Monthly Archives: August 2010

The Week in Pa. religion news: Aug. 8, 2010

Almost three years after the Episcopal Church suspended a Philadelphia bishop for covering up his brother’s sexual abuse of a minor girl, a church appeals panel on Thursday restored him as head of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. In Pittsburgh, Ann … Continue reading

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Israeli dodgeball (Ga-ga) at Camp Nawakwa

Staff photographer Jason Plotkin found a group of campers enthusiastically playing Israeli dodge ball on a visit to the Lutheran camp Nawakwa in western Adams County. Ga-ga has become popular at summer camps around the country in the last several … Continue reading

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Panel submits recommendations to bishop

An advisory committee considering misconduct charges against a Mechanicsburg pastor has submitted its recommendations to Lutheran Bishop B. Penrose Hoover of the Lower Susquehanna Synod. Hoover referred the charges in June to the synod Consultation Committee — comprised of three … Continue reading

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More Amish moving to York County

New figures from a study of Amish migration show that they continue to move west in search of cheaper farmland. The highest rates of growth over the past year were recorded in New York, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin and Illinois. The … Continue reading

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Week in Pa. religion news: Aug. 1, 2010

Former prison guards are suing the prison in Delaware County, alleging religious, sexual and racial discrimination after they were fired for not cutting their hair. As Rastafarians, they are prohibited from cutting the hair on the head, including facial hair. … Continue reading

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Urban ministry puts church on wheels

In case you missed it, we had a story in last week’s paper about Xtreme Xpress, a ministry of Stillmeadow Church of the Nazarene in Manchester Township. On Saturdays from May to December, volunteers take a brightly painted bus, all … Continue reading

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