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How could a stranger have so much hatred and anger toward me?
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Heavy Meddle: On The Perils Of Being A 40-Year-Old Romantic Virgin
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In four decades, she hasn’t had a single romantic relationship. Is it too late for her to find love?
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Greg M. Epstein is Harvard’s humanist chaplain and the director of the university’s humanist community. He is also the author of the New York Times best-seller “Good Without God: What a Billion Non-Religious People Do Believe.”

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A Warning To Future Candidates: Wear Religious Blinders At Your Own Risk

By Greg M. Epstein

Though we have a way to go before we elect a secular president, extreme religious values will now cost a candidate an election — even in America’s heartland.

Thu, Nov 08, 2012

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Chick-fil-A And The Value Of Values

By Greg M. Epstein

In the wake of the recent Chick-fil-A controversy, Greg M. Epstein argues that the religious right has long held an unjustified monopoly on “family values.” But, he asks, what about the rest of us?

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