Skipp Porteous

Infobox Person


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name = Skipp Porteous
caption = Skipp Porteous
birth_date = 1944
birth_place = United States flagicon|USA
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occupation = former Pentecostal minister,
Author, "Jesus Doesn't Live Here Any More"
former President, Institute for First Amendment Studies

Skipp Porteous (born 1944) is a former Pentecostal Christian minister, now an outspoken critic of fundamentalist Christianity in its various forms and critic of religious extremism of all kinds. A convert to Judaism, he now claims that "man created God in his own image, and he doesn't like the image."

He has written about his life and experiences in "Jesus Doesn't Live Here Any More". In 1984, together with attorney Barbara Simon, Porteous founded the Institute for First Amendment Studies (ceased operating 2001).

Porteous used to campaign to expose and counter the political activities of the Religious Right. He started a private investigation firm, Sherlock Investigations, in New York City where he now works. Skipp Porteous is the editor of "Ask the Private Investigator" forum at Divorcenet.com, a Q&A column about divorce, family, and private investigation.

In 2007, he suspected a former paratrooper and airline employee of being D. B. Cooper. The investigation was featured in "New York" magazine. [http://nymag.com/news/features/39593/]

Publications

* "Jesus Doesn't Live Here Any More: From Fundamentalist to Freedom Writer", 1991, Prometheus Books
* "The Freedom Writer", newsletter/magazine [1984-2000]

References

*http://nymag.com/news/features/39593/
*http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE5DF113BF933A05755C0A96F948260