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		<title>How Denial Works: Denial in General and Mormon Denial in Particular</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2012/01/27/how-denial-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 29, 2005 version 2 Word formated version of this document:  how_denial_works.doc Whether we like it or not, each of us is constrained by limits on what we can do and feel. To ignore these limits leads to denial and eventually to failure. To achieve excellence, we must first understand the reality of the everyday, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Smart Mormons Make Mormonism True?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2012/01/01/do-smart-mormons-make-mormonism-true/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A PDF version of this Document: http://goo.gl/JvlTY And Answers to Other &#8220;Tough Gospel Questions&#8221; in Reply to a Faithful Mormon Scholar’s Defence of Mormonism bob mccue June 20, 2004 Version 3 Nothing falsifies history more than logic. François Guizot Introduction In a June 13, 2004 article on page B7 of the Observer/Faith &#38; Reason section of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jon Haidt And &#8220;The Happiness Hypothesis&#8221; &#8211; A Long Book Review</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2011/07/12/jon-haidt-and-the-happiness-hypothesis-a-long-book-review/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2011/07/12/jon-haidt-and-the-happiness-hypothesis-a-long-book-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:41:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=43</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is something I will send to my clients shortly. It is still in draft form, but I thought some here might find it useful. [here is a eBook formatted version of the complete letter] Happiness Hypothesis letter – April 2008 Dear *: Re: Jon Haidt&#8217;s &#8220;The Happiness Hypothesis&#8221; I thought you would enjoy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pill at 50 &#8211; Complex Systems and The Evolution of Social Institutions</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2010/05/12/the-pill-at-50-complex-systems-and-the-evolution-of-social-institutions/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2010/05/12/the-pill-at-50-complex-systems-and-the-evolution-of-social-institutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 22:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Democracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting article on the plane from Victoria to Calgary on Saturday. Excellent piece of journalism. I share this not so much because of my interest in the history of birth control, but rather because of the way in which illustrates the complexity of social organisms, and how one thing leads unexpectedly to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skydiving as Post-Mormon Therapy</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/08/11/skydiving-as-post-mormon-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/08/11/skydiving-as-post-mormon-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last two Sundays, I attended Sky Church. The meetings involve confronting primal fear, and staring it down. This is done on the basis of a desire to fly, an intellectual understanding of the tiny risks you are in fact facing if you choose to do so. Then, while either staring down your demons, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Thoughts About Bridge Building Between Religious And Other Conflicting Cultural Groups</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/08/11/some-thoughts-about-bridge-building-between-religious-and-other-conflicting-cultural-groups/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/08/11/some-thoughts-about-bridge-building-between-religious-and-other-conflicting-cultural-groups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a lightly edited version of the note I sent to a physicist/neuroscientist with whom I participate on a science and religion e-mail list. I have immense respect for this fellow. However, we have been politely disagreeing with regard to the strategies that are most likely to be helpful to people who want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paradox In Religious Belief And Practice</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/07/14/paradox-in-religious-belief-and-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/07/14/paradox-in-religious-belief-and-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This meditation is inspired by an article from the NY Times a friend recently sent me that was written by an intellectual, “born again Catholic”, who eloquently described the paradoxical nature of her re-acceptance of her childhood faith. I have cut and pasted the article at the end of this piece. It is worth reading. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Story Of The Mormon Apostate And The Muslim Ward Mission Leader</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/04/22/the-story-of-the-mormon-apostate-and-the-muslim-ward-mission-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/04/22/the-story-of-the-mormon-apostate-and-the-muslim-ward-mission-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, here I am sitting in my bathrobe, ready for bed and checking my Internet messages before hitting the sack. I&#8217;ve had a wonderful, relaxing evening. My wife made a great salmon salad, garnished with all kinds of things I can&#8217;t even identify. That was washed down with a large glass of wine while watching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pros And Cons Of Raising Children Within Mormonism</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/04/22/the-pros-and-cons-of-raising-children-within-mormonism/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/04/22/the-pros-and-cons-of-raising-children-within-mormonism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:35:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twice during the last week I&#8217;ve been asked the same question by successful, highly educated people who are at this moment peering with trepidation through the fog around the edges Mormonism toward the unknown (for them) beyond. That question is whether I could provide them with a list of the pros and cons with respect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life &#8211; Tightrope Or Creative Web?