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Not just a movie, “What Would Jesus Buy?” is also a book, and you can win it. To enter, post your answer to this question: What would Jesus say about Christmas in America today? Click here to write your answer and be entered to win.

Anyone who followed the news this weekend has heard about the tragedy that took place in two towns in Colorado. A gunman shot and killed several people at a missionary dorm outside of Denver and at the well-known New Life Church in Colorado Springs. Beliefnet Christianity editor and Colorado native Patton Dodd writes a touching…

Pray for Grays Harbor County, Washington “This is for the people in Washington affected by the storm and flooding. It is for all those in Grays Harbor county, Lewis county, Pacific County, King County, etc.” Pray for Patricia Golman “My kitty Cuddles is sick and I need prayers for him.” Pray for Skylar Corvin “Skylar…

What Did You Think of Romney’s Speech? “Did anyone else see Romney’s statement about his religion and faith practices? Did his statement change your mind about him–in general–and/or about his faith and practices?” –whisperingal Faith and Mental Health “To suggest that faith alone will cure real mental health issues is unfair, offensive and even dangerous…

Pray for Spencer F. “This prayer group is to give love care and understanding to adoptees who are dealing with their personal feeling of adoption.” Pray for Shannon Smith “Please pray for me that I will find a job very soon. We have tons of medical bills.” Pray for Blanca Gacel “Let us pray that…

It’s that time of year…with the holidays in full swing, Beliefnet has a whole host of contests and call-outs for our members. Check out some of them below: Your Best & Worst Christmas Memories Celebrating Hajj: Have You Been to Mecca? Join Our Kwanzaa Group For our complete list of holiday contests, click here.

Meet Nay_ho_tze. She’s interested in astrology, angels, meditation, animals, and holistic living. Her heroes are Khalil Gibran and the Dalai Lama. She’s a hugely active member of the community, running the Depression Support Gameland group where members play games and answer riddles while helping each other cope with day-to-day depression. Somehow, she also finds time…

Pray for Peace and Unity “I’m starting this prayer circle to pray for tolerance, unity, and harmony between all religions.” Pray for Ralph Kohr “Please pray for Ralph, my husband. He has played Santa for 26 years and he has many things going on in his life with his health. He was getting ready to…

What is Racism? “The epithet “racist” is now so widely used that it seems to me to have been drained of meaning.”- stevenlmeyer ‘Don’t Give Up!’ “I was at 350 pounds, and I hated it, I felt so pulled down, so tired, just wore out…the long road I had to lose the weight didn’t matter,…

Here are some of the prayer circles that users created on Beliefnet this week. Pray for Marian B. “If you are affected by Alzheimer’s, Dementia or any other despairing disease, join your prayer to us and for us.” Pray for Zack Dunlap “Zack Dunlap was in a horrible 4-wheeler accident. He is in the hospital…

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