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==NEWS==
I start school on Aug 26, so I won't be able to do much Wiki for a while...

==I am a...==
#fifteen-year-old high school student.
#[[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormon]] (in faith; see below)
#[[Left-wing politics|left-winger]] (not necessarily in conflict with #2)
#South Dakotan.
#user the [[NetBSD]] operating system.
#[[Wikipedian]] as of [[March 12]], 2004, when I heard it mentioned on [[Slashdot]] (username: bccomm).

==Theoretical Bias==
*I have strong ties to my religion.
*I am [[Pro-choice]]
*I have no problem with gay marriage. It'll just never happen within my church.
**I do however, agree that homosexual activity (but not homosexuality as a mindset) is a sin. Homosexuality can be changed, and it would be beneficial for gays and lesbians to do so, but it should still be their choice.
*I will register to vote as a [[libertarian]] when I'm 18.
*I will probably vote for a [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic candidate]]
*I am a weak [[pacifist]]
**I am sickened by the fact that I actually do support the war in Iraq. But it (though not the way we got involved in it). But it could be (and needs to be) endend '''soon''' and peacefully without military force. 
**Americans, by and large, need to change their general attitude toward the [[Middle East]] and the [[Islam|Islamic faith]].
*I support the [[open source movement]]

==Interests==
...or things I wrongfully claim to be an expert at.
*[[Abrahamic religion]]
*[[Politics]]
*[[Psychology]]
*[[Computer Science]]
*[[Poetry]]
*[[Cultures|World Cultures and Social Science]]
*[[Typesetting|(Computer-based) Typesetting]]


==Religion==
My religious journey has been a bit twisted, but I've found the truth. Essentially and chronologically:

* I was actively (but, as a libertarian, respectfully) an anti-Restorationist Christian<sup>[[#Footnotes|1]]</sup>. I was especially offended by [[Mormonism]].
** I also drank coffee by the gallon.
* I found out (discreetly) that a very close friend of mine&mdash;a girl that I really liked&mdash;was LDS. Very, very, LDS.
* I was filled with
*# awe at the situation,
*# more rage than ever before at her church,
*# sorrow for her sake; she's a fourth-gen Mormon.
* Out of the most painful depression imagineable, I prayed for her.
* Over time I came to realize that ''I'' was seriously wrong, not her.
**My Heavenly Father had put me on the path of tribulation and I was able to find Him because of it.
* I am now a pro-Mormon apologist and firm believer in the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
** I gave up drinking coffee. Worst week of my life.
* Life is good. Or at least a lot more positive than it was before.

===Footnotes===
# I now realize this is a contradiction.