Blazes at Jewish sites in Massachusetts follow arsons at mosques in Connecticut and Southern California, three predominantly black churches in Louisiana, and a mostly Hispanic Pentecostal church in Pennsylvania.
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Posted inNation & World
Priest assails decision on same-sex union announcements
The pastor of a Catholic parish in the Washington suburbs slams the decision by Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School to allow announcements of same-sex unions in its magazine for graduates.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: One racist slogan fuels violent extremism of many kinds
A French travel writer’s ‘Great Replacement’ theory has inspired white-identity terrorists as far away as New Zealand.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Speaking out against Franklin Graham’s anti-gay gospel
Parents of teens who are LGBTQ should not be taught that their children are sinners in the eyes of God.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Jesus built bridges, and so should we
Local churches are resisting Franklin Graham’s message and proclaiming a more inclusive kind of Christianity.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Mike Pence’s commencement speech offers self-pitying faith as foxhole
The vice president’s warnings about the persecution of Christians had neither the poor nor the outcast in mind.
Posted inFood, Life & Culture
A hunger for God: Ramadan means a month of fasting for Maine Muslims
What is it like for devout Muslims who work in the food industry to give up all food and drink for hours a day? Ahmed Abbas tells us how he keeps the fast while running Ameera Bread.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Baseless narratives about Jewish secrecy, power gaining ground – even here
A synagogue gunman’s anti-Semitic statements represent an ideology that’s being articulated with increasing volume.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Denial of coverage places further burden on those seeking abortion care
Neither money nor geography should stand in the way of equal access to reproductive health services.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Chocolate Seder gives the story of Passover a sugar high
The Falmouth event, happening April 7, is a decade-long tradition.