Would you let your families intermix with someone from this group?

1. I am likely to interact with someone from this group in passing, without any discomfort. 2. I would be comfortable and likely to pursue friendship with someone from this group and maintain it, allowing our families to intermix.

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Right Now, Anonymous Hackers Are Rallying Protesters to Demand Justice for Rape Victim, Rehtaeh Parsons

"I want the justice system to go after those boys for sending those pictures, she was 15 years old," Parsons said. "I don't want people to go after those boys. People are threatening to do that."

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You finished well, Brennan.

Brennan's sermon below entitled, God Loves You As You Are, Not As You Should Be. It was Brennan's end-of-life message, his lifelong anthem, the enduring message he would want us all to take away: all is grace. Thanks, Brennan. May we all finish so well.

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Where I’m Stuck: Is Mixing Work and Friends a Good Idea?

Something special is in the water today. Shasta Nelson (pictured below) is answering the first of four "Where I'm Stuck" questions my blog readers submitted in the last month. And don't get all smirky on me. This isn't Dear So-and-So at Pre-teen Magazine. Shasta is a sharp one. And although some of us might not put a lot of thought into the act of friendship, allowing it to be something that "just happens", I'm confident if you read Shasta long enough you'll pick up some wisdom that streng...

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Learning Hospitality: Investing In the Community That Gathers In the Space of Home

This first few weeks, the focus will be on the role of table, where families gather around meals. And I've already challenged a few friends to get thinking on this, to try some new recipes, maybe think about elements that create welcome and belonging in their space and in the presentation of a meal. I've asked them and you (both women and men) to attempt one new recipe per week for the next four weeks.

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