As a chaplain for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, I find suicide is a pervasive part of my work.
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What does ethical eating mean to you?
In making decisions about what to eat, respondents to an informal survey told America that the most important factor was their own health.
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What should be the main topic of discussion in this year’s state elections?
Respondents who named health care as their priority for state elections frequently specified the issue: how universal health care would benefit everyone.
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The Letters
“The author seems to think he understands China better than we do.”
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Do you pray for your favorite sports team to win?
America also asked readers about whether or not they saw sports as a force for social good.
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I am a former longtime Democrat of more than 30 years and very reluctantly registered as a Republican several years ago primarily because of the party’s support for laws to protect the innocent unborn from the violence of legal abortion.
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The Letters
This is an excellent editorial, bringing the findings of a well-constructed study into the social justice discussion.
Posted inFaith, Your Take
How do you rate Pope Francis’ handling of sex abuse in the church?
Thirty-one percent of readers rated Pope Francis’ handling of sex abuse in the church as “somewhat positive,” while 30 percent of readers told us it was “somewhat negative.”
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The Letters
I am so glad that the views of Catholic women are finally being studied! We cannot move forward without understanding where we are.
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What are President Trump’s best and worst policies? Our readers respond
Although many readers were dismayed by being asked to pick a “best” policy, 31 percent of respondents told America that restrictions on abortion were Mr. Trump’s best policy.