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Voters remain anonymous as Boy Scout leaders gather to decide on gay members
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Advocates and opponents head to Texas to express their views. Key vote on allowing gay members is Thursday.
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Military sex assaults: An epidemic being ignored
The Pentagon needs to start prosecuting cases if it really wants these attacks to stop.
Sally Quinn
The Dalai Lama’s compassion disconnect
He can talk about peace and happiness and compassion and draw crowds of 15,000 or more around the world. But until he calls for the cessation of self-immolation in his name, he will be fighting a losing battle against the Chinese.
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A prayer for reason
My most fervent prayer is that people of differing faiths pray to their gods and not try to proselytize to the rest of the country, which has no place in the public square, especially with government sponsorship.
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U.S. military should put religious freedom at the front
What must stop is the concept that America needs to conquer the world for Christ.
Sally Quinn
Still opposed to gay rights? There’s shame in being on the wrong side of history.
Those still opposed to gay rights should remember the shameful history of civil rights in America.
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Memorial Day: Thoughts and prayers for those who served
A call for courage, sacrifice and the strength to do the right thing.
$250k bail for Philly couple in infant's faith-healing death; second child to die of pneumonia
PHILADELPHIA — Bail is set at $250,000 each for Philadelphia parents who believe in faith healing over medicine and have had two children die of pneumonia.
Apple's tax ethics: Unpatriotic or shrewdness in action?
OPINION: We need a sweeping overhaul and simplification of the tax code to make the system fair for all.
El Salvador president presses for beatification of assassinated archbishop in papal audience
VATICAN CITY — El Salvador’s president gave Pope Francis a relic of assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero on Thursday amid mounting indications that the Vatican might soon move to beatify him.
'I think everybody talks to God sometimes.'
Anne Heche reflects on God and her new role in 'Save Me' on NBC
Prepared for change: There have always been gay scouts
Leaders need to take the next step toward equality in BSA.
Text of atheist prayer given in Arizona House
An atheist lawmaker’s daily prayer Tuesday at the Arizona House of Representatives led a fellow lawmaker to ask for a do-over the following day.
Arizona House member's atheist nod at prayer time sparks do-over from Christian lawmaker
PHOENIX — An atheist lawmaker’s decision to give the daily prayer at the Arizona House of Representatives triggered a do-over from a Christian lawmaker who said the previous day’s prayer didn’t pass muster.
Mr. Sein goes to Washington: A call for lasting reforms in Myanmar
OPINION: As Burma shows signs of historic democratic actions, the treatment of its minority communities remains a dark and bloody stain.
Faith-healing Philadelphia couple who lost 2 sons to pneumonia charged with 3rd-degree murder
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia couple who believe in faith healing over medicine and who were on probation in their son’s pneumonia death were charged with murder Wednesday after a second young child died under what a prosecutor called “eerily similar” circumstances.
El Salvador president to meet Pope Francis amid beatification hopes for slain archbishop
VATICAN CITY — El Salvador’s president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero.
A wrong decision by the Boy Scouts on gays
OPINION: Until BSA accepts ALL gays -- adults and youths -- there can be no 'progress'
Pope and the devil: Francis' fascination with Satan leads to suspicion he performed exorcism
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place.
Pope urges Chinese Catholics to live lives according to faith in first shout-out
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI.
Voters remain anonymous as Boy Scout leaders gather to decide on gay members
Advocates and opponents head to Texas to express their views. Key vote on allowing gay members is Thursday.
Change is good. For Mormons and for Boy Scouts
OPINION: BSA is prepared to take the first step toward inclusion.
Boy Scouts need to end the gay ban, now!
OPINION: BSA Leaders need to show that scout values do not include homophobia.
A ghost of the Holocaust who continues to haunt
Kastner's choice: To save many, he had to stay silent and allow far more to die.
Forget the IRS and Benghazi! Here's the real scandal
The utterly shameless government spending -- by both parties -- must end.
Pope and the devil: Francis' fascination with Satan leads to suspicion he performed exorcism
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ fascination with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis helped “liberate” a Mexican man possessed by four different demons despite the Vatican’s insistence that no such papal exorcism took place.
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Kay Warren on God: ‘There are times that I feel it’s all a big cosmic joke’
The Post’s Sally Quinn talks with Saddleback Church co-founder Kay Warren on doubting God’s existence, the HIV/Aids epidemic and why God allows suffering. (Archives)
Author Colm Toibin talks about his book ‘The Testament of Mary’
Author Colm Toibin sat down with The Washington Post’s Sally Quinn to discuss his approach to writing “The Testament of Mary” and his relationship with the Catholic church.
Conn. Rabbi talks about comforting Sandy Hook victim’s mom
Rabbi Shaul Praver of the Adath Israel congregation in Newtown, Conn., discusses comforting the mom of Sandy Hook shooting victim Noah Posner on Saturday.
Pope Benedict sends first tweet
VIDEO | Pope Benedict sent his first tweet using his handle @pontifex. The Pope writes: "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart."
Rev. Franklin Graham on his holiday outreach program
Rev. Franklin Graham sits down with the The Post’s Sally Quinn to talk about his holiday outreach program, Operation Christmas Child.
Eckhart Tolle on losing trust in God, being in the now
Spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle spoke with The Washington Post’s Sally Quinn about his Roman Catholic upbringing, losing trust in God and the core of his teachings: being in the now.
Bishop Stallings on controversial ministry
Bishop George Stallings, founder of the Imani Temple African Catholic Congregation talks about his controversial ministry and allegations that he abused altar boys while a priest in the Roman Catholic Church.
New polls show Mitt Romney catching up to Obama. Meanwhile, God seems to be losing ground: a new poll shows that one in five Americans now self-identify as secular. We speak to religion reporter Michelle Boorstein and Jesse Galef of the Secular Student Alliance.
Bishop Vashti McKenzie speaks at DNC
Bishop Vashti McKenzie, co-chair of the DNC Credentials Committee and the first woman elected as bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, called the Democratic Party the “most forward-looking” party.
Mitt Romney’s RNC speech highlights
Mitt Romney accepts the official GOP nominee and speaks to the Republican National Convention on its final night.
Joel Osteen on his connection with fans
Evangelist Joel Osteen discusses his connection with fans and how he got his start. Osteen will speak at Nationals Park on Saturday, April 28.Elsewhere in National
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