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Andy Pope

https://edeninbabylon.com
Andy Pope is a freelance writer currently residing in Moscow, Idaho. His unique perspective has been published on FāVS News throughout the past five years, as well as on Classism Exposed, Berkeleyside, Street Spirit News, U.U. Class Conversations and Religion Unplugged. An accomplished pianist and lifelong musical theatre person, Andy is also the author of "Eden in Babylon," a musical about youth homelessness in urban America. He recently started a new YouTube Channel, which you can find here.
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Say No or Else

My greatest challenge is when I try to say no repeatedly to a person who won’t take no for an answer. I need to learn how to say no politely, kindly and firmly. And in all my years, I have not been practiced at doing so.
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Reformed Christianity Has Nothing to Do with Ultra-Right-Wing Politics

Before long, I learned that not only were they not Christians, but that many of them were vehemently opposed to Christianity. After a while, I realized that many of these people based their views largely on reports of a certain megachurch and its derivative churches, purporting to embrace Reformed theology.
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Sitting on a Sidewalk, Reminiscing on the Joys of Homelessness

I may never be homeless again. But that doesn't mean I have to forsake all the things that were good about homelessness — or at least about homelessness in Berkeley.
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The Bible Doesn’t Say Life Begins at Conception

I ask my fellow Christians these questions: Where did we first hear “Abortion is murder?” Where did we first hear “Life begins at conception?” We did not read them in our Bibles. They simply are not there.
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The Homeless Buzzwords

When I was homeless, I heard a number of words used predominantly by those who lived indoors that had a dubious ring in the ears of those of us who lived outside.
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What You Should Know Before Becoming Homeless

Before becoming homeless, you should know that people will not treat you as a full human being with needs, rights and sensibilities akin to those of the rest of the human race.
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Mental Health: Which Kingdom Will I Seek?

All the experiences we have come to classify as mental health disorders are real. However, despite their being real, I sometimes question the emphasis that ought to be placed on them.
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