Religion_Belief

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Pope Francis greets the faithful in St. Peter Square at the Vatican, after celebrating a Pentecost Mass, Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Alli Christian, left, helps Jessica Wilkinson as she looks for her dog Bella after Wilkinson returned to find her home near 156th street and Franklin Road destroyed by a tornado on Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Sisney)

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Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday in Fairfield, Conn.(Photo: AP/Christian Abraham, The Connecticut Post)

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** FILE ** Ultra-orthodox Jewish men scuffle with Israeli security forcers during a prayer organized by the "Women of the Wall" organization, not pictured, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, May 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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**FILE** In this May 8, 2013, photo released by the Iranian Mehr News Agency, men hold a man hanged in public, to prevent his execution, after he was pardoned by the family of the policeman he was convicted of killing, in Mashhad, northeastern Iran. Under Sharia law, a victim's family has the option to forgive the criminal rather than allowing the perpetrator to be executed. (Associated Press)

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Police forensics officers arrive at the La Rochefoucauld school on Thursday, May 16, 2013, in Paris after a man committed suicide at the private Catholic institution by shooting himself in the head. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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**FILE** Los Angeles Galaxy's David Beckham fixes his tie during a news conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 19, 2012. (Associated Press)

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"The corruption of the consultant culture dishonors America's values by honoring greed over philosophy. It cheapens the sacrifice made by good men and women who serve in public office to protect the culture of our nation."

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Sgt. Alisa Ballard, 31, is an information systems analyst from Fort Hood, Texas, serving in Afghanistan. On Mother's Day, she plans to Skype with her 11-month-old son, Christian, who lives with her parents in Woodbridge, Va. (Kristina Wong/The Washington Times)