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What Liberal Quakers Believe

Central tenets of Quakerism, based on the questions in the Belief-O-Matic quiz.

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Kirk Franklin on the Fight of His Life

Award-winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin talks to Beliefnet about staying true to his music and to God.

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Quakers Ask: What Do We Believe, and Why?

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Back to Where We Once Belonged

Religious conservatives want the old-time religion in the public square, but that doesn't mean they're pushing theocracy.

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Reflections from East Asia

In East Asia, 'Arab Islam' and moderate Islam are clashing. In India, orthodox thinking is flourishing--and that's a good thing.

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My Krishna Consciousness

With a nudge from Indiana Jones, I found in the Hare Krishnas a way to integrate my Hindu background and contemporary life.

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Debate: Is Liberal Catholicism Dead?

What has happened to the radical changes that seemed to be an inevitable part of the Church's future?

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Why We Need to Debate Torture

Real life requires us to decide between evils, says Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz.

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What Is a Hindu Kingdom?

A popular pilgrimage site, Nepal has been paralyzed by protests against the king, considered by supporters to be a Hindu god.

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Why They Don't Hate Us

Mark LeVine talks about his new book, which offers a way to change how Muslims, Christians, and Jews think about one another.

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