Religion
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UK government minister slams ‘militant secularism’Feb 19, 2012 5:44 am - LONDON — When it comes to religion, British politicians tend to heed the famous advice of Tony Blair’s spin doctor, Alastair Campbell — “We don’t do God.” In contrast to...
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One nation under God? What the polls suggestFeb 19, 2012 5:22 am - Religion and politics collided once again this month as religious groups — led by Catholic bishops — objected to requirements to provide contraceptive-covering insurance...
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Celibate? Embracing 'gift' of singleness at 37Feb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - In the face of nearly nonstop messages of romance and couples, flowers and lingerie, love and lust, 37-year-old John Zielinski of Des Plaines wakes up on the morning aft...
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Elgin church celebrates 175th anniversaryFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Submitted by First United Methodist Church It is one of the most historic and well-known sites in Elgin. Atop Holy Hill, the First United Methodist Church on Highland A...
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Schaumburg approves site for Japanese churchFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday approved a special use permit for the local branch of a church that originated in Japan in the 1980s to move into an industrial park unit. ...
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Gala benefits Arlington Heights religious orderFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The Sisters of the Living Word are preparing for their 24th annual Mardi Gras Magic fundraiser Friday, Feb. 17. More than two-thirds of the order’s 68 sisters are techn...
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WWJD? Christians debate 21st century moral issuesFeb 05, 2012 5:11 am - NEW YORK — U.S. Christians who labeled themselves politically liberal or conservative told researchers Jesus wouldn’t necessarily agree with their social views if he wer...
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Religion news in briefFeb 05, 2012 5:09 am - Jesus at mountaintop ski resort allowed to stay HELENA, Mont. — A mountaintop Jesus statue can stay at a ski resort in the western U.S. state of Montana — for now....
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Monks move past PETA to selling mushroomsFeb 05, 2012 5:09 am - MONCKS CORNER, S.C. — Five years after an animal rights group complained about the treatment of chickens at an egg farm run by a Roman Catholic abbey in South Carolina, ...
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Arlington Heights’ pioneers focused on faithFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - The early residents of Arlington Heights worked hard establishing their church communities, which over the decades evolved so different faiths worked together for the la...