Among the many casualties of the coronavirus this spring? An important Jewish holiday. Maine’s Jewish community scrambles to gather virtually.
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Large churches use technology to connect with parishioners
Centerpoint Community Church in Waterville offers virtual Sunday services and other livestreamed events during the week so parishioners and others may still feel connected during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Religion and Values, Times Record
Maine’s Catholic diocese suspends Masses
The announcement includes information about how to participate in Mass online via livestream, on TV or on the radio.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Listen to the children and speak up for species at risk of extinction
The federal PAW and FIN Act would restore vital protections for our nation’s most imperiled plants, fish and wildlife.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Religion and Values
Solon evangelical church installs new pastor
A year after Pastor Timothy Hunt died unexpectedly in January 2019, members of the church have selected a new pastor who fits with the mission of the church and is well liked by the community.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t be fooled by anti-vaccination Maine referendum campaign
Question 1 has nothing to do with stopping Big Pharma or most of the other talking points pushed by its backers.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: In defense of hillbilly religion, and regular folks of simple faith
A recent jibe by NBC’s Chuck Todd is the latest salvo in the half-century assault on the intellectual respectability of religious belief.
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Maine Compass: In Dr. King’s vision, create ‘a beloved community’
We should keep Martin Luther King Jr. Day front and center in our lives, every day, every year.
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Families argue in appeal that Maine should pay tuition at religious schools
The families have contended that a 2017 Supreme Court case set a precedent prohibiting government from excluding religious schools from benefit programs.
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Commentary: Progressives who love Christianity Today’s Trump-bashing editorial should look in the mirror
Conservatives also have a right to speak out about faith in the public square.