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.
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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.
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Maine Compass: It’s time to tell Americans the whole truth about CIA torture program
A new movie based on a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation makes clear how much we still don’t know.
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Maine Compass: As stewards of God’s creation, we must protect America’s public lands
The Land and Water Conservation Fund – which uses no taxpayer dollars – should receive a full and permanent federal appropriation.
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Impromptu Virgin Mary shrine takes shape in Phippsburg antique store parking lot
A few weeks ago, David Cooke, the owner of Maggies Bygones, noticed people pulling into the far end of his parking lot and getting out of their cars to pray in front of a 4-foot-tall statue of the Virgin Mary.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Southern Baptists say they’re ready to spotlight sex abuse crisis, but some are skeptical
The three-day conference opens Thursday near Dallas, drawing hundreds of pastors and church officials from the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S.
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What I learned about life from cleaning out my freezer
A Rosh Hashanah resolution yields many universal truths – and a honey cake.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News, Religion and Values
Pope denounces exploitation of Madagascar’s unique resources
The pontiff laments illegal logging and a government structure that forces its citizens into felling trees, poaching wildlife and illegally exporting flora and fauna.