Religion and Values

Published
March 17, 2012

Survey polls Protestant pastors on priorities

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Rev. Molly Simpson puts a high priority on hospitality at her church. She wants people to feel welcome. That way, visitors are more likely to return, she says. The proof is in the results. When the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection’s Olathe, Kan., branch started six years ago, attendance […]
Published
March 10, 2012

Reflections: When a longtime marriage bond is broken, is it worth the pain?

Mandy was glum. Knowing how well she was doing on chemo, I realized there had to be something else distressing going on. It was her mother. Ever since Mandy’s father died nine months ago, her mother had not been able to overcome her loss. Until the day of her father’s sudden death, Mandy’s mother had […]
Published
March 10, 2012

At Harlem churches, tourists often outnumber congregants

Showing up by the tour busload, the church visitors are not always a welcome addition.
Published
March 10, 2012

Benedict tells U.S. bishops: Teach evils of premarital sex

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI waded deep into U.S. campaign politics Friday, urging visiting U.S. bishops to beef up their teaching about the evils of premarital sex and cohabitation, and denouncing what he called the “powerful” gay marriage lobby in America. As debate over health care coverage for birth control rages in the United […]
Published
March 10, 2012

Religion Calendar

Today “Understanding Karma: Creating the Life You Want,” 1 to 4 p.m., meditation workshop with the American Buddhist monk Kelsang Pawo. The Heart Opening, 227 Congress St., Portland. Cost is $25, $15 for students and seniors. For more information, visit www.MeditationINMaine.org or call 508-979-8277 Generational healing and service, 2 p.m., at the Franciscan Monastery, 20 […]

Published
March 3, 2012

Religion Calendar

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 […]
Published
March 3, 2012

Reflections: Celebrate and learn from the wisdom of elders gained over a lifetime

I am reading Robert Bellah’s latest book, “Religion in Human Evolution.” I suppose it isn’t for everyone, but it certainly is for me. I got to know Bob Bellah in Berkeley, Calif., when I was a minister at the First Congregational Church near the university. It was his book, “Habits of the Heart,” that spoke […]
Published
March 3, 2012

County panel facing ACLU in showdown over prayer

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 […]
Published
March 3, 2012

Shawls deliver loving warmth

The prayer shawls go to hospital patients to let them know others are concerned about them.
Published
March 3, 2012

Efforts to ban use of foreign laws viewed as fear mongering

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

Sign In:

Religion and Values