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Religion is (anthropologically) the confluence of practice/actions, social expression and concepts. Spirituality is a subjective experience which may or may not be an important part of the ideas about the religion.

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Substitute cottage cheese for the cream cheese. Now it's lumpy!

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Somebody should watch over the synagogue at night. Just sayin'.

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Be a shame if something happened to it.

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Gak. This whole "creativity" thing is waaaay over-rated.

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Thanks for that. Sure, the memories were... Painful. But I think I have finally begun to understand my phobias of Jello and of church basements. Perhaps now the healing can begin.

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Ms. Thinker is a "cultural Jew". Her brother is an atheist and president of his synagogue. Some things can't be explained.

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The only time you hear Jesus' name in a UU church is when the janitor falls down the stairs.

ETC "UUC" to "UU"

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Baptists in Victoria TX: Yay, they're gone.Jews in Victoria TX: Here let us help you.Which one is more like Jesus and the answer is pretty ironic isn't it?

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Well, I guess we know who supports terrorism in Victoria, Texas.

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I worked as a psychologist in a psychiatric hospital. A staff member - a staff member in a psychiatric hospital - asked me if watching Mr. Rogers would make their son gay.

True story.

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I think you may have the United Church of Christ confused with some other denomination.

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If you protest peacefully and follow lawful orders there is no reason to think that you might fall into such a situation. I would go.

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Very nice description.

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Also good. I took that class as part of my anthro major, but it was the 70's. I'm ancient.

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Could you have confused a (needlessly specific) joke with a smear?

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