Religion and Values

Published
January 12, 2013

National church will host gay weddings

The symbolic cathedral's congregation and leadership include many gays and lesbians.
Published
January 12, 2013

Reflections: Resolving to venture into more situations that feel not so safe

New Year’s resolution. No, not another diet. I’m not exactly sure what to resolve, but I like to write, so I enroll in an eight-week writing class, starting the first week of January. Maybe a resolution will unearth itself there. On the first day, when it’s my turn to check in, I say I have […]
Published
January 5, 2013

Reflections: Good communication requires true empathy

Some of my biggest heartbreaks have come from problems in communicating. When this would happen, I felt angry, sad and hurt, yearning for connection that seemed to elude me. Through the practice of Nonviolent Communication (NVC), developed by Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., I am learning to connect more compassionately with others by attending first to my […]
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January 5, 2013

Religion Calendar

Sunday Shape Note Singing, 1 to 4 p.m., at The New Church, 302 Stevens Ave., Portland. Free, and all are welcome to participate. Song books are available on loan. Connected Catholics, 1:30 p.m., luncheon with ordering from the menu. Mediterranean Grill, 10 School St., Freeport. Call Ellie at 846-4524 for more information. “United in Song […]
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January 5, 2013

Contraceptive law further erodes church’s influence

With nearly half of all pregnancies in the Philippines unwanted, the church no longer has tight control.

Published
January 5, 2013

Cave records give detailed look at ancient Jewish life

JERUSALEM – A trove of ancient manuscripts in Hebrew characters rescued from caves in a Taliban stronghold in northern Afghanistan is providing the first physical evidence of a Jewish community that thrived there a thousand years ago. On Thursday Israel’s National Library unveiled the cache of recently purchased documents that run the gamut of life […]
Published
December 29, 2012

Religion Calendar

MONDAY New Year’s Eve Service, 6 to 7 p.m., year-end Praise and Worship service at Stevens Avenue Congregation Church, 790 Stevens Ave., Portland. All are welcome. FRIDAY “Dreams: Postcards From the Unconscious,” 7 to 9 p.m., with Jeremy Taylor, author of “The Wisdom of Your Dreams.” Presented by Chaplaincy Institute of Maine and the Jung […]
Published
December 29, 2012

Briefs

JERUSALEM Western Wall prayer rules dividing Jews Israel’s prime minister has instructed a quasi-governmental Jewish organization to find a solution for non-Orthodox Jewish female groups wishing to pray at one of Judaism’s holiest sites. An official said Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Natan Sharansky, chairman of the Jewish Agency, to look into the matter. […]
Published
December 29, 2012

Reflections: Here’s why I’ll continue to pray ‘Our Father/Mother God’

When my church prays the Lord’s Prayer in worship, we seem to always pray it aloud and in unison. I suspect that we all know it by heart but we continue to print the words in our order of worship. I suppose the rationale is to include and aid newcomers to Protestant worship. We are […]
Published
December 29, 2012

Despite changes, pipe organs endure

A South Dakota organist and music professor says pipe organs fit nicely into modern worship when used in the right way.

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