Religion
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Rob Sherman sues Buffalo Grove over newsletterAug 26, 2011 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove atheist and community activist Rob Sherman has sued his own village for what he calls a violation of church and state in its e-newsletter. The suit claims ...
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Religion in the news: Indiana vouchers clearedAug 20, 2011 6:07 am - Indiana school voucher program wins in court INDIANAPOLIS — A judge declined to halt Indiana’s broad new school voucher program, allowing the law to remain in effec...
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New Noah’s Ark in Kentucky aims to prove truth of BibleAug 20, 2011 6:07 am - HEBRON, Ky. — Tucked away in a nondescript office park in northern Kentucky, Noah’s followers are rebuilding his ark. The biblical wooden ship built to weather a worldwi...
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St. Viator in Arlington Heights starts 50th yearAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Classes begin Friday for Saint Viator High School students, 50 years after the Catholic school opened in the Northwest suburbs. The anniversary year began with a Mass in...
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Barrington church to unveil Vatican-endorsed ‘La Pieta’Aug 18, 2011 12:00 am - A Vatican-approved replica of Michelangelo’s masterpiece “La Pieta” will be unveiled Sunday, Aug. 21, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Barrington. The full-sized reproduct...
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Judge rules against Catholic Charities on foster careAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A central Illinois judge has ruled that Catholic Charities does not have a right to state contracts for adoptions and foster care placements and Illinois o...
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Christian group reopening Arlington Heights teen centerAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Arlington Heights’ former Teen Center is expected to open again in September, according to an official of the Christian organization that has leased the building. The Ar...
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Budzban: God will never put your calls on holdAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - “I call on you, O God, for you will answer me; give ear to me and hear my prayer.” — Psalm 17:6 (NIV) I had a friend recently ask me how she could contact me. She in...
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Charity says it’s exempt from civil unions lawAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A Catholic adoption and foster care charity that has worked as a state contractor for 40 years told an Illinois judge Wednesday that it shouldn’t be forced...
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Bartlett church hosts Jubilee! festivalAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Poplar Creek Church in Bartlett held Jubilee! on Sunday, a communitywide get-to-know-your-neighbor festival. The church festival, at 300 Schick Road, was home to three p...