Template.post.events = { 'click .discuss-link': function(){ Session.set('selected_post', this); Session.set('state', 'view_post'); } , 'click .upvote-link': function(){ Meteor.call('voteForPost', this); } }; Template.post.ago = function(){ var submitted = new Date(this.submitted); return submitted.toString(); }; Template.post.voted = function(){ var user = Meteor.user(); if(!user) return false; var myvote = MyVotes.findOne({post: this._id, user: user._id}); return !!myvote; };