Articles filed under Religion

• State Senate narrowly rejects antibullying legislation May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  A push to make Illinois schools adopt more detailed policies to prevent bullying fell short Tuesday in the state Senate amid concerns that its real purpose was to lecture students on embracing homosexuality. The measure fell one vote short of passage, although it could get another chance in the remaining days of the legislative session.
  

   

• Illinois dioceses join birth control challenge May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Catholic dioceses in Springfield and Joliet and their charity groups are among 43 plaintiffs in a dozen lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration mandate that most employers provide birth control coverage in insurance coverage for their employees.
  

   
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  Does anti-bullying bill encroach on religious freedom? May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Some Illinois conservatives fear their children are about to face an assault on their morals and religious beliefs. They worry that state lawmakers will muzzle students who hold unpopular opinions and force them into indoctrination sessions. The cause of their worry? Legislation requiring Illinois schools to discourage bullying.
  

   

• God wants joy and celebration to be part of our lives May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Celebration is woven all through the pages of the Bible. Celebrations surround dates of things that are honorable and important to God and cement a time of remembrance to these things for us, columnist Annettee Budzban says.
  

   

• Muslim member of rights panel denied another term May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  A longtime member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission has been denied another term because of material on his website about the Nation of Islam. Munir Muhammad is an official in the Coalition for the Remembrance of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, who led the Nation of Islam for decades. The coalition's website includes a statement saying "race mixing" and interracial marriage should be prohibited.
  

   
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  Winning, on the court and in life May 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  Angelo Valdes claims he is not a basketball coach, but more of a life coach. The director of HELPS Ministry in St. Charles knows enough about basketball and life to realize how the game can help young people who have faced struggles in life and need a positive focus.
  

   
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  Excruciating details emerge on Jewish ghettos May 11, 2012 12:00 AM
  Even after decades of in-depth Holocaust research, excruciating details are only now emerging about more than 1,100 German-run ghettos in Eastern Europe where the Nazis murdered hundreds of thousands of Jews. And there were about 200 more ghettos than previously believed, said Martin Dean, editor of the recently published Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945, Volume II. It gives us information about ghettos that would slip into historical oblivion and be forgotten forever if we didnt have this volume, Holocaust scholar Lawrence Langer said. Who knew there were more than 1,000 ghettos?
  

   
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  Online group calls for Illinois bishop’s apology May 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  An online religious community has joined calls for a Catholic bishop from Peoria to apologize for comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. But the bishop isnt budging.
  

   
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  New rector announced for Mundelein Seminary May 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Rev. Robert L. Barron has been named the rector-president of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary.
  

   

• A mother’s call is of great value to God and society May 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  Because women have come to greatness in our cultures workforce, oftentimes motherhood gets under rated. But Annettee Budzban reminds us of the importance of the sacred job of motherhood.
  

   

• Program in Schaumburg to help college grads find jobs May 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Saint Hubert Job and Networking Ministry will host a free program to assist college graduates in their job search from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 12, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 930 West Higgins Road, Schaumburg.
  

   
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  Race, religion collide in presidential campaign May 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  How unthinkable it was, not so long ago, that a presidential election would pit a candidate fathered by an African against another condemned as un-Christian.And yet, here it is: Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney, an African-American and a white Mormon, representatives of two groups and that have endured oppression to carve out a place in the United States. How much progress has America made against bigotry? By November, we should have some idea.
  

   
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  Romney, Mormons brace for a mean political season May 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Even with a resilience built over nearly two centuries as outsiders, Mormon Church members are anxious about whats ahead. Republican Mitt Romney is about to become the first Mormon nominee for U.S. president on a major party ticket.
  

   

• Budzban: Lessons from today help us achieve future dreams May 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Sometimes we feel like weve been wasting our time, and spinning our wheels in a dead-end place and that were destined to stay there. But if we do our best to learn all we can where we are, God can bring about new beginnings to change old things we havent even dreamed of, Annettee Budzban says.
  

   
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  Refugees the topic at Mt. Prospect prayer breakfast May 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  This years keynote speaker at the Mount Prospect prayer breakfast was Greg Wangerin of RefugeeOne, an interfaith agency that creates opportunities for refugees. Founded in 1980 in Chicago, it is a not-for-profit organization that provides a full range of services to refugees displaced from their homelands due to war or persecution.
  

   
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  Wheaton College opposes health insurance mandateMay 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  Wheaton College president Philip Graham Ryken says distinctively Christian institutions are faced with a near and present threat to religious liberty. The Department of Health and Human Services mandates that the insurance plans for religious institutions (except churches) must provide coverage for all government-approved contraceptives. Institutions like Wheaton College would be required to cover abortifacient drugs, in violation of our religious principles.
  

   
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  Father Smyth celebrates his Jubilee May 1, 2012 12:00 AM
  Father John P. Smyth, president of Notre Dame College Prep in Niles and former executive director of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines, celebrated 50 years of priesthood at a special service April 27 at the high school in Niles.
  

   

• Fight against all odds to fulfill your purpose Apr 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  We need to embrace change and challenge and fight to fulfill our purpose, columnist Annettee Budzban says.
  

   

• Ilonka performs at Community Church of Rolling Meadows Apr 27, 2012 12:00 AM
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  Bill Murray’s sister to perform at West Dundee church Apr 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in West Dundee has found a really interesting way to celebrate the namesake saints upcoming feast day on Sunday. Sister Nancy Murray, whose brother happens to be actor Bill Murray, will play the saint in a one-woman play called <"Catherine of Siena: A Woman for Our Times."