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Vlad Chituc, 23, prepares Quinoa Tabbouleh and a portobello burger at his apartment in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Chituc, an atheist, is participating in Lent by converting from vegetarian to vegan, something he hopes to continue indefinitely as an act of good morals and good health. RNS photo by Ted Richardson

(RNS2-mar13) Vlad Chituc, 23, prepares Quinoa Tabbouleh and a portobello burger at his apartment in Durham, N.C., Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Chituc, an atheist, is participating in Lent by converting from vegetarian to vegan, something he hopes to continue indefinitely as an act of good morals and good health. For use with RNS-ATHEIST-VEGAN, transmitted on March 14, 2013, RNS photo by Ted Richardson.