BANGOR, Maine — Religious leaders across the state held news conferences Thursday to urge Mainers to end marriage discrimination against gay and lesbian couples and called for the state to create same-sex civil marriages.
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BANGOR, Maine — The man Maine Episcopalians chose a year ago as their bishop presided Friday over the 189th convention of the Episcopal Diocese.
Bishop Stephen Lane, 59, told the more 300 lay and clergy delegates attending the annual convention at the Bangor Civic Center that he was looking forward to “many long years in ministry with you.”
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The election is just a little over a week away and the political rhetoric is getting pretty heated. Some of that rhetoric is coming from the campaigns themselves. Much of it is coming from political …
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LEE, Maine — It has survived the Civil War, two world wars and a scandalous former minister, but Lee Baptist Church will celebrate its 150th anniversary this weekend, its pastor said Thursday.
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A life without Christ is a life without hope or meaning
Dark-haired, 20-year old Katherine Buckley had decided to wear her white blouse with a blue serge jacket and skirt that night. But it didn’t really matter. What she ordered for dinner didn’t matter, either. She might as well have rung up a big bill and gorged on sweets all evening.
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BANGOR, Maine — Missionaries at home and abroad will speak tonight and this weekend at a conference at Columbia Street Baptist Church, 63 Columbia St.
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We can learn a lot about our society from watching “Lost.” This isn’t because “Lost” is some sort of deep, philosophical work. On the contrary, “Lost” is ridiculously shallow. It’s …
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ORONO, Maine — Colorful balloons and festive signs that declared, “Eid mubarik,” decorated the walls of the Islamic Center of Maine to mark the end of Ramadan.
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Is religion responsible, at least in part, for the ongoing collapse of the private financial sector in America? Unrestrained greed has proven once again that the “invisible hand” of unregulated economics is, if anything, the devil’s hand — justifying unbridled avarice as the scheming alternative to the generous love taught by Jesus.
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Worshippers who haven’t visited Congregation Beth El in Bangor since the High Holy Days last year may not recognize the place when they step inside the synagogue next week.
The sanctuary space …
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PORTLAND, Maine — A priest has been named to replace the pastor of parishes in Piscataquis County and Pittsfield who committed suicide this summer, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland announced Monday.
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PORTLAND, Maine — The Right Rev. Chilton R. Knudsen, the first woman to serve as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, on Saturday handed a shepherd’s staff — the symbol of the office — over to her successor at the seating and investiture of Bishop Stephen Taylor Lane.
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PORTLAND, Maine — The Rt. Rev. Chilton R. Knudsen, the first woman to serve as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, on Saturday handed a shepherd's staff — the symbol of the office — over to her successor at the seating and investiture of Bishop Stephen Taylor Lane.
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BANGOR, Maine — Congregation Beth Israel is as old as Moses.
The state’s oldest Jewish house of worship will celebrate its 120th anniversary at 7 p.m. Sunday with a sneak peek at a documentary …
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One day a few years ago, I spotted one of the ugliest cats I’ve ever seen in my life. It was prowling near our property with an evil eye trained on our bird feeder. I said to my wife, “Look at …
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An Army chaplain assigned to the 1st Battalion at Fort Stewart, Ga., is seeking to unite all Americans in prayer to support the men, women and families of the U.S. Armed Services.
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As myth would have it, the dualism of the world became apparent with Eve's decision to eat the fruit and "know" good and evil. Before then, Adam and Eve were covered by God's grace so completely, they knew only good. They were whole and unconflicted.
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Good for you. Instead of swallowing two eggs whole, gulping down a few news bites on drudge.com, and rejoining the maniacal rat race, you' re actually sitting still for a few minutes, sipping coffee and taking time to read this column. Smart move.
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