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Mohamad has three strikes against him when he goes through airport customs: he's young, he carries a Lebanese passport, and he's a Shiite Muslim.
Illinois recently passed a civil unions bill that prohibits discrimination against gay people. The Catholic Charities foster care agencies, rather than placing children with gay families, opted to quit providing foster care. (full text)
David’s family is relatively well off in Haiti, and some members even flaunt it. Some other people in their community are resentful, and use voodoo or wanga, to let David’s family know their feelings.
Growing up in Peru, Percy believes in heaven and hell. When he comes to the U.S., he takes a more skeptical, rational approach to the mystery of death. After a patient dies in his mother's care, he feels caught between faith and reason as he searches for an explanation. (full text)
Natalia turns to her religious faith to resist friends’ pressure to smoke, drink, and use drugs.
As a Muslim youth, Abanty has become self-conscious and fearful after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. She worries that she and her family will be the targets of revenge. (full text)
When the writer finds out her friend is gay, she is torn between her religious beliefs and staying faithful to her friend.
Maria decides to start wearing a hijab—a headscarf covering her hair, neck, ears, and shoulders—to affirm her Muslim faith.
Sabah examines a government policy that requires some immigrants (mostly from Muslim countries) to register with immigration offices.
Theresa's faith is tested when her grandmother dies and she suffers sexual abuse. By 17, however, she starts finding comfort in the Bible.
Jackie doesn't believe in God for several reasons. She doesn't think a loving God would create a place like hell, or allow the daily cruelties that occur in the world.
The anonymous writer describes a religious journey from Christianity to Wicca, back to the Bible, and then a period of doubt again, as she tries to use religion to make sense of the difficult circumstances she's faced.
Stephen gets a sense of community, love, and guidance from his church that he doesn't get anywhere else. The sermons are uplifting, with 90% of them hitting a spot "where you are now, have been, or are on your way to."
In the wake of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Mohamad documents some of the ways the news media vilify Arabs, and the discrimination and violence that often result.
Chris spends months preparing for his bar mitzvah and almost dies of stage fright when the big day arrives.
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