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Category: Testimony

Symbolic beliefs can counter cognitive dissonance, but at a cost

Dan to religious closet-case: change your religion

chanson, July 15, 2009July 15, 2009

Dan Savage devoted this week’s column to gay people with religious issues. So, as with cheating and partner-letting-self-go, let’s decide whether Dan got it right! Here’s an excerpt from the question: Religion has been for me a source of strength in my times of weakness, a rock in the times…

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4:00 a.m. (O.H. continues)

chanson, March 30, 2009

I woke up on the floor. I felt really thirsty and had to pee. The T.V. was still on but not making any noise. Someone must have muted it at some point. I stood up and looked at Tanya lying there asleep on the couch. I felt confused and wanted…

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The Big Date! (O.H. continues…)

chanson, February 23, 2009

On Monday I was really dreading going to my French class. I waited until the very last second before the bell to go to the classroom. It was natural to arrive a little later for that class anyway because it was the class right after the period when I had…

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By the Provo River (OH continues…)

chanson, February 16, 2009

On Saturday the weather was strangely warm for late October. It was like Summer again all of the sudden. I had nothing to do, so I called up Sam and Joe’s house. Joe was home all by himself because Sam was at football practice and his parents had decided to…

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LDS Temple Rejects (TW continues…)

chanson, October 6, 2008

On the morning of the wedding, we determined to sleep in a little bit. We were planning to meet April and Susan at the Hobbs’ house, and we wanted to wait until we were sure that Brother and Sister Hobbs were gone to avoid crossing them and dealing with whatever…

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Ralph Nader and Obama Girl

Hellmut, September 27, 2008

Via Prez Vid.

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If You Haven’t Seen It Yet . . .

Hellmut, September 23, 2008
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See? There’s no problem. (TW continues…)

chanson, September 22, 2008

Once Grandma and Grandpa’s new business was cleared off the table and put away, I started showing everyone how to fold the little silver slips of paper into birds. I figured that it would be better to keep it simple and have everyone fold the same animal. With so many…

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How little do you know me? (TW continues…)

chanson, September 15, 2008

Friday morning April dropped off Rex to visit his family and dropped me off at Matt’s parents’ house to see if I could help with any of the preparations for the reception. April and Susan and little Judy set off to do some picnicking and nature-walks in the canyons. Read…

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fill in the blanks

profxm, June 5, 2008

I’ve been reading a very good book on religion and found some quotes that are worth sharing. But I thought it might be fun to make this interactive. So, here’s the first quote, but you have to fill in the blanks. If anyone correctly fills in all of the blanks,…

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