Religion and Values
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2025
Church plans to relocate into Chaps Saloon building
The nonprofit Group of Intercession International Church has a contract to buy the property on Long Plains Road.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2025
Fort Kent woman sues Jehovah’s Witnesses, alleging child sex abuse
Shannon Simendinger, 45, previously testified against one religious leader in a criminal trial 2 years ago. He was found guilty of sexual assault.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2024
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles in Baton Rouge said the law had an 'overtly religious' purpose and is 'unconstitutional on its face.'
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
Two Catholic churches to close next spring, including Holy Cross
Our Lady of the Rosary in Sabattus and Holy Cross in Lewiston are expected to stop offering Mass by June.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2024
Maine’s Jewish community marks a year since the Israel-Hamas war began
Rabbi Sruli Dresdner and Rebbetzin Lisa Mayer of Auburn took to stage with their instruments to perform Judaism's most sacred prayer to honor a survivor of last year's Hamas attack on Israel.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2024
Mormon church leaders encourage civility as Trump and Harris rally religious voters
Dallin H. Oaks, the top adviser and likely successor to 100-year-old church president, encouraged congregants at the faith's recent conference to steer clear of contention and be peacemakers in their communities ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2024
Thousands of Jewish pilgrims come to Ukraine for Rosh Hashana despite official warnings
Hasidic Jews join an annual gathering to mark the Jewish new year in the central Ukrainian town of Uman, despite the war against Russia.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2024
Jews and Catholics warn against Trump’s latest loyalty test for religious voters
His declaration that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses in November incenses some religious leaders.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2024
Pope slams Harris and Trump as ‘against life’ and urges Catholics to vote for ‘lesser evil’
Pope Francis highlights what he calls the presidential candidates' anti-life policies on abortion and migration.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2024
Pope arrives in remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with humanitarian aid, message of love
For a pope who marveled at having been chosen from the 'end of the Earth,' it was a voyage to another end of the Earth on the longest trip of Francis' pontificate.
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