Religion
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Flamingos doing good on Fox Valley lawnsMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - To help finance the annual summer mission trip, one St. Charles youth group is drawing on the fundraising power of some 1950s-era cultural icons. Maybe you’ve seen them ...
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Jets’ DeVito using lockout to give faith a workoutMay 29, 2011 6:00 am - RANDOLPH, N.J. — Mike DeVito cleared his throat a few times, took a couple of steps from behind the lectern and looked out at the dozens of people seated in front of him...
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Religion news in briefMay 29, 2011 6:00 am - Chaplains: Troops may fear sharing beliefs on gays WASHINGTON — Leaders of 21 religious groups that send chaplains to the military want Congress or the Pentagon to ...
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German Catholic Church finds faithful leavingMay 29, 2011 6:00 am - AUGSBURG, Germany — A year after a widespread sex scandal rocked Roman Catholics in Pope Benedict XVI’s homeland, German intellectuals and faithful alike are turning the...
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Persevere in following your dreamsMay 27, 2011 12:00 am - “ ... His word is in my heart like a fire shut up in my bones.” — Jeremiah 20:9 (NIV) I recall the day vividly. I had just finished reading Jeremiah, Chapter 20, Ve...
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Diocese ends adoptions over gay rights lawMay 26, 2011 12:00 am - A Catholic diocese in northern Illinois said Thursday that it will end its state-funded adoption and foster-care program rather than comply with a new law that would req...
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Diocese loses new appeal in clergy abuse caseMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - Ihe Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Belleville-based diocese’s request to throw out a $5 million jury award in an alleged priest abuse case, the diocese s...
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After three decades leading congregation, Long Grove rabbi ready for goodbyeMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Thirty years ago, Congregation Beth Judea in Long Grove was the Little Shul on the Prairie. Since then, as the area has grown into a cosmopolitan suburb, the Beth Judea ...
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Believers' reactions mixed to unfulfilled doomsdayMay 21, 2011 11:00 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — The hour of the apocalypse came quietly and went the same way — leaving those who believed that Saturday evening would mark the world's end confused, ...
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End of the world? How about a party instead?May 21, 2011 6:00 am - For some, it's Judgment Day. For others, it's party time. A loosely organized Christian movement has spread the word around the globe that Jesus Christ will return to ea...