Religion and Values
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedDecember 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 […]
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PublishedDecember 24, 2011
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.
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PublishedDecember 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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PublishedDecember 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 […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2011
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 […]
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PublishedDecember 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 […]
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PublishedDecember 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 […]
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedDecember 3, 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. Also Dec. 10 and 17. “Walk Through Bethlehem,” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., experience Bethlehem at the time of Christ’s birth, in conjunction with Christmas By the Sea. Chestnut Street Baptist Church at the […]
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