A judge denied an evangelical church’s latest request to stop the sale of the Belfast building by the University of Maine System, which the church quickly appealed.
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Spirit of Life: Dare we rejoice?
Times are tough. The U.S. is experiencing a constitutional crisis. Global economic markets are erratic. Nonprofits, educational institutions and entire states, including Maine, are being asked to comply with current executive orders or face loss of funding. Seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color, immigrants, LGBTQ+ folx (especially trans and nonbinary people) and so […]
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Maine’s Catholic diocese is tapping into solar power
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has leased land to solar developers to build what are believed to be the first arrays on church property in the state.
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Traditional foods used to end daily Ramadan fasts. Now? Pizza, burgers and tacos
Generational preferences, convenience and cravings can lead Maine Muslims to surprising iftar foods.
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First Church of Waterville files federal lawsuit against the city
Church leaders say the city has stymied its religious land use by failing to let it remove two buildings from its property.
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Inaugurate this!
It is a new year, and next week marks the beginning of a new presidential administration. Amid the hullabaloo of the inauguration, let’s not miss our opportunity to inaugurate a new level of commitment to the values of love, peace and justice. I’m talking about the choices we ordinary citizens get to make every single […]
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Judge allows sale of UMaine’s Hutchinson Center to move forward
Calvary Chapel Belfast asked a federal judge to stop the sale of the University of Maine-owned building, claiming the university system showed religious bias when it rescinded an offer to the church.
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A bit of irony from the Christmas story
A supreme height of irony this Christmas season is that some who are celebrating the birth of a poor, unhoused, Middle Eastern refugee (i.e. Jesus) are nearly foaming at the mouth calling for the deportation of our immigrant neighbors. And of course, the irony gets even thicker when we consider that the soapbox upon which […]
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Boothbay Harbor church hangs the cold out to dry
The minister of the First United Methodist Church of Boothbay Harbor and her husband are on a mission to provide free winter gear, replenished weekly, bringing warmth to the Midcoast.
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Two Catholic churches to close next spring, including Holy Cross
Our Lady of the Rosary in Sabattus and Holy Cross in Lewiston are expected to stop offering Mass by June.