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/04/22/life-tightrope-or-creative-web/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/04/22/life-tightrope-or-creative-web/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of Mormonism&#8217;s, and organized religion&#8217;s, fundamental premises is that the basic elements of our lives must be as they are. God created the cosmos, the Earth, and us. God mandated certain types of relationships. God mandated certain forms of social institutions. Etc. As reality comes into better focus, one of the first things we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Initiation Rites &#8212; The Skull And Bones Society V. The Mormon Endowment</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/23/initiation-rites-the-skull-and-bones-society-v-the-mormon-endowment/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/23/initiation-rites-the-skull-and-bones-society-v-the-mormon-endowment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know why, but I&#8217;m on a bit of a posting jag these past few days. I was driving in the car this morning with my two teenage sons, aged 18 and 14, and for some reason the Skull and Bones Society came up in our conversation. One of the boys described how part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gratitude In A Sunday Snowstorm</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/22/gratitude-in-a-sunday-snowstorm/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/22/gratitude-in-a-sunday-snowstorm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is Sunday, March 22, 2009. I&#8217;m sitting in my living room at eight o&#8217;clock in the morning, staring through picture windows across the prairies and foothills toward the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles away. I can’t see the mountains. We&#8217;re in the middle of a spectacular spring snowstorm that started late last night. Snow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormon Apologetics Redux</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/20/mormon-apologetics-redux/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/20/mormon-apologetics-redux/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago, I wrote my usual long, verbose, redundant, meandering, biased, ad hominem, misleading analysis of how Mormon and other apologetic groups work. It was, of course, described this way by a Mormon apologist. You can find it at http://www.mccue.cc/bob/documents/rs&#8230;.. For reasons unclear to me, I woke up this morning with a few things to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Helen Fisher (&#8220;Why Him? Why Her?&#8221;) And Problems With Mormon Mate Choice</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/18/helen-fisher-why-him-why-her-and-problems-with-mormon-mate-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/18/helen-fisher-why-him-why-her-and-problems-with-mormon-mate-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Helen Fisher’s latest book, &#8220;Why Him? Why Her?&#8221; is yet another excellent, informative read. I bought it for my late adolescent – twenty-something children, but have thoroughly enjoyed reading it myself. This note&#8217;s purpose is to briefly describe one issue related to Mormon mate choice that jumped out at me as I read this book. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Should We Respect Other People’s Religious Beliefs?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/11/how-should-we-respect-other-people%e2%80%99s-religious-beliefs/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/03/11/how-should-we-respect-other-people%e2%80%99s-religious-beliefs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The statement &#8220;All religious beliefs should be respected!&#8221; or the question &#8220;To what extent, and how, should I respect religious beliefs other people have?&#8221; come up often enough in my correspondence that I have finally decided to record a relatively succinct response that I can send instead of dictating more or less the same thing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Will Happen When You Tell Your Intimate Partner That You Are No Longer Going To Be Mormon?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/02/13/what-will-happen-when-you-tell-your-intimate-partner-that-you-are-no-longer-going-to-be-mormon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question was put to me the other day over lunch by a close friend who I had not seen for a number of years. I hasten to add that he is not about to tell his wife this. They are both still Mormon. However, we had a great conversation about all kinds of things, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brothers And Sisters, I Want To Bear You My Testimony This Morning</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/02/10/brothers-and-sisters-i-want-to-bear-you-my-testimony-this-morning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brothers and Sisters, I want to bear you my testimony this morning&#8230; I know the world is true. I know this beyond a shadow of a doubt. I have had so many experiences that have made this belief unshakable, and I want to tell you about one of them this morning. My 14-year-old son and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trevor Southey&#8217;s &#8220;Dark Light&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/01/26/trevor-southeys-dark-light/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trevor Southey is one of the greatest living Mormon or post-Mormon artists. You can see his work at http://www.trevorsouthey.com/ . His &#8220;Dark Light&#8221; has come to have significant meaning for me. You can find a picture of this work at http://picasaweb.google.ca/bob.mccue4&#8230; it is an approximately 3&#8242; x 5&#8242; mixed-media piece. A bronze figure, about 3 feet in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks Are Down; Religion Is Up</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/01/26/stocks-are-down-religion-is-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Globe and Mail has an interesting article with regard to the recent upsurge in church attendance. See http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servle&#8230; No news here really. Religious belief and behavior are to large extent a response to perceived danger. That is not to say that this is all religion is. It is a complex social phenomenon that performs many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uncertainty, Depression And Creativity</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2009/01/23/uncertainty-depression-and-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent psychological literature has noted a striking increase in depression rates at more or less the same time as the psychological community has turned its eye, and pen, toward what makes people happy.[1] It seems, to an extent, that the more aware we become of our potential for happiness, the more depressed we are. