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I PRAY FOR THE END OF THE NATIONAL PRAYER BREAKFAST: I believe God actually exists, loves us and watches us. I believe that Jesus died to redeem the world from sin, and that three days after his death, when Mary Magdalene and two friends went to the tomb to anoint the body, they were greeted by angels who said, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." I believe other things alone these lines. And I'll tell you what shakes my belief. Not natural selection; not the evil and injustice of the world; not the televangelist hucksters with their flashing 800 numbers; not the constant use of religion to create prejudice and hatred rather than brotherhood. No, what really shakes my faith is the National Prayer Breakfast....