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Teresian Carmelite Prior Dennis-Anthony Wyrzykowski, right, has teamed with University of Massachusetts professor James Dobson Jr., appearing with his wife Susan, to sell Easamine.
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Darwin confronts -- and reflects -- his society, literature.
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In-depth reports

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Religious leaders

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On Religion: Columnists' opinions

Once vilified in this country, non-believers today make up roughly 1 in 5 Americans. This isn't to say people like me should begin to impose our non-belief on others. On the contrary, the shifting numbers give all Americans an opening to focus more on coexisting and less on religious combat.
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