At least two dozen people keep watch outside a Portland mosque during Friday afternoon prayers.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: Hate ending in bloodshed not a new phenomenon
Massacres like the one in New Zealand are the predictable result of the rise in international intolerance.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: After Christchurch attack, a call to prayer – and to action
Reject extremism, reach out to your neighbor and resist ‘us versus them’ rhetoric.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to break ground on Saco expansion
Church leaders say the congregation, established in 1996, has 200 active members from Saco, Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Buxton, Dayton, Arundel, Hollis and Kennebunkport.
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Maine Voices: Commit to growing the middle ground during season of sacrifice
At work, at play, in our politics and in our faith, we’re living in a time of extremes.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture
‘Buddhism for Western Children’ tells of a boy’s childhood in a confusing cult
The prose is poetic, complex and – ultimately – rewarding
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Commentary: Parents, be vigilant, but don’t drive yourself crazy
The best approach to Momo (and other real or perceived threats) is to do what you’re most likely already doing.
Posted inNation & World
Los Angeles company produces Bible aimed at millennials
Discerning millennial minds know the quality of a product’s visual packaging is just as important as the quality of the product itself.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Religion and Values
After national vote for LGBT restrictions, Portland Methodists send message of inclusion
‘You are welcome in this place,’ the husband-and-wife pastors of HopeGateWay tell their congregation at Sunday’s services.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Woe to any 2020 Democrat who doesn’t embrace partisanship
Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand and Amy Klobuchar may fail dogma litmus tests tests in the primaries.