Religion and Values
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PublishedAugust 28, 2010
Worship Spotlight:The Little House of Prayer, Biddeford
ADDRESS: 8 Little House of Prayer Drive HISTORY: July 1983 saw the building of the Little House of Prayer, a name Bernadette Cyr had received in prayer. It was built during the first two weekends of that month with the contribution of a single benefactor and a small crew of dedicated volunteer workers. On July […]
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PublishedAugust 28, 2010
Reflections:How do we cope with our broken hearts?
“If you preach to broken hearts, you’ll always have a congregation.” Many years ago, when I was a Methodist minister, my district superintendent asked me to be the preacher at the annual meeting of his district. I wondered what I might say to some 50 of my colleagues. The thought came to me that […]
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PublishedAugust 28, 2010
Lutherans form new church
The major denomination's acceptance of gay pastors is the tipping point for conservatives.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2010
Ranks of homeschoolers up in Texas
HOUSTON – The number of students being homeschooled in Texas is on the rise, with some 300,000 children staying home when the school term started Monday. According to the Texas Home School Coalition, the number of Texans opting to homeschool has grown about 20 percent to an estimated 120,000 families and 300,000 children in the […]
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PublishedAugust 21, 2010
Religion Calendar
Today Yard sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Falmouth Congregational Church, 267 Falmouth Road, Falmouth. Care ‘n Share song circle, summer coffee house featuring Betsy Duane, 7 p.m., Blue Point Congregational Church, 236 Pine Point Road, Scarborough. Donation of $4 at the door. Refreshments will be available. Holy Grounds Coffee House, 6:30 p.m., with African […]
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PublishedAugust 21, 2010
Worship Spotlight:First Congregational Church of Gray
ADDRESS: 11 Yarmouth Road, Gray DENOMINATION/AFFILIATION: United Church of Christ HISTORY: The church dates back to 1736, when Maine was part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, the town was the Settlement at New Boston and the church was known as the First Parish. 1774, the Congregational Society was organized and in June 1774, the […]
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PublishedAugust 21, 2010
Reflections:In beauty, flaws can be accepted
Here’s where I am: It is Sunday afternoon on the Isle of Iona in the Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. I am sitting on a grassy bank at an incomparably beautiful bay called the Mhachair. Soon I will have to head back to the Iona Abbey, where I am spending my summer in […]
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PublishedAugust 21, 2010
New text will alter Catholics’ words
Parishes will start using the new English missal in November 2011, and some predict Mass confusion.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2010
Old songs may ring out again
Restoring a musical tradition at an Alaskan cathedral requires rebuilding and learning.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2010
NY mosque imam: Extremism is global threat
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who is on a 15-day Mideast tour, says radical religious views pose a security threat in both the West and the Muslim world.
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