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When I was 13 or so, I was confirmed as a Catholic.

I want to get some kind of formal recognition that I have renounced my membership in the Catholic Church, does anyone have any info on how to do this or if there even is some formal means? I'm thinking of finding out from my parents what church this took place in (I lived in Austin, Texas at the time) so I can write to that church about this.

Edit. Thanks to google, I found it: St. Louis Catholic Church on Burnet Road.

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Since I was tagged by kyrene:

1) Total number of books owned?
I'm not sure exactly, I'd estimate around 150.

2) The last book I bought?
Religion Explained by Pascal Boyer, Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan, and The God Part of the Brain by Matthew Alper. Since I bought these at the same time, I have to list them all.

3) The last book I read?
Religion Explained, currently reading Understanding Media and the Schaum's Outline book on Probability. I've also recently read the graphic novels V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and the first volume of Promethea, also by Alan Moore.

4) Five books that mean a lot to me?
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
Wholeness and the Implicate Order by David Bohm
The Hidden Gospel by Neil Douglas-Klotz
The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris
Night Watch by Terry Pratchett

5) Tag 5 people and have them fill this out on their LJs:
bifemmefatale
_raven_
ubiquity
cowgrrl
badsede
Bonus sixth person tagged: novapsyche

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http://www.leavemychildalone.org/

Thanks to the "No Child Left Behind Act," schools in the US have been required to pass contact information for their students to military recruiters. Parents can "opt out," however. This webpage gives information on how to do so, and how to get involved with efforts to repeal this.

Thanks to lady_babalon for the link

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Rogue economist Steven Levitt argues for a positive correlation between the drop in US crime rates in the 1990's, and the legalization of abortion.

Edit. Read more about Steven Levitt here.