Though we may not control the situation, we can control how we respond to it.
Religion and Values
Pope meets with Sudanese woman who kept her faith
Meriam Ibrahim refused to recant her Christian faith in the face of a death sentence.
China topples crosses to repress Christians
The rapid growth of Christianity in Zhejiang is alarming the atheist government, experts say.
Religion Calendar
SATURDAY Community yard sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., in conjunction with Sidewalk Sale Days. Christ Church, Kennebunk. For more information, visit www.christchurchkennebunk.org. “Faith and Doubt,” with Rabbi Rachel Isaacs of Colby College and Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville. She is the first openly gay rabbi ordained by the Conservative Jewish Theological Seminary. Saturday services […]
Reflections: Our prayer arises out of our longing for God’s Kingdom
That prayer is recognition that peace shall in the last be a peace that God will orchestrate.
Churches facing lawsuits over gay rights
In Kansas City, Mo., a worker fired because of her same-sex marriage is suing the Catholic diocese.
Religion Calendar
Saturday Flamingos and Fleas sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., annual benefit for the scholarship fund. East Otisfield Free Baptist Church, Route 121, East Otisfield. Annual indoor sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Salvation Army Tabernacle, Union Avenue and Sixth Street, Old Orchard Beach. Flea market and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., North […]
Survey: People warmest to others of their own religion
A Pew Research Center survey shows every group, from atheists to Catholics and black Protestants to white evangelicals, felt most warmly about people like themselves.
Religion Calendar
Saturday Yard sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Mary’s Church, 144 Lincoln St., Bath. Yard sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prides Corner Congregational Church, 235 Pride St., Westbrook. Yard and bake sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., West Kennebunk United Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Road, Kennebunk. Craft and bake sale, 9 a.m. to […]
Spain poised to right wrong of 1492 Inquisition
A bill expected to pass Parliament would grant citizenship to Jews forced into exile from Spain.