Faith

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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?
My Christian daughter says I'm going to hell
I don't believe in God but I want to allay her fears.
Divine politics
In "The Stillborn God," a history of the separation of church and state, Mark Lilla urges the West to remember the religious fanaticism in its past -- or risk its return.
The Mormons are coming
Long before Mitt Romney and "Big Love," Mormons were demonized as polygamists, prudes and vampires. But Mormonism just may be the first major world faith since Islam.
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!
Is atheism dead?
My belief in no God, which has sustained me since high school, is starting to feel shaky.
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.
Anne Lamott's amazing grace
The former Salon columnist talks straight about being attacked by readers, why she's not crazy about Hillary, her wonderful week with Molly Ivins, and what a drag it is getting old.
Oprah's ugly secret
By continuing to hawk "The Secret," a mishmash of offensive self-help cliches, Oprah Winfrey is squandering her goodwill and influence, and preaching to the world that mammon is queen.
Finding my religion
Fifteen years ago, I converted from Catholicism to Islam. My mother still doesn't understand my choice, but there's not a day that I regret it.
Booting the anti-Bush heathens
A North Carolina pastor redefines his faith-based community.
Life of the Party
Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners, tells Democrats how they can attract moderate religious voters: Be authentic and don't be afraid to use the G-word.
God doesn't take sides
How do I reconcile my faith with that of the spiritual hysterics in the White House? Easy. I don't even try.
"You can't run the world on faith"
Some Reagan conservatives decry Bush's "Messianic" approach and preference for dogma over evidence.
Flashes of hope in the darkest hour
My son, Sam, never knew his dad. One day he decided he wanted to meet him. Here's what happened.
Faith in the baby
They told me he was fine. I don't know that I ever believed them.
Views from the pews
If church is theater, then where are the reviews? This week, the Baptists lose it at the altar, and the Unitarians try finding it through tweedy discussion.
Deepak Chopra
Everyday Immortality
Don't call me Mrs.
When the local Catholics couldn't face my surname, I went church shopping.
Letters to the editor
My Mom caught me reading Playboy -- and thought I was gay! Plus: Did Hildegard of Bingen really commune with God -- or just need aspirin? Mixed reactions to Hillary's New York adventure.
Are you there, God?
The Templeton Foundation invests millions so scientists might prove that faith works. But their answers aren't what Sir John Templeton wants to hear.
The day I became a Muslim
At an Indian mosque on a blazing summer afternoon, a moment that I had only dreamed of came true.
Making bombs in Zanzibar
An enigmatic encounter with a would-be African terrorist leaves an expatriate wondering about truth and faith.
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