Churches shelter people hurt by a natural disaster and deserve to get help when they need it to repair and rebuild.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Fine to pray during the anthem, but don’t say anyone ‘should’
Don’t tell me how I should live my life and what I should believe and how I should act.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Religion and Values
Richmond church ordination reflects burgeoning membership
The once-fledgling and predominantly Russian parish of St. Alexander Nevsky Church has grown, and is quickly becoming ‘a church for all of us.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Leonard Pitts: ‘Nickel prophets’ see Hurricane Irma and other disasters as God’s will aligned with their biases
The vagaries of weather could rather be God’s way of asking us to reach out and help each other.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: One man’s journey – becoming a Muslim in Maine takes acceptance
The words ‘peace be upon you’ had the power to dissolve a lifetime of fear and anxiety for a convert.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Florida lets residents object to school textbooks – and that’s a good thing
That’s how stuff like ‘Little Black Sambo’ got removed from curriculums, through public scrutiny of content.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Nominee for ambassador to the Vatican clear example of cronyism
The nomination of Newt Gingrich’s wife is also President Trump’s beatification of Newt.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Cynthia Dill: East meets West, or the other way
When Trump speaks in Poland, directions get a lot dizzying.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Israel reneges on pledge to create mixed-gender prayer space at Western Wall
Liberal Jews decry the decision to abandon the proposal.
Posted inFood
Ramadan fasting can give energy to the body and spirit
A Muslim reflects on her own experience and speaks to a Johns Hopkins doctor on the science of fasting.