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- Boy Scouts to vote today to permit homosexual members
- Oklahoma tragedy leads to inevitable ‘disappointed God’ theology
- U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on government meeting prayers
- U.S. Social Security Administration: ‘Messiah’ and ‘King’ trending baby names
- Victoria’s Secret model Kylie Bisutti gives up career for Christ: admirable?
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- Dorothee Benz on Former Yale dean Tom Ogletree on why he officiated his son’s same-sex wedding
- Ken McKiernan on Muslim reaction to Boston Marathon bombing
- Jim Fahringer on Keeping Ten Commandments out of public places good for Christians
- Belief & Beyond | Washington Post poll reveals broad support for allowing gays in Boy Scouts on Boy Scouts of America compromise on gays: is it fair?
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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Day of Sacrifice remembers Abraham in Mecca
Today is the most important holiday of the year for Muslims. Eid al-Adha concludes the observance of hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia, where an estimated 2.5 million Muslims were expected this week. Eid commemorates Abraham’s … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Local events
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Word of the day: Eleemosynary
Many families, congregations, charities and others will extend a hand to those in need today, offering a free meal, a warm blanket, even a hug. Get in on it! The York Rescue Mission is hosting a Thanksgiving service and meal … Continue reading
Posted in Local events, Word of the day
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No, really. Wish me a Merry Christmas.
Tis the season: A Christian group fighting the “War Against Christmas” is selling buttons and car magnets to tell retailers, “It’s OK. Wish Me a Merry Christmas.” Campaigners lament that stores have largely removed the symbols and language of Christmas … Continue reading
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Bishop will travel to Israel, West Bank
The Rev. B. Penrose Hoover, bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, will travel to Israel and the West Bank later this month with eight other Lutheran bishops on a mission to promote peace … Continue reading
Muslims debate serving in non-Muslim armies
In the wake of this month’s mass shooting at Fort Hood, a number of leading Muslim-American soldiers and scholars are — in addition to condemning the heinous crimes — discussing the alleged gunman’s belief that serving in the U.S. military … Continue reading
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Bishops elect Rhoades to committee chairmanship
At their fall meeting in Baltimore, the U.S. Catholic bishops this morning elected Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of the Diocese of Harrisburg to head a key standing committee. The 145-93 vote favored the moderate Rhoades — newly appointed to the … Continue reading
Posted in Catholicism, Denominational doings
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Sightings: Arguing over Juvenile Life Without Parole Cases
In an edition of Sightings from last week, a federal judge from Illinois dissects a legal brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court from a diverse group of religious organizations arguing a moral case for why the should stop the … Continue reading
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Nurse volunteering at Tanzanian hospital
Several Yorkers were among a group of midstate Lutherans who left last week for a trip to the Konde Diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania in eastern Africa. They’ll attend the diocesan assembly there, where a bishop will … Continue reading
Bishop Rhoades bound for South Bend
After just five years as the Catholic bishop in Harrisburg, the Rt. Rev. Kevin C. Rhoades is being transferred to the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese. The Fort Bend diocese is smaller than Harrisburg’s geographically and in its number of Catholics, … Continue reading
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Another Pa. county to tax closed churches
Next year, Luzerne County officials are likely to remove the property-tax exemption from closed churches and religious schools, according to this report. Pennsylvania’s tax code allows exemptions only for “actual places of regularly stated religious worship.” The county’s assessment director … Continue reading
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