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prediction Of Apologetic Responses To The Criddle Wordprint Study</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/12/14/prediction-of-apologetic-responses-to-the-criddle-wordprint-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, what if the non-Mormon academic community agree with these wordprint studies in more or less the same fashion they did the Mormon related DNA research? Here are a few of the strained arguments in support of the Mormon position that I expect to see trotted out before the Book of Mormon is eventually acknowledged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Liberals Need Conservatives And Vice Versa?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/11/05/do-liberals-need-conservatives-and-vice-versa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While contemplating life the day after an historic US election, I decided to jot a bit about basic, ironic, differences between political liberals and conservatives, and how small group dynamics (in particular, religious group dynamics) play into this. For background, I highly recommend Jon Haidt’s TED talk athttp://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jo&#8230;. Haidt is one of our most consistently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Do Older People Have More Trouble Seeing Through Mormonism Than Younger People?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/09/01/why-do-older-people-have-more-trouble-seeing-through-mormonism-than-younger-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of evidence to suggest that the probability of changing one&#8217;s foundational beliefs declines as age advances. There are at least two reasons for this. First, the older we get the less plastic our neural connections become. The second reason, however, is far more compelling from my perspective. Larry Iannaccone explains this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power Of One</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/09/01/the-power-of-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The power of example has been so over worked that I hesitated to compose this note. However, recent experience has revived this concept for me in a way worth recording. So here I go. Almost 20 years ago I began developing knee problems while attempting to train for what I thought was to be my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Picture Religion And Atheism</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/06/12/big-picture-religion-and-atheism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found Jon Haidt&#8217;s reference in The Happiness Hypothesis to the literature related to ethics of community versus ethics of individuality to be useful. In particular, it was his suggestion that perhaps we would not want to completely eliminate either one or the other that got me thinking about this concept. There is lots of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Long Does One Continue To Engage Mormon Apologists In Debate?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/06/05/how-long-does-one-continue-to-engage-mormon-apologists-in-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I still receive email on a fairly regular basis from the faithful of various stripes (Mormon, FLDS, Evangelical) who encourage me to take the time to consider their latest theories and evidence as to why they have &#8220;the truth&#8221;. Early on in my recovery/exodus process, I diligently followed up on much of what I received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I Am Hutterite&#8221; By Mary-Ann Kirkby</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/06/04/i-am-hutterite-by-mary-ann-kirkby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I Am Hutterite” by Mary-Ann Kirkby I saw this book sitting on a stand in and airport bookstore as I was walking past this afternoon, picked it up on impulse and finished it a few hours later. I highly recommend it. This is not a great work of literature. It is, however, a nicely crafted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I Am Not As Happy As I Used To Be While Mormon&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/05/28/i-am-not-as-happy-as-i-used-to-be-while-mormon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 23:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“I am not as happy as I used to be while Mormon” I addressed this in part about with the idea that we will always be restless. However, there is a bit more that should be said. I posted something earlier that was quite extensive with regard to the current social science of happiness. You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;You Are The One Who Broke Our Marriage Covenants By Disobeying The Church, So If We Get Divorced Its Your Fault!&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 23:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“You are the one who broke our marriage covenants by disobeying the Church, so if we get divorced its your fault!” One of our companions the other night raised the old notion that somehow when one spouse leaves Mormonism and the other does not, the one who leaves is breaching the marriage contract, and is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bird In The Garage</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/03/10/the-bird-in-the-garage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this time of year, it is still dark when I arrive home from work each evening. A few nights ago, I pulled up to the garage in the usual manner, hit the door opener, waited the required moments, and then drove slowly inside. Our garage is usually a mess, and is particularly disastrous right [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Namesake&#8221; &#8211; On Cultural Immigrants And Flourishing In A Post-Mormon World</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/02/19/the-namesake-on-cultural-immigrants-and-flourishing-in-a-post-mormon-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As often happens these days, I had a fine experience a few nights ago as a result of tagging along with one of my children. My 17-year-old son brought a movie home &#8212; &#8220;The Namesake&#8221; &#8212; at the suggestion of his girlfriend&#8217;s mother. I decided to sit down and watch it with him. Time well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birth Control Causes Divorce; Therefore The Pope Was Right; Therefore The Catholic Church Is True?