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Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America chief awaits national decision on gays
dan.dearth@herald-mail.comA local Scouting official said the organization will respect whatever decision is made when the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America votes this spring on whether to open membership to gays. On Feb. 6, the national group decided to postpone a...Tags: Religion and Belief, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, Roman Catholicism
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Boy Scouts delay decision on admitting gays
Faced with intense pressure from two flanks, the Boy Scouts of America said Wednesday it needed more time for consultations before deciding whether to move away from its divisive policy of excluding gays as scouts or adult leaders. Possible changes in...
Tags: Social Organizations, Religion and Belief, Ethics, Social Issues, Boy Scouts of America
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Allan Powell: Roger Williams, a lone visionary
One can only hope that John M. Barry’s scholarly and compelling book, “Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul,” will become a literary success. It is fair to say that Williams’ contribution to American culture is...Tags: Church and State Relations, Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism, Christianity
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Southern Baptists elect first black president
Associated PressThe Southern Baptist Convention voted Tuesday to elect its first African-American president in one of its biggest steps yet to reconcile the 167-year-old denomination’s troubled racial past and appeal to a more diverse group of believers. The...Tags: Religion and Belief, Hurricane Katrina (2005), Christianity, Elections, Protestant Convention
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The relevance of the Resurrection: Local views differ on the meaning of Easter
chrisc@herald-mail.comOn Easter, parents hide brightly colored eggs. Children dig through decorated baskets for chocolates and candies. Church-goers don new clothes and sing joyful songs about the power of God. Families gather to eat a holiday meal. Easter is the high point...Tags: Religion and Belief, Good Friday, Religious Festivals, Holidays, Easter
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James Turrell shapes perceptions
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Flying a couple of thousand feet above a volcanic field in Arizona near the Painted Desert, it's fairly easy to spot the extinct volcano known as the Roden Crater. It stands alone in the field, apart from hundreds of other...
Tags: Weather, Education, Whitney Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Immigration reform divides Republicans
WASHINGTON — The immigration reform bill crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has deeply split the Republican minority even as lawmakers prepare to take the first votes on the proposal Thursday. Alabama's Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, a...Tags: Jim DeMint, Lawyers, Migration, Labor Legislation, Protestant Convention
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Blessings hand hospital workers spiritual support
The chaplains at the Chicago area Adventist hospitals know the staffs' hands that dispense medication, perform surgeries and mop floors are crucial to carrying out the hospitals' mission. That's why, this month, many of those nurses, surgeons and...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Rituals, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing
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Review: A shattered land tries to pull back together in 'Joe Turner'
The setting for August Wilson's magnificent "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" is a boardinghouse in 1911 Pittsburgh, but the spiritual location is a crossroads between the ghostly past and the forbidding future, slavery and freedom, despair and hope. The...
Tags: Rituals, Arts and Culture, Glynn Turman
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Orthodox Easter arrives, with bells, chants and rose petals
A moment as mysterious as the sacred idea it celebrates – the crucified Christ's decent into Hades before his resurrection – arrived Saturday morning at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in a cascade of rose petals and a cacophony of bells,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, The Happiest News!, Christianity, Christian Orthodoxy, Human Interest
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My Word: Prayers from diverse faiths for our nation
Thursday is the National Day of Prayer. It's not a public holiday. We won't get a paid day off from work. The mail will still be delivered. And banks will be open as usual. So what exactly is this special day? The National Day of Prayer is merely an...Tags: Religion and Belief, Rituals, Islam
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Boy Scouts proposal on gays makes everybody unhappy
Adelle M. Banks writes for the Religion News Service that boths sides are unhappy with a proposal by the Boy Scouts to accept gay scouts, but not gay leaders: Conservative and liberal religious leaders may not agree on much, but both are expressing...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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