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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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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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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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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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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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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‘Last Supper’ in battle against pollution
Almost immediately after da Vinci completed the fresco in 1498, damage to it began.
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Reflections: Embracing faith thanks to a teacher who came through as a person
Christian morality is a hefty subject, particularly when it is being taught to a classroom filled with rebellious 15- and 16-year-old high school sophomores. The teacher was new and no one had seen or met him yet. All we were aware of was his name neatly typed into our class schedule. Sitting there perhaps more […]
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India wins round in Buddhist ‘contest’ with China
NEW DELHI – Buddhists from around the world chose India last week as the headquarters of a new international Buddhist organization, and united in their criticism of the Chinese government for trying to prevent the Dalai Lama from speaking at their meeting here in New Delhi. It was something of a victory for India in […]
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Pope calls for climate panel to keep needs of poor in mind
The U.N. conference is expected to focus on the expiration of a 1997 pact to cut carbon emissions.