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/02/11/birth-control-causes-divorce-therefore-the-pope-was-right-therefore-the-catholic-church-is-true/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If this were five years ago, shortly after my exodus from Mormonism, I would probably be reporting that I awakened this morning in a panicked, cold sweat after one of those crazy mixed up dreams in which I had come to the certain realization that the Catholic Church was God&#8217;s one true, and only authorized, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lyndon Lamborn &#8211; Dancing With Evangelicals At The Red Mountain Community Church</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/01/21/lyndon-lamborn-dancing-with-evangelicals-at-the-red-mountain-community-church/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/01/21/lyndon-lamborn-dancing-with-evangelicals-at-the-red-mountain-community-church/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I watched Lyndon’s you tube presentation to the Red Mountain Community Church near Phoenix, and thoroughly enjoyed it. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECjddl&#8230;. He is an eloquent spokesman for the post-Mormon movement. His personal style is folksy, and pleasant. He is the kind of guy that most people would probably love to spend an evening chatting with. I certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stronger, Better Educated Females &#8212; A Silver Bullet For Humanity&#8217;s Current Demons?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/01/14/stronger-better-educated-females-a-silver-bullet-for-humanitys-current-demons/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/01/14/stronger-better-educated-females-a-silver-bullet-for-humanitys-current-demons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stronger, Better Educated Females &#8212; A Silver Bullet for Humanity’s Current Demons? Years ago, I ran across E.O. Wilson&#8217;s wonderful essay &#8220;The Bottleneck&#8221; (see http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?arti&#8230;). Since then, from time to time, I have wondered whether we have available to us a more powerful social medicine than female education and empowerment. I have not found one so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Re-Read The Book Of Mormon, Etc. &#8211; A Response To A Mormon Leader</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/01/10/re-read-the-book-of-mormon-etc-a-response-to-a-mormon-leader/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2008/01/10/re-read-the-book-of-mormon-etc-a-response-to-a-mormon-leader/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This does not happen much anymore, but I still occasionally get a letter from an LDS leader asking in a polite way what happened to my testimony and why I don&#8217;t do what he thinks might bring it back. In this case, the questions and comments were as follows: - My questioner understands that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Post-Mormons Happier Than Mormons?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/11/10/are-post-mormons-happier-than-mormons/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/11/10/are-post-mormons-happier-than-mormons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 04:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a note I sent to a friend this morning on this topic. best, bob As it happens, I have thought a lot about the way in which our degree of choice influences happiness, and why it seems that to an extent at least, the more choice we have, the more unhappy we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Teresa And Karen Armstrong &#8211; Two Different &#8220;Dark Nights Of The Soul&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/10/31/mother-teresa-and-karen-armstrong-two-different-dark-nights-of-the-soul/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/10/31/mother-teresa-and-karen-armstrong-two-different-dark-nights-of-the-soul/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life is good. One of the things that makes it good – or better – is taking time to record whatever we find satisfying. These are not necessarily highlights. They are, more simply, whatever resonates with us. So that is what I’m going to do this evening. I will reinforce the nice feelings I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Colbert &#8211; New Ideas Produce &#8220;Confusion&#8221; That Make &#8220;The Mind Scab Over&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/10/26/stephen-colbert-new-ideas-produce-confusion-that-make-the-mind-scab-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 04:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I do not care for everything Stephen Colbert does, I have been chuckling aloud for a couple of days while listening to his CD &#8220;I am America, and so can you!&#8221; The man is such a beautiful walking parody of what is wrong with the right end of the American political and religious spectrum, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Bryson’s &#8220;A Short History of Nearly Everything&#8221; – On Perspective</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/07/02/bill-bryson%e2%80%99s-a-short-history-of-nearly-everything-%e2%80%93-on-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/07/02/bill-bryson%e2%80%99s-a-short-history-of-nearly-everything-%e2%80%93-on-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 04:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am in a contemplative mood today. This likely has to do with the fact that work and family life have been frenetic for months, and while the pressure is still high, today it has backed off enough to allow breathing room. The weather reflects my outlook. As I look out my office window, rain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Was The Book Of Mormon Written?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/05/17/when-was-the-book-of-mormon-written/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/05/17/when-was-the-book-of-mormon-written/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 05:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Steve Farmer (see http://www.safarmer.com/Farmer.Beijin&#8230;) is a former Harvard prof who uses a complexity based computer program to help date ancient documents. He has told me that he thinks he may be able to shed new light on when the B of M was written. I am aware of another similar complex pattern finding system that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let Us Celebrate Our Heroes</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/05/04/let-us-celebrate-our-heroes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 05:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let us celebrate our heroes, and empathize with the vast majority of our social groups (including, even, religious leaders) who have no realistic chance when pitted against their social forces. These thoughts were stimulated by my reading of a recent article posted at http://www.edge.org. I have mentioned, perhaps too many times, that this is one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Proposed