Religion
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Among social conservatives, a pocketbook messageOct 13, 2013 12:33 pm - WASHINGTON — Seeking a new generation of leaders, social conservatives are looking for a lot more than opposition to gay marriage and abortion. An annual summit of faith...
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Former Elk Grove priest diesOct 11, 2013 3:29 pm - The Rev. Bernard C. White, 87, the associate pastor at Queen of the Rosary Catholic Church in Elk Grove Village for three years in the 1980s, has died, the Archdiocese o...
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Diocese must release documents in suit over fertility treatmentOct 10, 2013 4:27 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — A federal magistrate has ordered a Roman Catholic diocese in northern Indiana to turn over a wide range of documents, including records involving diocese ...
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The Christian Shop in Palatine to celebrate 25th anniversaryOct 10, 2013 12:18 pm - Twenty-six years ago, Susan Rheaume decided to figure out what to do with the rest of her life. Rheaume, then a regional manager for a fine jewelry company, said she fel...
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Quebec seeks curb on religious symbolsOct 09, 2013 6:46 pm - MONTREAL — Viewed from the outside, Quebec often seems like a place where all life orbits around the political destiny of a French-speaking province in an English-speaki...
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Don’t allow life’s labels to define youOct 09, 2013 1:03 pm - Our society has become overwhelmed by labels. Besides the labels on blue jeans, gym shoes, and other paraphernalia, some of us are wearing the labels of life. Some of li...
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Vintage Elgin folk singer returns to the stageOct 07, 2013 1:19 pm - In the early 1970s, almost any Elginite who loved folk music knew Don Skelton. People were drawn to his warmth and humor, his expressive voice, his fine guitar work, an...
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Author Maggie Anton to speak at Beth JudeaOct 07, 2013 1:08 pm - At 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Judea will welcome author Maggie Anton for a discussion of her books “Rav Hisda’s Daughter: Book 1-Appr...
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Religious institutions’ pensions prove not guaranteedOct 05, 2013 6:54 pm - PASSAIC, N.J. — Working at St. Mary’s Hospital was all about making do. When supply shelves emptied, respiratory therapist Lori-Ann Ligon made frantic calls to compatri...
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Mormon church membership hits 15 millionOct 05, 2013 11:34 am - Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The president of the Mormon church says worldwide membership has hit 15 million, representing a three-fold increase over the three deca...