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Christians commemorate Good Friday with observances across the Ozarks
ewood@ky3.comMOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. -- Large white crosses crafted from PVC pipe are not things you usually see on busy U.S. 60. They lined the highway, however, during the morning commute time on Friday against the backdrop of a gray, rainy sky. "Last year we...Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Good Friday
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Most Catholics didn't realize a pope had ever abdicated position
lrussell@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The announcement that Pope Benedict XVI will step down on Feb. 28 took the world by surprise. A few local Roman Catholics offered their reactions on Monday morning. Parishioners of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church gathered...Tags: Lent, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Ash Wednesday
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Operation Christmas Child celebrates 100M shoeboxes
Aiken Standard, S.C.The Aiken Area Operation Christmas Child Team celebrated a milestone on Saturday. Operation Christmas Child, a project through the national nondenominational evangelical Christian organization Samaritan's Purse, has sent 100 million shoeboxes to...Tags: Religious Festivals, Samaritan's Purse, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Holidays
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Religions rethinking the sin of suicide
The Salt Lake Tribune reporter Lisa Schencker writes for the Religion News Service about those left behind by the person who commits suicide and how different religions are changing their thinking about the sin of suicide: DRAPER, Utah (RNS) As young...
Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism, Suicide
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Letters to the Editor - May 13
What if media coverage were 100 percent liberal? To the editor: What would the newspaper and television coverage of the political scene be like if instead of being just 90 percent with the liberal slant, it was 100 percent? There would no longer be a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Politics, Elections
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In Theory: Are parts of Scripture outdated and in need of change?
It's not often that a Christian minister agrees with the New Atheist movement, but the Rev. Michael Dowd believes it's possible when it comes to what he calls the "idolatry of the written word." A self-described "New Theist" — one who "value[s]...Tags: Ethics, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Bible, Customs and Tradition, Social Issues
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Christian churches back Jews facing anti-Semitism in Hungary
ReutersBUDAPEST (Reuters) - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the podium to denounce Jews and Israel. Lorant...Tags: Judaism, U.S. Congress, Religion and Belief, Politics, Reformed
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Marilyn Jack honored for act of kindness to Connecticut families
The Star, Shelby, N.C.Very few people know the little things Marilyn Jack does to make sure worshipers at Central United Methodist Church are not distracted by their surroundings. She fills the candles with oil, places the proper paraments on the altar table and gives...Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, Palm Sunday, Easter, Christmas
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Female Catholic priests 'not likely'
Boston HeraldLocal Catholic observers aren't expecting the church to loosen its ban on women priests any time soon, even though a former Kentucky nun has just become the newest member of this controversial but growing group. "The church in many ways has declared...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Roman Catholicism
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Event to honor Archbishop Hanus
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, IowaCatholic Parishes in Waterloo will celebrate and honor Archbishop Jerome Hanus of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, who will retire next month. The FestSchrift, a festival of speaking and appreciation traditionally held for academic and religious leaders,...Tags: Religion and Belief, Immigration, Human Interest
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Joseph E. Welsh, educator
Joseph E. Welsh, a retired Baltimore County public school educator who was also a hospice volunteer and Eucharistic minister, died Monday of melanoma at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. The Oak Crest Village resident was 80. "He was both my teacher and...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Parkville, Baltimore County, Vanderbilt University , Archdiocese of Baltimore
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In Theory: Has the economy damaged the work ethic?
Sociologist Max Weber first advanced the idea of a Protestant work ethic in 1914. A recent study suggests that not only does this ethic exist, it can make the effects of unemployment worse for Protestants than for non-Protestants. The Dutch survey,...Tags: Ethics, Bible, Customs and Tradition, Politics, Social Issues
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