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The year showed me beyond a doubt that everyone practices cafeteria religion... But the important lesson was this: there's nothing wrong with choosing. Cafeterias aren't bad per se... the key is in choosing the right dishes. You need to pick the nurturing ones (compassion), the healthy ones (love thy neighbor), not the bitter ones.

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Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.

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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.

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I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.

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It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz

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There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to take advantag…

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I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It's like, it's really bad. It's like Paula-Deen-…

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I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven t…

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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science.

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Its sort of my job to feel good.

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