The groups have asked for intervenor status in a federal lawsuit that seeks to overturn a state law prohibiting the use of public funds to pay for religious school tuitions.
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Trump laments ‘evil anti-Semitic attack’ in Pennsylvania
He says the death toll might have been lower if an armed guard had been there at the synagogue.
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U.S. prosecutors instruct U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, clergy to preserve records on sexual abuse
Investigators expand their inquiry into predatory behavior beyond Pennsylvania dioceses.
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Maine Voices: Church of Safe Injection treats drug users as Jesus would have done
He would have offered them sterile syringes, naloxone and nonjudgmental support.
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Augusta Unitarian Universalist minister taking exchange trip across the pond
The Rev. Carie Johnson will spend October in Wales, while a Welsh minister, the Rev. Alun Dafis, will serve as minister here for the month.
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‘Hazana’ brings Jewish vegetarian recipes, generous dose of history
Paola Gavin’s cookbook takes a global view of Jewish cuisine.
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Trump: Democrats ‘will overturn everything’ if Republicans lose majorities
The president reminds a group of evangelical Christians at a White House dinner what’s at stake this fall.
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Families’ lawsuit challenges Maine law against public funding for religious schools
The federal lawsuit seeks to overturn the decades-old law barring tuition reimbursements for sectarian schools.
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Maine Jewish Museum hires executive director with White House experience
Gary Barron served under several presidents, as well as on the board that oversees the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington.
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Heavenly cookies await at St. Peter’s Italian Bazaar
For 93 years, church parishioners have been baking and selling the soft, anise-flavored treats.