Religion
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Same-sex couples prepare for religious wedding ceremoniesJan 19, 2014 7:00 am - Riding a crowded bus to Springfield last October, where they would join thousands of other advocates demonstrating for same-sex marriage, John Stilp and Jovi Tomaneng tu...
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Prof uses mobile media to study effect of religionsJan 18, 2014 7:47 pm - Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — University of Connecticut Professor Bradley Wright has all types of questions for his research: Did you pray in the last 24 hours? To...
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Group rallies against abortion in PalatineJan 18, 2014 1:45 pm - As the snowflakes came down thick and heavy, hundreds of participants in an anti-abortion rally in Palatine held signs, cheered on speakers, prayed and sang as the occas...
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Week of Christian Unity celebratedJan 18, 2014 10:22 am - Archdiocesan parishes, working in cooperation with the Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, will join with other Christian denominations in ecumenical celeb...
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Methodist clergyman faces church trial over gay weddingJan 17, 2014 4:49 pm - NEW YORK — The United Methodist Church has formally charged another clergyman for presiding at the same-sex wedding of his son. The Rev. Thomas Ogletree will be tried Ma...
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St. Raymond hosts Unity Week event:Jan 17, 2014 3:25 pm - St. Raymond de Penafort Church and St. Mark Lutheran Church, both in Mount Prospect, will jointly host an evening discussion on Sunday, Jan. 19, “What I Always Wanted to...
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Businesses, churches mull concealed carry rulesJan 17, 2014 3:21 pm - KANKAKEE, Ill. — A new law that allows some Illinois residents to carry concealed weapons is prompting questions for hospitals, churches and even banks as they weigh whe...
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Pope defrocks 400 priests in two yearsJan 17, 2014 12:54 pm - VATICAN CITY — A document obtained by The Associated Press shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for molesting children. The statistic...
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Sts. Peter and Paul principal announces retirement from Naperville schoolJan 17, 2014 7:55 am - The longtime principal of Ss. Peter and Paul School in Naperville will retire at the end of this school year, concluding a nearly 40-year career leading the educational ...
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Is fear holding you back?Jan 16, 2014 7:29 am - “But the people who dwell there are strong, and the cities are fortified and very large; moreover, there we saw the sons of Anak (of great stature and courage).” — Numb...