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    • 1 Ratings
    • 278 Views
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    Savoring Meditation #197: God AS a White Horse!

    MARCH 15, 2012 11:26PM

    By Grannypower


    Topics: afterlife, celibacy, bishop, pope, armenia, saints, quaker, birth control, virgin, protestants, catholics, st. john of the cross, long night of the soul, sleeplessness, stink bugs, gnosticism, awareness, sir galahad, white horse, god, meditation, photography, belief/religion, animals

    • 34 Ratings
    • 973 Views
    • 82 Comments
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    CELIBACY-How an Odd, Erratic Ideology Crippled The Church

    JANUARY 9, 2012 6:55AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: brief history of church celibacy, father zavala, la archdiocese, jesus, celibacy, jewish men marrying in jesus' time/place, wine, loaves, multiplication, emotionally compromised men, safe havens, council of trent

    • 5 Ratings
    • 3463 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Harassing the Vegetarian

    AUGUST 14, 2011 12:31PM

    By Hayley Rose


    Topics: ethical vegetarianism, ethical standards, vegetarianism, celibacy

    • 20 Ratings
    • 492 Views
    • 29 Comments
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    I am ambivalent about living next to a "sober house"

    JUNE 7, 2011 3:53PM

    By James M. Emmerling


    Topics: belief, alcoholism, open call, humor, celibacy, priest, pathological shyness, non-fiction, fiction, food/drink, family, health

    • 1 Ratings
    • 704 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Bristol, Celibacy, and the Cash Payout

    APRIL 7, 2011 2:06AM

    By All the Single Ladies


    Topics: candies, marriage, abstinence, celibacy

    • 1 Ratings
    • 278 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    No Valentine yet (and that's OK)

    FEBRUARY 11, 2011 7:01PM

    By thefuddler


    Topics: open call, sex, love, romance, dating, celibacy, dry spell, valentines day, psychology, pacifism, peace, peaceful, self-love, self-esteem, single, unmarried, divorced, widow, widower

    • 4 Ratings
    • 262 Views
    • 7 Comments
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    The Covenant Made

    DECEMBER 1, 2010 5:02PM

    By Paula Robinson


    Topics: rated r, sexuality, celibacy, poetry, open+call

    • 15 Ratings
    • 1498 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    Happily Ever After Failed (Part 2 of 4)

    JULY 1, 2010 8:34PM

    By Behind The Curtain


    Topics: christina hendricks, elena kagan, monogamy, polyamory, swinging, love, marriage, open relationships, celibacy, family values, helen fisher, ten commandments, prince charming, snow white, christopher ryan and cacilda jethá, sex at dawn, bonobos, adultery, property, theology, adam phillips, fairy tales

    • 16 Ratings
    • 1121 Views
    • 21 Comments
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    How Do I Love Thee? (Part 1 of 4)

    JUNE 29, 2010 8:39PM

    By Behind The Curtain


    Topics: stephanie seymour, megan fox, landon donovan, mel gibson, michael douglas, larry king, j.lo, monogamy, polyamory, swinging, elizabeth barrett browning, love, marriage, open relationships, celibacy, robert byrd, family values, serial killers, helen fisher, gay marriage, david boies, drive-in movies, jennifer’s body, world cup, snow white

    • Editor's Pick
    • 11 Ratings
    • 3886 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    HOW GLEE IS CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE 12 YEAR-OLD AT A TIME

    MAY 14, 2010 10:51AM

    By Holly Robinson


    Topics: broadway actors, mothering, acceptance, tolerance, bullying, liberals, massachusetts, brittany, catholic school, mike o'malley, burt, chris colfer, santana, jane lynch, sue sylvester, kurt, rachel, cripples, celibacy, down syndrome, jonathan groff, jesse st. james, straight jacket, newsweek, glee, lesbians, gays

    • 1 Ratings
    • 347 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Do you have to be Weird to be a Priest

    APRIL 14, 2010 6:44AM

    By Ubermencsh


    Topics: celibacy, sex abuse, news, gay/lesbian, belief/religion, religion, pedophile, priest, pope, roman catholic, sex scandal

    • 0 Ratings
    • 615 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Attention all hetero couples - Let's just suppose...

    NOVEMBER 16, 2009 2:08AM

    By thefuddler


    Topics: sex, abortion, stupak amendment, feminism, pregnancy, reproduction, reproductive rights, reproductive health, right-to-life, prolife, pro-life, celibacy, frustration

    • 2 Ratings
    • 262 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    Celibacy,Cosmic Ordering and other impossible things

    OCTOBER 18, 2009 3:50PM

    By allmadmindy


    Topics: celibacy, cosmic ordering, relationships, spirituality

    • 11 Ratings
    • 796 Views
    • 19 Comments
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    Padre Oprah Caught with His Pants Down; What a Cutie!

    MAY 13, 2009 1:11PM

    By havlin


    Topics: religion, pedophile priests, sex, married priests, celibacy, priest

    • Editor's Pick
    • 155 Ratings
    • 125365 Views
    • 168 Comments
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    This is What a Sexless Marriage Feels Like

    MAY 12, 2009 3:42PM

    By And yet


    Topics: sex, celibacy, relationship, loneliness, sexless marriage

    • 10 Ratings
    • 24086 Views
    • 10 Comments
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    Is Abstinence More Dangerous Than Sex?

    MAY 6, 2009 10:11AM

    By Travis D'arby


    Topics: maslow, incel, aids, rolling stones, mick jagger, sex, priests, catholicism, involuntary celibacy, celibacy, abstinence

    • 28 Ratings
    • 2347 Views
    • 42 Comments
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    Sorry, Big Guy, but you (HONK!) blew this one!

    FEBRUARY 3, 2009 10:47AM

    By Laurel, not Lauren


    Topics: dogs, celibacy, misery, mucous, sinuses, colds, belief and religion, health, comedy, open call

    • Editor's Pick
    • 29 Ratings
    • 6544 Views
    • 89 Comments
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    Help! How does one meet a girl? (and do date websites work?)

    JANUARY 5, 2009 8:51AM

    By Chris K


    Topics: out of practice, going blind, celibacy, desperation, advice

    • Editor's Pick
    • 30 Ratings
    • 7983 Views
    • 26 Comments
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    Jesus Hates Boinking (AND SO SHOULD YOU!)

    SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 3:30PM

    By Jodi Kasten


    Topics: sex education, abstinence, celibacy

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