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Face up to the truth about your body The Paralympics reinforce the separation of people with disabilities, says David Reason Subscriber only	Paul Vallely: Try being representative for once Broadcasters could be morerealistic about religion,says Paul Vallely Subscriber only	Giles Fraser: When do bankers believe in socialism? Whose name would you associate with the philosophy of public ownership of the vital organs of the economy? Subscriber only

Leader: The benefits of a recession IT IS not only hedge-fund managers who feel ambivalent about the present recession. Subscriber only	100 Years Ago: The Eucharistic Congress IF ceremonial splendour, and the presence of a Papal Legate and princes of the Church Subscriber only	Faithful improvisation can be real church The Church needs to be braver in creating space for innovation that draws on tradition, argues David Male Subscriber only

Simon Parke: The trouble with ‘chaste beauty’ The recent cancellation of the world’s first beauty pageant for nuns has come as a shock for everyone — particularly the many nuns who had already entered... Subscriber only	It is time to pay for the Empire The principle of paying reparations for military attack should be built up, says Alan Storkey Subscriber only	Albania struggles for its balance Foreign extremism endangers the Ottoman tradition of moderate Islam, says Miranda Vickers Subscriber only

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