Word: syverson
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Dates: during 1995-1995
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...being one of a small cohort does not seem to bother them, since most report that their journeys here were made largely on their own. David Syverson, 29, a first-year seminarian baptized as a Lutheran in North Dakota, says of his decision, "This is really going against what society believes in. Mom and Dad were shocked, though they eventually accepted it." John Stimler, 25, an entering seminarian from Decatur, Illinois, notes that the celibacy business puzzled his friends and acquaintances: "People, especially young people, have difficulty comprehending how you can live without sex. 'Oh, boy! Strange bird here...