Legislation in Florida and other states is called an unnecessary reaction to Islamic Shariah law.

RALEIGH, N.C. – A showdown appears imminent for a North Carolina county commission whose members say they want to keep offering the Christian prayers they’ve always said before meetings, despite warnings from the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Rowan County’s commissioners are scheduled to meet Monday, and it’s Commissioner Jon Barber’s turn […]

Sunday “Music and Reflection for the Season of Lent,” 4 p.m., organ recital with with HeartSong. United Christian Church, 18 Searsmont Road, Route 173, Lincolnville Center. All are welcome and donations are appreciated. For details, call Pastor Stonestreet at 763-4526. Connected Catholics of Maine, 5 p.m., potluck supper, meeting and program with Jane Mullin. Holy […]

The film ‘The Amish’ will premiere on Tuesday night as part of the PBS ‘American Experience’ series.

Today Clothing Swap Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, Elm Street United Methodist Church South Portland. Healing Mass, 2 p.m., with teaching on generational healing, led by the Rev. John Bacevicius, OFM, at the Franciscan Monastery, 20 Beach Ave., Kennebunkport. Sunday Silent Auction of Goods and Services, 2 to 4 p.m., third annual event at The […]

Photo albums remind us that much of life is shared experience: we are members of one another. In so many ways we are beholden to multitudes of folk present and remembered, whose lives are and were cross-referenced to our own. Not only is our life a gift — the consequence of the love two people […]

It’s a forgotten holiday among many, but a small group of Jews in Bowling Green, Ky., is reviving an ancient celebration. Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish arbor day, honors trees, which are widely discussed and very important in the Torah, the Jewish sacred scriptures. Last week, about 20 men, women and children gathered at the top […]