Of course there are exceptions. Of course some men come out in their 40s and surprise even the most attentive mom. But most moms know. Even research shows a unique bond between mothers and their gay sons. Authors write about it. Information on the web abounds. I can tell you, as Zac’s mom and as […]

Without ever mentioning Shariah law, the measure says rulings can’t be based on foreign laws or legal systems.

Today Rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, Forest and Pleasant avenues, Portland. Sunday “Blanket The World With Love,” 9 a.m., service project that provides blankets to families in third world countries. Monetary donations will be collected at the service on Mother’s Day and may be made in honor or […]

RICHMOND, Va. – Free-speech groups and a southwest Virginia school division are squaring off over a lawsuit challenging the display of the Ten Commandments in a public high school. The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia is suing on behalf of a student to remove the Ten Commandments from Narrows High School, saying the display […]

It is no fun being a Catholic woman these days. In fact, it is almost embarrassing. First, the church hierarchy reminded us that those birth control pills in our medicine cabinets are forbidden. Then the bishops repeated their opposition, in various state legislatures, to any legal standing for our gay friends, family members, neighbors or […]

Today Yard, plant and bake sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., First Congregational Church of North Berwick, High Street. Yard and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., held rain or shine, West Scarborough United Methodist Church, Route 1, Dunstan Corner, Scarborough. Bake and book sale, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., during the May Day […]