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Religion and Values

  • Published
    December 31, 2011

    Quarterback spreads faith

    SAN FRANCISCO – The black crosses started appearing at the Michigan game. Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase painted two lines under each eye, his way of “spreading the good news.” While he can’t reach an evangelical audience as wide as Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow, he still hopes his outspokenness about his Christian beliefs will make people […]

  • Published
    December 31, 2011

    Surveillance worries some faith leaders

    New York's infiltration of Muslim areas is a hot topic for many at the city's interfaith breakfast.

  • Published
    December 24, 2011

    Reflections: In good times and bad, birth of Jesus brings hope of peace and good will

    Luella Dicker, an old family friend, said that on Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day, she was a teenager working at Newberry’s in Lincoln putting up Christmas decorations. Her story stuck with me because all seem to remember where they were that day. I’m also struck by the fact that she was decorating the store […]

  • Published
    December 24, 2011
    Intersection of Islam, Christmas holiday

    Muslims find Christmas leaves room for them, too

    The cheerful pop-culture aspects of the holiday provide a vehicle for assimilation in the United States.

  • Published
    December 17, 2011

    Religion Calendar

    Editor’s note: For specific times of holiday religious services, please contact the individual places of worship. Today Advent Vigil for Disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., across from the administration building at Bath Iron Works, Washington Street, Bath. Live Nativity, 5 to 7 p.m., with people only, no animals. Park Avenue Church of God, 28 […]

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  • Published
    December 17, 2011

    Reflections: Under season’s glowing nighttime sky lives Higher Power greater than us all

    In the season of “Deck the Halls” and Festivals of Light, I walk onto my deck this December night without light. And I witness a miracle. The sky shimmers with leftover reflections from a pink and purple sunset. Storming all day, the air is now moist, molecules shining with sparkly water bubbles that reflect the […]

  • Published
    December 17, 2011
    Clash over Nativity scene availability in Santa Monica, CA

    Critics: Atheists ‘hijacking’ Nativity display

    SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Organizers of Santa Monica’s well known Christmas Nativity scene at Palisades Park are accusing atheists of “hijacking” the tradition. Atheist groups objected to use of the park by churches to espouse a religious message and applied to the city for their own spaces. Officials used a lottery to dole out spots […]

  • Published
    December 10, 2011

    Religion Calendar

    Today Advent Vigil for Disarmament, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., across from the administration building at Bath Iron Works, Washington Street, Bath. The vigil will also be held Dec. 17. Simple Healing Service, 2 p.m., Franciscan Monastery, 20 Beach Ave., Kennebunk. “Christmas by the Bay,” 2 p.m., annual variety show with music and drama, First […]

  • Published
    December 10, 2011

    Reflections: Our learn’d astronomers depend on dice to make theories work

    I watch a lot of science programs on PBS and the History Channel. I have a pretty good science grounding for an amateur. I’ve been keeping up with the latest in quantum physics and astronomy and the origins of the universe. I heard Stephen Hawking say on TV lately that you don’t need a creator […]

  • Published
    December 10, 2011

    Bakers do ‘God’s work’ in Haiti

    An Ohio couple are planning to build a bakery that will train vocational students and offer nutrition education.