Finding the faith that links disparate Californians
In 'Golden States of Grace: Prayers of the Disinherited,' photographer Rick Nahmias finds in marginalized communities, from deaf Mormons to a transgender choir, stories of spirituality and dignity.
By Mitchell Landsberg, Los Angeles Times
October 16, 2010
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So, for instance, beside a photograph of a member of Women of Wisdom, a group that brings female prison inmates together with women from the surrounding community, there is a quotation from a member of Transcendence, the transgender gospel choir.
"If God was with me when I was on crack," it begins, "If he was with me when I was in prison; if he was with me when I was committing crimes, and kept me, I think he loves me."