The statement of faith of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors.
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Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Federal lawsuit challenges Maine’s limits on public funding for religious schools
The Catholic Diocese of Portland, St. Dominic Academy in Auburn and parents of a student from Whitefield say the state’s tuition program discriminates against religious schools.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Faith-based communities have a role to play in strengthening democracy
Our approach envisions a shared future and supports a framework for civic action but empowers individual communities to engage in the ways that are most meaningful and effective for them.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Resistance to abortion rights is about keeping women down
I consider the value of a potential life against the value of a woman’s lived life to the point she becomes pregnant, and I come down on the side of that lived life.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Celebrating ‘The Month of Mary’
Holy Martyrs Church in Falmouth holds a special ceremony.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Religion and Values
Spiritual center in Biddeford Pool to close after 45 years
The building, which sits near the beach and is assessed at $2.9 million, will be sold. The remaining 13 sisters will move to New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: No public mission, no public money
It’s the Bangor Christian School’s style of faith that has turned my generation away from organized religion.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Consider Jesus’ preferred pronouns, and true regard for the other
In Maine and elsewhere, transphobic legislation seeks to enshrine a dangerous and unorthodox notion of religious freedom.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine must stop trying to bypass Supreme Court decision on schools
The outcome in Carson v. Makin made clear that such religious discrimination in our education system must end. Why hasn’t it?
Posted inFood, Recipes
A jewel-toned vegetable spread for Passover, or any occasion
Use this spread to top crackers, dip vegetables into, or as an addition to sandwiches.