Talk For Sacrament Meeting (or Wherever) &#8211; Quote Not To Use &#8220;Mormons Are Like Redwood Seedlings Being Pruned Into One Foot Tall Bonsai&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/04/17/a-proposed-talk-for-sacrament-meeting-or-wherever-quote-not-to-use-mormons-are-like-redwood-seedlings-being-pruned-into-one-foot-tall-bonsai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been intensely busy at work for the last little while, and accordingly not either posted or read much here for several weeks. However, I had the opportunity to read a few threads this morning, and wrote my first extended post in weeks on the &#8220;a lost Elder&#8221; thread. As I was finishing it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Relations &#8211; &#8220;Spin&#8221; &#8211; Mitt Romney – How Will Mormonism Evolve? &#8211; Cognitive Dissonance</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/02/26/public-relations-spin-mitt-romney-%e2%80%93-how-will-mormonism-evolve-cognitive-dissonance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished listening to an excellent CBC presentation with regard to the current state of culture, and a number of the factors that will influence where we go from here in that regard. You can find the program at http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/spi&#8230;. Today is a work day for me, but I will jot down a few thoughts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormon Decision-Making – Feelings Of Peace V. Feelings Of Darkness</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/02/15/mormon-decision-making-%e2%80%93-feelings-of-peace-v-feelings-of-darkness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am in the midst of making a significant career/business decision, and was struck last night by how different this process feels this time around as compared to how I experienced while Mormon. This is the first time I have made a decision of this kind since leaving Mormonism. While Mormon, a significant part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Am A Recovering Mormon</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/01/23/i-am-a-recovering-mormon/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2007/01/23/i-am-a-recovering-mormon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 05:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If this were a Mormon testimony meeting, I would stand up, start with the obligatory “brothers and sisters, I want to bear you my testimony that I know this is the one and only true church on the face of the earth blah blah blah”, and then get into what I really wanted to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leonard Cohen&#8217;s &#8220;Hallelujah&#8221; – A Meditation On Healing Religious Wounds And The Breadth Of Religious Symbolism</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2006/12/06/leonard-cohens-hallelujah-%e2%80%93-a-meditation-on-healing-religious-wounds-and-the-breadth-of-religious-symbolism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent about 18 hours driving this weekend, and it had the opportunity to listen to a lot of music as well as a couple of books on tape. Leonard Cohen&#8217;s &#8220;Hallelujah&#8221; has long been one of my favorites, and I listened to it probably a dozen times during the course of my drive. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Piaget, &#8220;Formal Operations&#8221; And The Mormon Ability To Comprehend Reality</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2006/12/01/piaget-formal-operations-and-the-mormon-ability-to-comprehend-reality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my friends is a successful clinical psychologist with a background in theology. He is one of the sharpest people with whom I regularly deal when it comes to understanding the academic psychological literature, and practically applying it. Here is part of a note he sent to me and a number of other people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Gospel Is Perfect But The People Are Not&#8221; &#8211; A Critique: Part II &#8211; The Gospel Is Perfect?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/11/07/the-gospel-is-perfect-but-the-people-are-not-a-critique-part-ii-the-gospel-is-perfect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 18:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part II – The Gospel is Perfect? I did a google search as well as a search of the www.lds.org data base of two phrases: “The Church is Perfect” and “The Gospel is Perfect”. I noticed an interesting pattern. By and large, faithful Mormons do not say “the Church is perfect”, and the lds.org data [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Questions From The Mormon Fringe &#8211; How Mormon Leaders Receive Revelation And Agnosticism</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/11/07/questions-from-the-mormon-fringe-how-mormon-leaders-receive-revelation-and-agnosticism/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/11/07/questions-from-the-mormon-fringe-how-mormon-leaders-receive-revelation-and-agnosticism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2005 17:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a lightly edited copy of part of an exchange I am having with a sincerely questioning Mormon. Since the questions are basic, I thought others here might find this useful. I would be interested to hear how others would answer this kind of question. Best regards, bob Bob, am I to believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Thoughts About Mormon Marriage</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/25/a-few-thoughts-about-mormon-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/25/a-few-thoughts-about-mormon-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Few Thoughts About Mormon Marriage bob mccue October 22, 2005 http://mccue.cc/bob/spirituality.htm Table of Contents Introduction 2 Two’s Company; Three’s A Crowd 2 Fear and Desire 3 The Man’s On Top 4 Where’s The Love? 5 Mormonism Takes Undue Credit 5 Temple Building As An Investment Strategy 6 Divorce 6 Marriage In Traditional Societies v. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Was Joseph Smith Jr., Mormonism’s Founder, Reliable?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/24/was-joseph-smith-jr-mormonism%e2%80%99s-founder-reliable/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/24/was-joseph-smith-jr-mormonism%e2%80%99s-founder-reliable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joseph Smith Jr. would have been 200 years old on December 23, 2005. Hence, we are in the midst of a reporting flurry regarding Mormonism. Much of this shows Mormonism at its clean-cut best – attractive families; successful businessmen and politicians; Steve Young; with smiles all-round. And Mormons generally have earned their hardworking, pleasant image. