Religion
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New Fox Valley pastor reflects on her callingAug 29, 2011 1:00 am - I always enjoy talking with the new pastors in town and learning a little about the journey that brought them to a pulpit in the Fox River Valley. More and more, it see...
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Dreams are the theme of Christian band’s songsAug 28, 2011 6:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. — If an audience listens to Decatur contemporary Christian band Four Wall Flight long enough, the theme of dreams fulfilled is sure to be broached. The gro...
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Religion in the news: Court rules on circumcisionAug 28, 2011 5:23 am - Senate panel OKs rules on male circumcision SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California Senate committee unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to block local jurisdictions from...
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Professor says American's religious faith waningAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. — Despite the prominence of religious believers in politics and culture, America has shrinking congregations, growing dissatisfaction with religious leader...
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Growing up Muslim after Sept. 11 a test of faithAug 27, 2011 6:00 am - FULLERTON, Calif. — In many ways, Yousuf Salama is a typical teenager: He lives for football, worries about acne and would rather dash off to see “Captain America” with ...
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Batavia church to celebrate past with riverside serviceAug 26, 2011 1:00 am - Batavia United Methodist Church will continue celebrating the congregation’s 175th anniversary Sunday by doing worship the way settlers did way back when. It’s having a ...
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Pennsylvania group protests in Palatine against civil unionsAug 26, 2011 1:00 am - Amongst the steady blare of car horns in support and occasional obscene gestures in derision, 10 men from the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and P...
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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...