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Joshua, why do you feel the need to do these things?

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[waking him] Joshua. Joshua. Joshua, please, you're a 5th grader today, you're almost a man.

Dialogue

Joshua A. Beal: My question is about my Aunt Denise. She's not baptized, so that means she's going to hell, right? Sister Terry: Uh, no, actually she's not, Joshua. Joshua A. Beal: And my dad's best friend, he's not baptized either, and that means *he's* going to hell. Sister Terry: Joshua, I think you misunderstood. Student: Oh man! Seth Greenburg rides my bus, he's not baptized... Sister Terry: Okay, wait a sec... Student #2: Hey, my cousin's going to hell? Sister Terry: No, I don't think.... Student: The family living next door - their whole house is going to hell! Sister Terry: No, that's not what it says in the book. If you'll notice, on page 4... Okay, alright, quiet! No one is going to hell!

Dialogue

Frank Benton: Hey, Josh, is today tomorrow? Joshua A. Beal: No, Frank, tomorrow's tomorrow. Today's today, and tomorrow's tomorrow.

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Mr. Beal: Joshua, the pope is not God. Joshua A. Beal: I know that, but he's his best friend. Mr. Beal: We're not going to Rome.

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Sister Terry: Every day at sunset, you'd bow your head to the east and pray, is that right? Joshua A. Beal: Uh, I stopped that. Sister Terry: Okay, well, what did you think about when you prayed? Joshua A. Beal: Nothing mostly. Sometimes, I'd wonder... What made that smell in the carpet?