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Problem With Mormon Authority</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/24/the-problem-with-mormon-authority/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/24/the-problem-with-mormon-authority/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:19:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What follows is a copy of a lightly edited letter I sent earlier today to a respected, liberal Mormon academic. Best regards, bob Dr. *: I have appreciated much of your work, and have not listened to your interview on *. I do, however, have a few things to add to what ** said to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Draft Submission To Newsweek&#8217;s &#8220;My Turn&#8221; Re: Joseph Smith&#8217;s Birthday And Mormonism</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/18/draft-submission-to-newsweeks-my-turn-re-joseph-smiths-birthday-and-mormonism/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/18/draft-submission-to-newsweeks-my-turn-re-joseph-smiths-birthday-and-mormonism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 17:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On another thread, someone made the useful suggestion that I turn a letter to the editor I wrote to Newsweek re. Soukup&#8217;s &#8220;Mormon Odyssey&#8221; article into an essay submission to Newsweek&#8217;s &#8220;My Turn&#8221; feature. 900 word limit. 150 submitted each week, from which one is chosen. Long odds, but what the hell. Those of you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Few Therapy Ideas For Recovering Mormons</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/14/a-few-therapy-ideas-for-recovering-mormons/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/10/14/a-few-therapy-ideas-for-recovering-mormons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We may define therapy as a search for value. Abraham Maslow Abstract See http://www.virtualcs.com/blackboard/l&#8230; and http://www.spiritualcompetency.com/jh&#8230; for a summary of information related to recovery from the kind of spiritual crisis many of us pass through as we leave Mormonism. This is based on the DSM – IV, the manual psychiatrists use to diagnose mental dysfunction. The type [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When are we justified in thinking that we &#8220;know: something?: A Case Study regarding Martha Beck and &#8220;Leaving the Saints&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/26/when-are-we-justified-in-thinking-that-we-know-something-a-case-study-regarding-martha-beck-and-leaving-the-saints/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I posted something this morning at http://www.exmormon.org/boards/w-agor&#8230; relative to Beck and her well-worth-reading book. A little while ago I received an email form someone whose views I respect politely taking me to task for some aspects of what I said there. Since I think that my response outlines some things that are important regarding how we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raymond Sports Oral History Project</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/20/raymond-sports-oral-history-project/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/20/raymond-sports-oral-history-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 17:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an old Raymond Comet basketball player (1974-76) and my mother, Katie Paxman McCue, is an older Raymond &#8220;Helcat&#8221; (love that name &#8211; one &#8220;L&#8221; so they wouldn&#8217;t be swearing) basketball player (1950 &#8211; 51). So, I was raised on Union Jack, Comet and Helcat legends. These stories formed my perception of both myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Mythologies And The DSM &#8211; IV</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/19/personal-mythologies-and-the-dsm-iv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the projects I have had going for some time is that of putting together a manual for people undergoing the crisis of conservative or fundamentalist religious faith through which I went a few years ago. Hence, when I run across material that is relevant to that topic, I file it away. Last night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Summary Of How Denial Works</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/09/a-summary-of-how-denial-works/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/09/a-summary-of-how-denial-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 23:07:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pulling together my notes on this topic, and am trying to synthesize them into a set of working principles that is short and simple enough for me to remember. I would be grateful to anyone who cares to read this and tell me if they can think of any areas of research that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormonism&#8217;s Response To Secularization</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/09/mormonisms-response-to-secularization/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/09/mormonisms-response-to-secularization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 22:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a contribution I made recently to a science and religion list on which I participate. All the best, bob My continued reading here confirms that I have far more to learn than to contribute to those of you who have been at this science and religion stuff much longer than have I. Thank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging Myths For Post Mormons</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/08/encouraging-myths-for-post-mormons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Use of Mythology in the Recovery Process One of the most comforting perspectives to be grasped as we deal with the trauma caused by a changing belief system is that provided by mythology. This shows how common this process is, and how integral it is to the creative forces that underlie both individuals and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Prayer Work? Does Mormonism Work?