Sufjan O'Connor?

Sufjan Stevens is not just the prime mover behind what may be this year's best album, he's also an inspiration.

As an artist of faith (as opposed to a "Christian artist") he's a model for integrating faith with his work in such a way that it is still palatable to the mainstream, rather than an ingrown, cultish echo chamber. As a believer working for a growing, mainstream music and arts publication, his example is instructive, even if I likely fall far short of living up to it.

Answer me this - how many true believers have been profiled respectfully in the Village Voice? And how many have been compared to Flannery O'Connor, rather than Falwell or Robertson?