As schools around the country prepare to reopen and parents and teachers nervously consider their options for the fall, it’s anyone’s guess how returning to the classroom will affect the course of the pandemic, or – more personally – how it will affect them and their family. Because that’s the truly scary part. Right? Asking, […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Ruling threatens church-state balance in Maine
Giving government money to religious schools muddles the separate missions of both institutions.
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Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Schools and Education
Maine families say Supreme Court ruling boosts their case in religious school funding suit
The decision in a Montana case could affect a federal appeals court case in Boston involving 3 Maine families who are seeking school district tuition payments toward the cost of educating their children in religious schools.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Vocal bystanders can help those targeted by hateful words, actions
A swastika painted in front of a Bangor synagogue is just the latest attempt to try to frighten and degrade a minority community.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine diocese fires priest criticized by judge in murder case
A Superior Court justice said the Rev. Anthony Cipolle ‘inflamed’ an argument that led to the murder of a Hampden woman in 2018.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
‘Book of Longings’ has lasting power
Author Sue Monk Kidd makes an ambitious choice clear at the outset of her new novel – she’s set it in biblical times when Jesus was in in his 20s and married.
Posted inMaine, Religion and Values
‘The Ramadan spirit’: Maine’s Muslim community prepares for holy month in quarantine
Ramadan begins Thursday evening, and Friday is the first day of fasting.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Mainers grapple with faith amid the coronovirus pandemic
Leaders of various faith communities in Maine share messages of hope in a fearful and uncertain time.
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With gatherings discouraged, Jewish families figure out how to celebrate Passover
Among the many casualties of the coronavirus this spring? An important Jewish holiday. Maine’s Jewish community scrambles to gather virtually.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values, Times Record
Maine’s Catholic diocese suspends Masses
The announcement includes information about how to participate in Mass online via livestream, on TV or on the radio.