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User:Bccomm
==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]]
**However, I do believe that abortion is wrong and people would be much better off with adoption. Still, it's a personal choice that is best left to individuals and their families.⏎
*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 (though not the way we got involved in it). But it could be (and needs to be) ended '''soon''' 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]]⏎
**However, I think that [[Richard Stallman|RMS]] needs to get a taste of reality...especially in regard to nomenclature.

==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.