December 2016 – Page 110 – The Portland Press Herald

Maine

Fairfield crash sends 5 people, including students, to hospital

by Colin Ellis December 23, 2016

None of the injuries is considered life-threatening.

Religion and Values

Religion Calendar

December 23, 2016December 23, 2016

Christmas Eve candlelight service with lessons, carols, live creche and Portland Brass Quintet. All are welcome. State Street Church, 159 State St., Portland, www.statestreetchurch.org, 7-8 p.m. Saturday. Christmas Day service. St. Augustine Anglican Church, 656 Route 1, Scarborough. staugustine-aca.org, 10:30-11 a.m. Sunday. Prayer, Promises, Hope and Faith. Bible study, St. Augustine Anglican Church, 656 Route […]

Nation & World

Massachusetts town says yes to Islamic cemetery

by COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press December 23, 2016

An Islamic group had sued the town of Dudley after it was denied a permit to build the burial ground.

Life & Culture, Nation & World, Politics, Religion and Values

Inauguration prayer service complicated by rhetoric

by RACHEL ZOLL Associated Press December 23, 2016December 23, 2016

President-elect Trump has drawn condemnations from religious leaders for calling Mexicans rapists and pledging to deport illegal immigrants and ban those from Muslim nations.