Vehicles, many with out-of-state plates, packed the Kingdom Life Church parking lot on High Street in Oakland on Friday and Saturday nights, possibly violating state pandemic guidelines.
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Maine Voices: Republican social Darwinists buy into illusory COVID herd immunity
That avowed pro-lifers are advocating letting the unfit perish for the sake of the fit is nothing short of paradoxical.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: God should be a source of peace
I had an interesting experience while visiting a public school recently. On a wall was a dry-erase board with the following question written above: “Where do you find your peace?” Inscribed below were a dozen answers, ranging from in the garden, woods and walks to ocean and beach. I enjoyed reading through the various answers, […]
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Maine Voices: Time for renewal of Black-Jewish unity against bigotry
In Maine and across the U.S., both communities need to remember their historic cooperation in demanding that America live up to its promise of equality for all.
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Bowdoinham man selected to lead LDS Church region
AUGUSTA — Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Greater Portland area gathered online to welcome a new area stake president and two counselors to preside over 11 ward and branch congregations, according to a LDS Church news release. The stake, a collection of wards within the LDS Church, is […]
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Pastor defiant about outbreak as anxiety increases in Sanford
Todd Bell, who officiated at a wedding in Millinocket that has been linked to more than 130 cases of COVID-19 and 1 death, has framed himself as a victim of a culture war.
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Religious tourism has been hit hard in the pandemic as sites close and pilgrimages are put on hold
THE CONVERSATION — Religious tourism is among the oldest forms of planned travel and to this day remains a huge industry. About 300 to 330 million tourists visit the world’s key religious sites every year, according to a 2017 estimate. Some 600 million national and international religious trips are made around the world, generating around US$18 billion in global […]
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The Conversation: God can be hurt, but not in the way Trump claims
THE CONVERSATION — President Trump claimed recently that the prospect of a Biden presidency would “hurt God.” More specifically, he said, Biden would be “following the radical left agenda, take away your guns, destroy your Second Amendment, no religion, no anything, hurt the Bible, hurt God. He’s against God. He’s against guns.” With this speech, delivered […]
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Commentary: By increasing federal support for Medicaid, Senate can save hospitals, lives
Voting for this policy will reveal that our lawmakers value compassion, justice and the human right of access to health care.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Jerry Falwell Jr. will take indefinite leave from university after racy social media post
In recent months, Falwell’s behavior has been blasted by his own students, young alumni and Black alumni, but this week white evangelical leaders openly criticized him on social media.