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/04/does-prayer-work-does-mormonism-work/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/09/04/does-prayer-work-does-mormonism-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2005 17:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The answer to this question, as is so often the case with questions of this type is, &#8220;That depends on what you mean by &#8216;works&#8217;&#8221;. Let’s explore this interesting issue. I will set out my thoughts and would be interested to hear the impressions and experiences others have had along similar lines. In a recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Request For Collaborators In A Post-Mormon Writing Project</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/08/31/a-request-for-collaborators-in-a-post-mormon-writing-project/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/08/31/a-request-for-collaborators-in-a-post-mormon-writing-project/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is the introduction to an essay that has sat half finsihed (at 50 pages) on my computer for almost a year. I have finally decided to finish it, and would like to invite those interested to read the draft as it now sits and to provide comments, input, etc. If you would like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mormon Shipwreck</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/08/27/the-mormon-shipwreck/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A non-Mormon friend asked me the other day how I had found the time I have spent during the past three years to do all of the reading and writing I have done about Mormonism. I explained that people are affected differently by the kind of religious belief transition I have made, but for many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review Of Michael Ruse&#8217;s Mysteries Of Mysteries &#8211; Is Evolution A Social Construction?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/07/27/review-of-michael-ruses-mysteries-of-mysteries-is-evolution-a-social-construction/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/07/27/review-of-michael-ruses-mysteries-of-mysteries-is-evolution-a-social-construction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Review of Michael Ruse’s “Mysteries of Mysteries &#8211; Is Evolution a Social Construction?” bob mccue July 26, 2005 A friend asked some time ago that I write a review of Michael Ruse’s (“Michael”) book “Mysteries of Mysteries &#8211; Is Evolution a Social Construction?” (“Mystery”) and post it to a science list on which we both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mormon Polygamy And Apologetics &#8211; An Overview</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/07/21/mormon-polygamy-and-apologetics-an-overview/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/07/21/mormon-polygamy-and-apologetics-an-overview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=83</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What follows is a question that was recently put to me, and my answer. Some may find it a useful big picture analysis of Mormon polygamy/polygyny. All the best, bob Dear Mr. Mccue, My name is * and I live in **. I have been reading a little of the information on your web site. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Quinn&#8217;s Mormon Testimony</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/07/11/michael-quinns-mormon-testimony/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/07/11/michael-quinns-mormon-testimony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2005 17:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently had the chance to spend some time chatting with Michael Quinn and thought some here might be interested in a brief report. I did not hear anything from him in private that he has not indicated in public, so I can tell you exactly what he said. And, by the way, the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparative Apologetics</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/06/21/comparative-apologetics/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/06/21/comparative-apologetics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 17:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=79</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the last barriers I had to jump on my way out of Mormonism might be called the &#8220;Smart Mormon&#8221; hurdle. As one approaches it, the hurdle looks like this: There are so many really smart Mormons who believe Mormonism is &#8220;true&#8221;. The smart Mormons are much smarter and better educated than I am. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Joy Of Determinism &#8211; The Old Freewill V. Determinism Debate</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/06/21/the-joy-of-determinism-the-old-freewill-v-determinism-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/06/21/the-joy-of-determinism-the-old-freewill-v-determinism-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=78</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For this interested in the long story, see the thread at http://www.aimoo.com/forum/po&#8230;.. The thread was started by the observation that a prominent scientist said at a recent conference that she found that ditching free will was itself immensely &#8220;freeing&#8221;. That is, she felt that be adopting a deterministic mindset (that all of her actions were determined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sydney Ridgon And The Book Of Mormon</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/06/03/sydney-ridgon-and-the-book-of-mormon/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/06/03/sydney-ridgon-and-the-book-of-mormon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2005 02:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=77</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[History is never certain. However, some things are far more certain than others. We have a pretty good idea, for example, as to the nature of most of the important facts related to the dropping of the Hiroshima bomb, and much less reliable information about Jesus Christ. There is some evidence connecting Rigdon to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Meaning Of Life&#8221; As Per Ursula Goodenough In Her Book &#8220;The Sacred Depths Of Nature&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/05/23/the-meaning-of-life-as-per-ursula-goodenough-in-her-book-the-sacred-depths-of-nature/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/05/23/the-meaning-of-life-as-per-ursula-goodenough-in-her-book-the-sacred-depths-of-nature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2005 18:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finished reading this book this morning, having heard Dr. Goodenough speak at a conference last weekend, and having had the chance to chat with her. She is one of those rare people who project both a sense of personal power and make those in her presence feel both valued and safe. And her book [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miscellanea re Adjustments to leaving Mormonism</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/04/22/miscellanea-re-adjustments-to-leaving-mormonism/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/04/22/miscellanea-re-adjustments-to-leaving-mormonism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2005 15:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend just forwarded this to me. Since it is relevant to our discussion regarding the merits of different forms of spirituality and belief in God, I pass it along. Click Here For Original Link Or Thread. I found your discussion of spirituality interesting and useful, and during my trip with my son did some reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Can&#8217;t Insiders Accurately Perceive Their Own Culture?