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Evangelical tussling over anti-Trump editorial escalates
The letter to the magazine’s president includes a veiled warning that Christianity Today could lose readership or advertising revenue.
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Pope, U.N. chief issue message on migrants, climate, nuclear weapons
The Vatican and the United Nations have found increasing common ground under the first pope from the ‘global south.’
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Trump blasts Christian magazine that called for his removal
Christianity Today published an editorial arguing the president has a ‘blackened moral record.’
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Harry Sky, prominent rabbi and civil rights leader in Maine, dies at 95
Sky, described by a former governor as ‘the conscience of the community,’ played a prominent role for decades in Portland’s religious and civic life.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, Religion and Values
Planning Board to consider Waterville church’s request for rezoning
The Planning Board on Monday will consider whether to recommend to the City Council that it rezone 6 Main Place to allow a church to lease space in the building.
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Nativity pageant tradition continues Sunday in Portland
The pageant has been the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church’s Christmas gift to the community since 1926.
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Catholic dioceses spar over sainthood for Archbishop Sheen
There’s an unusual public spat going on between the dioceses in Peoria, Ill., and Rochester, N.Y.
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Trump’s anti-Semitism order raises tough issue of defining prejudice
The president signed an executive order this week that expands the potential scope of anti-Semitism complaints on college campuses.
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Pope Francis presses anti-nuke campaign in annual peace message
As he did on a recent visit to Japan, the pontiff ties ecological concerns to matters of international peace and security.