Have you ever tried to leave work early? Or take an entire afternoon off for yourself? Or get away by taking a peaceful drive in the country? Or spend some quiet time with friends? But someone catches you just before you leave to ask you one more question or to complete one more task. Perhaps […]

SPRING HILL, Tenn. – An atheist group has awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a Spring Hill high school student who dressed up as Jesus Christ for Fictional Character Day. Freedom From Religion Foundation co-founder Annie Laurie Gaylor said sophomore Jeff Shott contacted the group after he was asked by the principal to remove his costume […]

The host Madison Area Coalition of Reason is only one of at least 50 such groups in 30 U.S. states.

Today Rummage sale, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Holy Martyrs Church, 266 Foreside Road, Falmouth. Treasure sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., to benefit the World Vision water well projects in Africa. White Pine Community Church, 94 Cumberland Road, North Yarmouth. Sunday Piscataqua River Brass, 2 p.m., performance with Matt Doiron directing and presented by Warren […]

The Vatican’s watchdog of orthodoxy finds ‘serious doctrinal problems’ with the Maryland-based nuns.

The goal of the groups is to give one another support and allow visitors who struggle with loss to talk about their experiences.

In our Lutheran tradition, like many other churches, we read the gospel story about “Doubting Thomas” on the Sunday after Easter. You’re probably familiar with this one: The apostle doubts his brother disciples’ claims about the resurrection of Jesus and says he won’t believe unless he can see the wounds in Jesus’ own body. A […]

STOCKTON, Calif. – The Catholic Diocese of Stockton has agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit by a former altar boy who alleged that he was molested by a priest in the 1980s and church officials didn’t do enough to stop it. Attorneys for the alleged victim announced the settlement Friday. They said […]

JERUSALEM – The Conservative Jewish seminary in Israel says it will allow gays and lesbians to become rabbis, overcoming years of opposition by many of its own leaders and setting up a new point of contention between the movement and Israel’s Orthodox establishment. The Schechter Rabbinical Seminary, affiliated with Israel’s Conservative Jewish movement, announced it […]