Jamie Kern Lima

How do you reconcile that and practice faith and also be so passionate about some of the things you believe so strongly in that maybe some people in a particular religion don't?

Do you know for sure God exists? Hearing your intuition. So you have to trust.

Do you know for sure God exists? Hearing your intuition. So you have to trust.

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Jamie, you're so inspiring. Jamie Kern Lima. One of my favorite parts of the next day was I felt like I was right by your side in some ways in your childhood, even seeing how you were raised. I used to type on a typewriter, and you talk about the 15-pound typewriter that you were gifted. You talk about your parents. You talk about being raised Catholic. And so I'm curious now today—

Jamie, you're so inspiring. Jamie Kern Lima. One of my favorite parts of the next day was I felt like I was right by your side in some ways in your childhood, even seeing how you were raised. I used to type on a typewriter, and you talk about the 15-pound typewriter that you were gifted. You talk about your parents. You talk about being raised Catholic. And so I'm curious now today—

how would you say the role of faith? Um, what's that role of faith in your life right now?

how would you say the role of faith? Um, what's that role of faith in your life right now?

Yeah. Do you know for sure God exists?

Yeah. Do you know for sure God exists?

When you talk about organized religion, you know, for me, like my journey, I'm curious your thoughts on this is because you're very you're very active with women's rights and politically, all the things, all the things. I think some people are scared to even consider faith because they feel they might be judged or they feel like, oh, well.

When you talk about organized religion, you know, for me, like my journey, I'm curious your thoughts on this is because you're very you're very active with women's rights and politically, all the things, all the things. I think some people are scared to even consider faith because they feel they might be judged or they feel like, oh, well.

You know, I believe these things, but then I don't know if I can practice a faith because I've always, as you said, the man-made rules. How do you sort of in your own spirit and soul go, okay, I feel this about my faith and there might be parts of it, whether they're in writing or not, that doesn't feel right. True to me. How do you navigate that?