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Ask a Buddhist: Am I a Buddhist?

A Buddhist teacher explains how sincere practice, curiosity and personal transformation—not labels—help determine whether Buddhism is your spiritual path.
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Ask a Bahá’í: Do Bahá’ís celebrate Christmas?

While many Bahá’ís enjoy Christmas traditions with family, their faith centers on Bahá’í holy days and honoring God through daily actions.
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Ask a Catholic: Why do Catholics ‘pray’ to Mary?

A columnist explains devotion to Mary and why Catholics ask her to pray for them and the biblical roots of honoring the Mother of Jesus.
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Ask a Buddhist: What’s really happening when alcohol numbs PTSD pain?

A Buddhist teacher explains the Buddha's teachings on the three forms of suffering and how mindfulness can help cultivate lasting peace and well-being.
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Ask a Bahá’í: How is the Universal House of Justice legitimate without a living Guardian after Shoghi Effendi?

A look at the Bahá’í Faith’s unique leadership structure and why no successor was appointed after Shoghi Effendi, the religion’s first and only Guardian.
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Ask an Evangelical: Does God create souls destined for eternal condemnation without them ever hearing the gospel? 

A reader asks whether God creates people with no chance of salvation. Exploring free will, divine sovereignty and God's desire for humanity.
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Ask a Bahá’í: Why aren’t Bahá’í women members of the Universal House of Justice? 

A Bahá’í perspective explores the tension between the faith’s teachings on gender equality and the male-only membership of the Universal House of Justice.
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