Category: Life
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Pope Francis Condemns Racism And Declares That “All Religions Are True” At Historic Third Vatican Council
Originally posted on Diversity Chronicle: For the last six months, Catholic cardinals, bishops and theologians have been deliberating in Vatican City, discussing the future of the church and redefining long-held Catholic doctrines and dogmas. The Third Vatican Council, is undoubtedly the largest and most important since the Second Vatican Council was concluded in 1962. Pope…
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i am a strong independent woman who will not hide from you or from anything except, you know the parts where i’m broken or the times when i cry those, are just mine)
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the opportunity is out there
the opportunity is out there; you just have to take it. Several people have asked me: Why AIESEC? Why Exchange? And sometimes I answer that it’s because I want to change my life and the life of others. I want to put myself in a different world, even if it’s just for one summer. I…
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On Ken
THE MOST FAKE THING ABOUT KEN IS NOT THAT HE’S PLASTIC. IT’S THAT HE’S “STRAIGHT.” Screenshot from http://fckh8-tees.tumblr.com/post/67279559310 Not all of our social constructs —like gender roles— are entirely digested and understood by even my most “enlightened” university friends (and not even by family). Here in the Philippines, being a male homosexual is almost always…
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On Marriage
Some days, why. Others, why not? Marriage, 1 a (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a…
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i feel wild and eighteen
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Our African Wedding – Imgur
Our African Wedding – Imgur. But please, the pretty. Life update studying Bio 116 still (though obviously I’m on an extended study break); I’ve updated my cv here in WordPress (apparently I made it more christmas-like?); meanwhile I’ve been flooding my own twitter dashboard thing since no one is even online :( ; listening to One Direction’s Midnight Memories album,…
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Goodnight, everyone!
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Mormon Church: Dark Skin a Sign of God’s Curse No Longer
Originally posted on AwayPoint: As of Friday, December 6, the Mormon Church has officially renounced the doctrine that brown skin is a punishment from God. In the Book of Mormon, (not the musical but the actual sacred text) dark skin is a sign of God’s curse, while white skin is a sign of his blessing.…
