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Alcoholics Anonymous wrestles with its spiritual roots

G. Jeffrey MacDonald | Mar 20, 2013

(RNS) For Alcoholics Anonymous to continue helping addicts find freedom in sobriety, the 75-year-old organization has to reclaim its spiritual roots. That’s the message coming from reformers who say the group has drifted from core principles, but what exactly constitutes the heart of AA spirituality is a matter of spirited debate.

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(RNS) Kylee Duff, left, watches two of her children, Jonah, 5, and Mikell, 7, play with her husband Matt before Matt takes them to church, Sunday, February 3, 2013. The Duffs were married in the temple and living happy, Mormon lives until about this time last year, when Matt began to question his faith.  RNS photo by Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune

When spouses lose faith, sticking together is hard

Peggy Fletcher Stack | Feb 15, 2013

(RNS) Kylee and Matt Duff were the picture of Mormon happiness until Matt began to question his beliefs. Some couples, like the Duffs, can survive a loss of faith, but for others it means the loss of a marriage. By Peggy Fletcher Stack.

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Shown left to right: Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Cora, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith, Dame Maggie Smith as Lady Violet.  RNS photo courtesy of © Carnival Film & Television Limited 2012 for MASTERPIECE.

Is God the missing character in ‘Downton Abbey’?

David Gibson | Feb 14, 2013

(RNS) The third season of the megahit television series “Downton Abbey” wraps up on Sunday (Feb. 17), capping another must-see run of ruin and redemption at Lord Grantham’s stately English manor. Yet some are still left puzzling over the absence of what should be a leading player in this colorful cast: God.

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Humanists slice and dice the world’s sacred texts

Kimberly Winston | Jan 11, 2013

(RNS) “A Jefferson Bible For the 21st Century” takes Thomas Jefferson’s slice-and-dice Bible one step further. By Kimberly Winston.

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