The Rev. Astrid Storm, is an Episcopal priest in the Diocese of New York. She serves as the vicar of the Church of St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson and is also a member of the New York Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue Committee. Her writing on religion has appeared in Nerve, Slate, Salon and SoMaReview.

Sleeper Cell

When I stopped by a Guantanamo protest outside the UN on New York’s east side last year, someone abruptly shoved a microphone and note card…