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I Can Now Dedicate Myself to the Service of Others

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In Giving I Connect With Others

I never had time to think about my beliefs until my twenty-eight-year-old daughter Paula fell ill. During that year of agony and the following year of my grieving, everything stopped for me. There was nothing to do--just cry and remember.

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There Is No Job More Important Than Parenting

The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My story is really my mother's story--a woman with little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe.

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Your Hijab Questions Answered

What do you want to know about the way Muslim women dress, the headscarf, and the hijab? Beliefnet answers your questions here.

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Ron Paul's Christian Values: Pro-Life, Anti-War

The Republican presidential candidate says his opposition to the Iraq war is shaped by his faith. But he's not one to sermonize.

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Hesham A. Hassaballa

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Archive: Family

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Alice Walker Calls
God 'Mama'

'The Color Purple' author talks about her meditation practice, doing the world good, and how a feminine God is everywhere.

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Is Religion 'Built Upon Lies'?

Best-selling atheist Sam Harris and pro-religion blogger Andrew Sullivan debate God, faith, and fundamentalism.

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