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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

‎‎In the Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Ever Merciful‎‎ ‎‎I do not know how to quit masturbation. I even practiced it during the month of Ramadan. Please advise.‎‎ ‎‎How can one repent of ...

Muslims are taught through divine revelation that He is more merciful to His creations than a mother is to her new-born. He created "man with weakness"; thus He knows and we should know that "to err ...

Widely throughout western Christianity is the belief that repenting sincerely for your sins will wipe clean any wrong doings you may have made and admitting you into the sanctuary of heaven.<P>How is ...