Religion
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Veterans honored at Northwest suburban schoolsNov 09, 2012 10:02 am - Every student at Saint Hubert Elementary School in Hoffman Estates was attentive Friday morning as members of VFW Post 5151 demonstrated the folding of an American flag....
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Community Church of Round Lake celebrates '80 years old and brand new'Nov 09, 2012 10:00 am - As Community Church of Round Lake celebrates its 80th anniversary, Pastor Mark Drinnenberg and members are looking back on its history and toward the future. Their miss...
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Darwin gets 4,000 write-in votes against Georgia congressmanNov 08, 2012 8:07 pm - ATHENS, Ga. — Charles Darwin earned almost 4,000 write-in votes against a Georgia congressman who denounced evolution and other scientific theories as “lies straight fro...
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Despite volume, no plan to limit Sistine touristsNov 03, 2012 11:00 pm - VATICAN CITY — Five centuries after Michelangelo's ceiling of frescoes was inaugurated in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday celebrated the “symphony of ...
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House of Hope in Barrington expandsNov 02, 2012 3:06 pm - House of Hope Resale, 200 N. Hough St. in downtown Barrington, will open its doors Wednesday, Nov. 7 to a completely transformed space. “Not only is it the kickoff o...
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Flowers, ritual, horse race mark Day of the DeadNov 02, 2012 2:13 pm - MEXICO CITY — Mexicans cleaned the bones of dead relatives and decorated their graves with flowers and candy skulls. In Haiti, voodoo practitioners circled an iron cross...
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Geneva Methodist church offers Election Day Holy CommunionNov 02, 2012 1:40 pm - The United Methodist Church of Geneva is reminding Christians that no matter who they vote for to run the government, real power does not rest in political parties or pr...
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Think warm thoughts of things that make you gratefulNov 02, 2012 5:22 am - “Let us come before him with thanksgiving.” — Psalm 95:2 (NIV) The crunch of leaves beneath our feet and the roaring sound of leaf blowers clearing the path from falle...
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Holiday gift bazaarOct 30, 2012 5:27 pm - A holiday gift bazaar is set for 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2 at Christ Lutheran Church and Preschoo...
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Alarmed cow kills Palestinian in Muslim feastOct 27, 2012 5:06 pm - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A panicking cow killed a Palestinian man who was trying to slaughter the beast on Saturday during the Muslim celebration of Eid al-Adha, a Gaza h...