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/29/why-cant-insiders-accurately-perceive-their-own-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/29/why-cant-insiders-accurately-perceive-their-own-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a summary of some of the principles of social behaviour that make it difficult for insiders to accurately perceive their own behaviour. Cognitive Dissonance Cognitive dissonance is at the root of denial. Fear is at the root of cognitive dissonance. The extent of our fear is determined by our general tendencies in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Use Of Mythology In The Recovery Process</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/28/the-use-of-mythology-in-the-recovery-process/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/28/the-use-of-mythology-in-the-recovery-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The widest angle lens I have found while trying to understand my experience on the way out of Mormonism was handed to me by a friend as I was going through some of my darkest moments of that birth canal. She referred me to comparative mythologist Joseph Campbell. I found him and others like him [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“The Spirit” and When to Get Married</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/23/%e2%80%9cthe-spirit%e2%80%9d-and-when-to-get-married/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/23/%e2%80%9cthe-spirit%e2%80%9d-and-when-to-get-married/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite nephews just got engaged. He is 21, a recent RM and has been dating his now fiance for about 6 months. They plan to marry in August. The classic Mormon RM story. She comes from a wealthy background. He is just starting school and has no idea what he will do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Young Mormon Women Want More Income Earning Potential In A Potential Mate Than Non-Mormon Women?</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/14/do-young-mormon-women-want-more-income-earning-potential-in-a-potential-mate-than-non-mormon-women/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/14/do-young-mormon-women-want-more-income-earning-potential-in-a-potential-mate-than-non-mormon-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2005 16:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had just returned from watching our 22-year-old son&#8217;s intramural basketball game. Wonderful game, by the way. Those kids do things &#8211; and do them beautifully &#8211; that my buddies and I did not dream of 25 years ago when I was playing seriously. After the game I chatted for a while with an RM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I See The Past, Present And Future, Existing All At Once Before Me</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/10/i-see-the-past-present-and-future-existing-all-at-once-before-me/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/03/10/i-see-the-past-present-and-future-existing-all-at-once-before-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That should sound familiar. It comes, more or less, from the D&#38;C. I don&#8217;t have my copy handy, so someone will have to fill in that blank for us. I ran across this phrase while reading today. It is part of William Blake&#8217;s work. He died in 1827. This is believed to have been written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African Wisdom</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/02/16/african-wisdom/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2005/02/16/african-wisdom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I toured a local museum yesterday, and found the following African proverbs that I found enlightening enough to record and share: - To not know is bad; to wish not to know is worse. - Choose the neighbor before the house; the companion before the journey. - He who can&#8217;t dance says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Deal With A TBM Spouse</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2004/07/15/how-to-deal-with-a-tbm-spouse/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2004/07/15/how-to-deal-with-a-tbm-spouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2004 16:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=65</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What follows is part of a message I sent to a friend who asked me how he could enjoy life when so much of his life was tied to a spouse with whom he could not get along. The issue between them is Mormonism. She believes. He does not. They as a result do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Women&#8217;s College Basketball Recruiting Process</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2003/08/01/the-womens-college-basketball-recruiting-process/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2003/08/01/the-womens-college-basketball-recruiting-process/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2003 18:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bobmccue.ca/?p=9</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Women&#8217;s College Basketball Recruiting Process A Guide for Perplexed Canadians Bob McCue August 2003 Preface During the past couple of years I have assisted my daughter, Marin, to make her way through the Canadian and US college basketball recruitment process. This process, while stressful and difficult in a number of ways, has been one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zen in &#8220;The Zone&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bobmccue.ca/2003/02/16/zen-in-the-zone/</link>
		<comments>http://bobmccue.ca/2003/02/16/zen-in-the-zone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction While he was with the Chicago Bulls, Phil Jackson did a lot to popularize the idea that athletic performance can be enhanced through meditation and other spiritual means. His spectacular success in moulding the Bulls, with some odd-fitting parts such as Dennis Rodman, into the steamroller they were gave these ideas credence. Personally, all [...]]]></description>
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