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	<title>Mind on Fire &#187; Leaving the Garden</title>
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	<description>Religion, SF, and Other Speculative Fictions.</description>
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		<title>Burning the Mormon Card.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/01/12/burning-the-mormon-card/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I&#8217;m finally to the point where I&#8217;m ready to turn my membership card in the Mormon Church in. Unfortunately, I can&#8217;t redeem it for a decade and a half of tithing. I held onto it for this long because, quite frankly, I felt like I could be a more effective critic of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: Zach&#8217;s Journey.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/04/25/leaving-the-garden-zachs-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/04/25/leaving-the-garden-zachs-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I had followed him online for some time (especially through his involvement in the nontheist Friends community), I first met Zach face to face on my trip to Boston last fall.  He invited Jana and I to dine with him at his home in the Seed Pod Co-op.  Over homemade soup and bread, he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Pilgrimage to Nonviolence, by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/04/04/my-pilgrimage-to-nonviolence-by-dr-martin-luther-king-jr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[wp_youtube]k04KzgYRKrE[/wp_youtube] In place of the regularly scheduled Leaving the Garden series, I bring you Dr. King&#8217;s difficult journey that ultimately led to his acceptance of nonviolence and the rejection of American Christian political orthodoxy.  His Pilgrimage to Nonviolence is a fascinating and intimate revelation of his initial convictions, his questioning process, his doubts, and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: Wren&#8217;s Journey.</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/03/21/leaving-the-garden-wrens-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/03/21/leaving-the-garden-wrens-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leaving the Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s installment of “Leaving the Garden” (a weekly series in which we ask someone to reflect on their encounters with religion and uncertainty) comes to you from wren, a long-time member of the Mind on Fire community and fellow Obama-ite! Wren aka nee who blogs at The Waiting Line. She lives in the twin [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: C. L. Hanson&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/29/leaving-the-garden-c-l-hansons-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting over Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leaving the Garden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mormon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For our latest installment of “Leaving the Garden” (a weekly series in which we ask someone to reflect on their encounters with religion and uncertainty) C. L. Hanson of the blog Letters from A Broad has graciously allowed us to share her post entitled How I Became an Atheist.   C. L. Hanson describes herself as [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: Isaac&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/22/leaving-the-garden-isaacs-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/22/leaving-the-garden-isaacs-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leaving the Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This is the latest installment of “Leaving the Garden,” a weekly series in which we ask someone to reflect on their encounters with religion and uncertainty. Religion is filled with stories of faith; here we will collect narratives of unbelief. If you’d like to share your story of doubt, please leave a comment indicating [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: Lessie&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/15/leaving-the-garden-lessies-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/15/leaving-the-garden-lessies-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This is the latest installment of &#8220;Leaving the Garden,&#8221; a weekly series in which we ask someone to reflect on their journey from religious conviction to uncertainty, from dogmatism to doubt. Religion is filled with stories of faith; here we collect narratives of unbelief. Some are lifelong atheists who have flirted with religion; others [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: Elise&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/08/leaving-the-garden-elises-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/08/leaving-the-garden-elises-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 20:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belief]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doubt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Getting over Religion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This is the latest installment of &#8220;Leaving the Garden,&#8221; a weekly series in which we ask someone to reflect on their journey from religious conviction to uncertainty, from dogmatism to doubt. Religion is filled with stories of faith; here we will collect narratives of unbelief. Some are lifelong atheists who have flirted with religion; [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: Kevin&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/01/leaving-the-garden-kevins-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/02/01/leaving-the-garden-kevins-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Atheism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This is the latest installment of &#8220;Leaving the Garden,&#8221; a weekly series in which we ask someone to reflect on their journey from religious conviction to uncertainty, from dogmatism to doubt. Religion is filled with stories of faith; here we will collect narratives of unbelief.  If you&#8217;d like to share your story of doubt, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: Elaine&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/01/25/leaving-the-garden-elaines-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/01/25/leaving-the-garden-elaines-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting over Religion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elaine is a mostly-recovered Mormon who retains a great interest in belief systems of all kinds. She has a BA in Intercultural Studies (that&#8217;s what her university calls cultural anthropology), with a concentration in the anthropology of religion. In real life she takes care of her mother, writes for some websites in the UK, works [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: John&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/01/18/leaving-the-garden-johns-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/01/18/leaving-the-garden-johns-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 04:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leaving the Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This is the third in a weekly series in which we ask someone to reflect on their journey from religious conviction to uncertainty, from dogmatism to doubt. Religion is filled with stories of faith; here we will collect narratives of unbelief. It is my hope that Leaving the Garden will give voice to a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: xJane&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/01/11/leaving-the-garden-xjanes-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/01/11/leaving-the-garden-xjanes-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leaving the Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a spa that I go to here in my town when I need a massage. I park on the busy street outside and walk into an old saloon, remodeled to be a Swedish spa. The building &#38; wrought-iron gates alike are covered in green ivy. When you step through it into the courtyard, an [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leaving the Garden: Jana&#8217;s Journey</title>
		<link>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/01/04/leaving-the-garden-janas-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mindonfire.com/2008/01/04/leaving-the-garden-janas-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leaving the Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This is the first in a weekly series in which we ask someone to reflect on their journey from religious conviction to uncertainty, from dogmatism to doubt. Religion is filled with stories of faith; here we will collect narratives of unbelief. It is my hope that Leaving the Garden will give voice to a [...]]]></description>
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