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Vote for the Blogging Contest Winner

Out of the five finalists in this summer's Beliefnet Community blogging contest, which is your favorite?

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Dinesh D'Souza on Life After Death: The Atheist Delusion

In this provocative essay, Dinesh D'Souza argues that the atheist critique of life after death is actually irrational. He takes on Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris and more to say their arguments lack evidence.

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Matthew Fox: Pray Always

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In a Candid Interview with Beliefnet.com, Jimmy Carter Discusses his Private Opposition to Abortion, His Christian Faith, and "Apartheid" in the Middle East

Video Interview Captures Concern About Schisms Among Christians; Reveals Personal Struggle Between Public Life and Sworn Duties

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Digging for the Greatest 'Secret'

'The Secret' carries a positive message, but it's only half the truth. Here's why the best secret is still yet to be found.

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The Crusade Against Religion

The battle between naturalists and supernaturalists.

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Scholarly Smackdown: Is 'The Da Vinci Code' Anti-Christian?

One side: The story defames a faith. The other side: It launched a modern Reformation.

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Why Religion Must End: Interview with Sam Harris

A leading atheist says people must embrace rationalism, not faith--or they will never overcome their differences.

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Sakyong Mipham: King of His World

The Tibetan lama--also a golfer, marathon runner, and sharp dresser--on why worldly success is compatible with spiritual growth.

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Psychoanalyzing Jesus

A Brazilian psychiatrist says Jesus was uniquely able to balance his emotional and rational worlds in times of crisis.

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