Religion and Values

Published
December 20, 2014

Reflections: What is the home that calls us at Christmas?

Our sense of home has become a metaphor for a place where our names are known and where we are expected.
Published
December 20, 2014

Religion Calendar

Editors note: Please contact individual places of worship for information about specific religious services during the holidays. Saturday Living Nativity, 3 p.m., and also at 5 p.m. on Sunday, with refreshments. Held at Dyed in the Wool Farm, Chatham Road, Route 113B, Stow. The presentation is sponsored by Chatham, N.H., Congregational Church and Lovell United Church […]
Published
December 13, 2014

Religion Calendar

Editors note: Please contact individual places of worship for information about specific religious services during the holidays. Saturday Living Nativity, 3 p.m., and also at 5 p.m. Sunday, with refreshments. Held at Dyed in the Wool Farm, Chatham Road, Route 113B, Stow. The presentation is sponsored by Chatham, New Hampshire, Congregational Church and Lovell United Church […]
Published
December 13, 2014

Pope calls for a focus on poor, persecuted

Pope Francis urges Latin America to improve the lives of those who have been exploited.
Published
December 13, 2014

Critics target religious freedom bill in Michigan

They fear discrimination while supporters say opponents often use 'hypocritical scare tactics.'

Published
December 12, 2014

Atheist invocations challenge prayer at government meetings

The protests aim at reversing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing that governments can hold prayers.
Published
December 12, 2014

Reflections: Advent calls us to transform the dark with light of love

“The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5 It is Advent again, the season of preparation for experiencing an authentic Christmas. The four-week season calls for waiting and not only that, waiting in darkness, real but not absolute darkness. It is illumined by the light of the Advent […]
Published
December 6, 2014

Religion Calendar

Editor’s note: Please contact individual places of worship for information about specific religious services during the holidays. Saturday Walk Through Bethlehem, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, recreation of the city of Bethlehem as it might have been on the night of Jesus’ birth with merchants, townspeople, artisans and live animals and more than 80 costumed […]
Published
December 1, 2014

Pope wraps up visit to Turkey

His prayer in a mosque in Istanbul is replayed on Turkish TV in a sign the gesture was greatly appreciated.
Published
November 29, 2014

Religion Calendar

Editors note: Please contact individual places of worship for information about Advent and Christmas religious services. Saturday Advent Vigil for Disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., also on Dec. 6, 13 and 20, to protest the building of warships. Meet across the street from the administration building at Bath Iron Works, Washington Street, Bath. Sunday […]

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