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The smoker then gathered all his change and left the store.

The smoker then gathered all his change and left the store.

This parable actually happened.

This parable actually happened.{{fact}}

== The Fasting Woman ==

== The Fasting Woman ==

A young student studying his first [[Politics]] assignment picked to answer the question - "Have we reached the end of political ideology?". The young student, as this was his first paper, studied hard and long to argue that there has been a rise in [[conservative]] thought in recent years as a response to growing [[globalization]] and encroaching [[liberalism]]. The lecturer gave the paper low marks despite solid referencing and an extensive bibilography. The young student felt slighted by this as he had put in many hours work. Instead of bowing down and re-writing the assignment according to his lecturers standards, the student petioned the head of department to have his paper and final mark reviewed and also got several others to back him. In the end the student got an A grade.

A young student studying his first [[Politics]] assignment picked to answer the question - "Have we reached the end of political ideology?". The young student, as this was his first paper, studied hard and long to argue that there has been a rise in [[conservative]] thought in recent years as a response to growing [[globalization]] and encroaching [[liberalism]]. The lecturer gave the paper low marks despite solid referencing and an extensive bibilography. The young student felt slighted by this as he had put in many hours work. Instead of bowing down and re-writing the assignment according to his lecturers standards, the student petioned the head of department to have his paper and final mark reviewed and also got several others to back him. In the end the student got an A grade.

This parable actually happened.

This parable actually happened.{{fact}}

==The Conservative Conference==

==The Conservative Conference==

But to his great surprise, everyone else showed up.  The other attendees concluded that both [[logic]] and [[faith]] weighed in favor of traveling to the conference.  There was no logical reason for staying home, and [[faith]] eliminated any anxiety.  In fact, the [[conservatives]] did not even waste time discussing their decisions to attend, at a time when nearly all other travelers acted irrationally and avoided airplanes.

But to his great surprise, everyone else showed up.  The other attendees concluded that both [[logic]] and [[faith]] weighed in favor of traveling to the conference.  There was no logical reason for staying home, and [[faith]] eliminated any anxiety.  In fact, the [[conservatives]] did not even waste time discussing their decisions to attend, at a time when nearly all other travelers acted irrationally and avoided airplanes.

This parable actually happened.

This parable actually happened.{{fact}}

== The Convert ==

== The Convert ==

But her neighbors wondered why she never again baked any more bread....

But her neighbors wondered why she never again baked any more bread....

= Other Parables =

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