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That time my violin teacher tried to convert me to Christianity

JL;DR SUMMARY Mira Fox recounts a personal experience from her junior year in college, when her violin teacher attempted to engage her in a conversation aimed at converting her to Christianity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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IdentityTrump AdministrationMusicConversionChristianityReligious ExpressionViolinProselytizingMinority Religions

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United States
"My teacher and I were sitting only a few inches apart in a tiny, sound-proofed practice room in the basement of my colleges music building, and I felt trapped."

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