While some churches will consider the council’s plea to reduce virus transmission, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland will continue to offer in-person services, saying its protocols have proven effective.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: What’s in a name? Plenty
A house of worship’s roadside sign can tell a lot about what goes on inside.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine case gives religious right an opportunity
Three new conservative Christians on the U.S. Supreme Court could tear down the wall between church and state.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values, Schools and Education
U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Maine case that could have an impact on school choice nationwide
At issue is a state program providing tax money to allow students in towns without public schools to attend private — but not religious — schools.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Amid cancer battle, minister and playwright confronts mortality on and off stage
Diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, David Butler sees his play about hospice care staged at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland.
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Leonard Pitts: Anti-vaxxers use deeply offensive symbol to play-act at victimhood
By wearing yellow Stars of David, these self-obsessed whiners are co-opting pain that doesn’t belong to them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: It’s time for Sen. Collins to support federal LGBTQ anti-bias protections
Maine has led the nation on a journey toward acceptance of LGBTQ people – voting for S.393 would continue this legacy.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
History lesson: A Maine native’s play about a witness to the Holocaust is poised to embark on national tour
‘Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski’ was co-written by Deering High School graduate Clark Young and stars acclaimed actor David Strathairn.
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Commentary: The European disease that’s mutated through the Black Death and COVID
As the biological virus attacks bodies, the mental virus of anti-Semitism infects hearts and cultures where hatred has never ceased to be endemic.
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Finding the dignity in troubled people and places, from a sect to a small town
Shawna Kay Rodenberg recounts her childhood in a religious sect and in rural Kentucky.