These volunteers -- also Shiites with access to the Health Ministry -- are compelled by conscience and faith and take it upon themselves to bury the dead in holy anonymity.

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But more than anything, it will take a willingness to look past our differences, to act in good faith, to refuse to continue the failures of the past, and to take on this challenge together -- for the benefit not just of this generation, but generations to come.

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Nowhere in the First Amendment to the US Constitution does it say that we must take religion or faith out of everything to avoid offending anyone.

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In such circumstances, all it would take to open the way to demagogues and other sorts of political faith-healer would be a fresh economic crisis, one harsh enough to make voters fear that treacle was turning into quicksand.

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