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Religion and Values

  • Published
    March 23, 2013

    Religion Calendar

    Easter Advisory: For a schedule of Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter services, please contact individual places of worship. Saturday Yard and bake sale, 9 a.m. to noon, Standish Congregational Church, Oak Hill Road, Standish. “Victory in Jesus,” 9:30 a.m. to noon, free seminar for women with speaker Michelle Neujahr. A free lunch is included […]

  • Published
    March 23, 2013
    Archbishop of Canterbury Enthronement

    Archbishop of Canterbury faces challenges

    Justin Welby talks about gay marriage and other issues that have led to divisions in the church.

  • Published
    March 23, 2013

    Reflections: Dish echoes voices from the past

    I don’t know why I’m saving it. I throw away pretty much anything unused after a while. People tease me about how often I take the short drive to the transfer station to recycle rather than wait for Friday trash pickup at the end of my driveway. No, I don’t know why I’ve kept one-third […]

  • Published
    March 16, 2013

    Religion Calendar

    Editor’s Note: For dates and times of Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter services, please contact individual places of worship. Saturday Flea market and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lovell United Church of Christ, Route 5, Center Lovell. Holy Grounds Coffee House, 6:30 p.m., featuring Brian Patricks, Bob McKillop and Yes We Kin […]

  • Published
    March 16, 2013
    Newly elected Pope Francis I, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina, meets cardinals in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican

    Pope Francis raises profile for Jesuits

    The new pope is the first member of the Society of Jesus to lead the Catholic Church.

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  • Published
    March 16, 2013

    Court action backs Domino’s founder

    A judge rules he should not be compelled to act in conflict with his religious beliefs on contraception.

  • Published
    March 16, 2013

    Pope choice a surprise after Italian press led world astray

    VATICAN CITY – He wasn’t at the top of the lists of candidates that Vatican experts, pundits and journalists considered most likely to become the next pope. In fact, he wasn’t on most lists at all. So when Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the cardinal of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was announced as the 266th pope Wednesday night […]

  • Published
    March 16, 2013
    Phil Bryant

    Mississippi gives religion special status in its schools

    The new law, which likely will be challenged, says school districts must allow students to express beliefs.

  • Published
    March 16, 2013

    ‘Online rabbis’ source of debate for U.S. Jews

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Some rabbis hired by long-established congregations are struggling to gain acceptance among their fellow clergy because they got their ordinations in 21st-century style: online. Rabbis with non-traditional credentials have long been part of South Florida’s Jewish scene. They often created their own congregations, separate from American Judaism’s traditional denominations. But at […]

  • Published
    March 9, 2013

    Religion Calendar

    Sunday “Sacred Cocoons and Divine Time,” 10:30 a.m., interfaith service at Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. Visit chimeofmaine.org for details. Gospel singer Ralph Bedard, 3 p.m., free concert presented by First Fruits Ministries at First Evangelical Free Church, 355 Bridgton Road, Westbrook Tuesday “On Creation, Science and Faith,” 7 to 8:30 p.m., Lenten […]