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Salt Lake Tribune - Mitt’s quote about God not speaking to anyone since Moses raises more questions: What about LDS Church founder Smith?
WASHINGTON - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney says in a videotaped interview that he doesn’t know that God has spoken to anyone since the time of Moses.
Right. What about that Joe Smith guy? [...]

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I’ll never sneer at single-use plastic cups in hotel rooms again. Did you ever wonder whether housekeeping transports all the dirty glasses to the kitchen to be washed in hot, sanitizing water?
Well, they don’t, for the most part. At least not the folks who clean your room, they can’t be bothered because they probably have [...]

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 There are several “hot spots” in the Episcopal world, where churches or entire dioceses have already split away, or are working towards splitting away. One such is Falls Church, VA, site of one of the oldest and most wealthy Episcopal churches in the country, which became very conservative over the last few decades. Recently, they [...]

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It’s been a relaxing and productive week so far - there are plenty of things that I’m procrastinating about (Christmas tree, decorations, clearing the dining room table off) but there are plenty of things I’ve got done.
It’s been a vacation week for me, and I’ve spent it making tea, reading books, reorganizing things, keeping up [...]

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Thanks to Joey de Villa, I’ve now seen approximately 2.5 minutes of the 5 minute version of the 2-hour Star Wars Holiday Special in all its mercifully shortened craptabulousness.
May God bless whoever edited the original special down to 5 minutes. Even so, I had to watch Art Carney rock out to the Jefferson Starship as [...]

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