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Thinking weaselish thoughts at Eastertide
Holy Week is a good time to ask: Do we really believe or do we just like to hang out with nice people and listen to organ music?
Are you going to hell?
Former born-again Christian John Marks journeyed back into the evangelical America he'd left behind and discovered the promise -- and limitations -- of faith.
I'm a brilliant scientist and I fear for the world's fate
I wish I could have faith -- at least for my daughter's sake if not for mine.
The accidental heretic
I'm a devoted Catholic and a huge Philip Pullman fan. Can a church that condemns him still embrace someone like me?
Somebody sent child protective services to my house!
An anonymous complaint brought a scary visitor with a list of accusations.
Bless me, Mother ...
Women are ordained as Catholic priests in a ceremony some call profane.
Should I come out as an atheist?
I've been lying to my family, my friends and my religious university -- I don't believe in God! I don't! I don't!
Sunday morning coming down
I'm an old, tired Democrat, sick of this infernal war, but here in an old brownstone church there is a moment of separation from all the griefs of this world.
My Christian daughter says I'm going to hell
I don't believe in God but I want to allay her fears.
I feed the poor but eat with the rich
We do our Christian charity and then drink mimosas at a fancy hotel up the street. And that just seems so wrong!
Worshiping strict statutes of limitation
The Catholic Church fights bills extending limits for filing charges of child sex abuse.
How can churches serve sex offenders?
Some congregations struggle to accommodate all while still protecting children.
Churches slam doors on sex offenders
Christian, Muslim and Jewish congregations are struggling over whether to let sex offenders worship in their midst. Few have mercy.
Something to believe in
For years, I struggled to connect to my father's God. But this Easter I'm reminding myself that Jesus himself was a doubter.
My mother tithes 10 percent -- but she can't make her house payments
We're happy to help with her second mortgage -- but not if the money goes to her church.
Don't like Christmas? Get a life
You may feel excluded by Christian symbolism, but you're in America. Work with it.
Buckeyes eye abortion ban
Also: IRS warns South Dakota churches against certain political campaigns.
Rome's latest witch hunt won't stop with gays
Under cover of the sex-abuse scandal, the Vatican is scapegoating homosexuals in order to purge all "wrong thinkers" from the American Catholic Church.
Compassionate conservative
John Paul II has been appropriated by the American right. But his "culture of life" was not the same as theirs.
Losing my religion
My mother is a black evangelical Christian -- and a staunch Democrat. The party failed her and millions of other religious folk, and that has to change.
Right Hook
War hawks Brooks, Kagan and Kristol admit that Bush has blundered in Iraq. Plus: A new CEO for the CIA, and recruiting "wild Christian warriors."
So a priest walks into a bar
I'm young, female and I wear a white collar. Dating can be a living hell.
The Church of Latter-day constraints
A former Mormon says that the sheltered environment of Elizabeth Smart's religion might explain why she didn't run from her captors.
Holy media and unfair evictions
Readers respond to articles on the newest reformation to hit churches, and the latest public housing dilemma.
Confessions of a former celibate
A former priest, now married, thinks celibacy should no longer be an absolute condition for the priesthood.
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