RALEIGH, N.C. – A showdown appears imminent for a North Carolina county commission whose members say they want to keep offering the Christian prayers they’ve always said before meetings, despite warnings from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Rowan County’s commissioners are scheduled to meet Monday, and it’s Commissioner Jon Barber’s turn […]

I am reading Robert Bellah’s latest book, “Religion in Human Evolution.” I suppose it isn’t for everyone, but it certainly is for me. I got to know Bob Bellah in Berkeley, Calif., when I was a minister at the First Congregational Church near the university. It was his book, “Habits of the Heart,” that spoke […]

Sunday “Music and Reflection for the Season of Lent,” 4 p.m., organ recital with with HeartSong. United Christian Church, 18 Searsmont Road, Route 173, Lincolnville Center. All are welcome and donations are appreciated. For details, call Pastor Stonestreet at 763-4526. Connected Catholics of Maine, 5 p.m., potluck supper, meeting and program with Jane Mullin. Holy […]