, that’s what tattoos are: a way to wear stories–– our mistakes, celebrations, relationships, insights and losses–– on the skin.

more at link, including a slide show

[MADem]

1. What is a PASTRIX? I did try the Google but I got some pretty rude responses.

I think the least objectionable was a multicolored pastry-like children's cereal sold by a rabbit....

[cbayer]

2. It may be a word that she has invented.

It's the name of her book.

"The Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber is author of the New York Times Best Selling memoir, "Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint," and the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver, Colorado.

[AtheistCrusader]

3. Female pastor.

[cbayer]

4. Have you ever heard it used before?

I can't find anywhere that gives that as a definition.

A pastor is a pastor, male or female, imo.

[AtheistCrusader]

5. Yes I have. It appears to have been invented by Christians that do not recognize the validity of a

female pastor.

This author has apparently taken the term as a badge of honor in defiance.

[cbayer]

6. Interesting. Well, good for her.

[AtheistCrusader]

7. Earliest reference I found to it was 2009

but there may be more. About 41k hits on Google.

http://crninfo.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/julie-clawson-feminist-pastrix-on-gender-homsexuality-and-the-gospel/

It does appear a relatively recent thing, overall.

[MADem]

9. I have to say, it sounds a bit forced to my ear.

If it makes people happy, though, more power!!

[cbayer]

10. I was able to find one relatively recent reference to it which

was one of the most blatantly sexist articles I have seen in a while. It was entirely consistent with what you describe.

Thanks for the info.

[MADem]

8. Wouldn't that be a "pastoress?" If one were doing that differentiation thing?

Common in other languages and normal/simply descriptive in them too, but not so much, anymore, in English because they're regarded as diminutive or something?

Waiter, waitress, mister, mistress, pastor, pastoress?

Is that what she said in the book?

One theory opined it was a combo word, pastor/dominatrix.

I haven't read the book, so I'm not clear at all if that's a direction that's appropriate...!

[cbayer]

11. I think it's meant to be derogatory and Atheist Crusader is right that she is "owning" it

in order to take away it's power.

Look for it in this article:

http://thepaperthinhymn.com/tag/pastrix/

[MADem]

12. Hmmm. So it is an "insult" bandied about by small minds, and she's

refusing to grant the word any ability to cut/wound.

Well, good for her, then!