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    Feb 16, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  1. Mason-Dixon Council of the Boy Scouts of America chief awaits national decision on gays

    A 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.
    dan.dearth@herald-mail.com
    A 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

  2. Feb 6, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  3. 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.
    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

  4. May 25, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail
  5. 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

  6. Jun 19, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  7. Southern Baptists elect first black president

    The 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.  
    Associated Press
    The 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

  8. Apr 4, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail
  9. The relevance of the Resurrection: Local views differ on the meaning of Easter

    On 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.
    chrisc@herald-mail.com
    On 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

  10. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. James Turrell shapes perceptions

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. &mdash; Flying a couple of thousand feet above<strong> </strong>a volcanic field in Arizona near the Painted Desert, it's fairly easy to spot the extinct volcano known as the Roden Crater.
    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

  12. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. 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

  14. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  15. 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.
    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

  16. May 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. 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 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

  18. May 4, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  19. Orthodox Easter arrives, with bells, chants and rose petals

    A moment as mysterious as the sacred idea it celebrates &ndash; the crucified Christ's decent into Hades before his resurrection &ndash; arrived Saturday morning at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in a cascade of rose petals and a cacophony of bells, hands drumming on wood pews and a church elder chanting in his ancestral tongue.
    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

  20. May 1, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
  21. 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

  22. Apr 24, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel
  23. Boy Scouts proposal on gays makes everybody unhappy

    A proposal by the Boy Scouts to allow gay scouts, but not gay leaders, has both sides on the issue 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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