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Dealing with unavoidable Religious Situations

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Dealing with unavoidable Religious Situations
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RE: Dealing with unavoidable Religious Situations
March 7, 2013 at 11:38 am
I have found editing what I hear in my head to be effective. Replace every mention of "god" with, I don't know, He-Man, or whatever you would like.
I was cornered into going to church with my in-laws over Christmas this year, this strategy worked well for me (I can have knee-jerk reactions to religion). That and when the minister said, "Now let us pray…" my 4 year old shouted, "Blah, blah, blah!" much to the horror of my in-laws.
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RE: Dealing with unavoidable Religious Situations - by festive1 - March 7, 2013 at 11:38 am

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