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Time has come for Boy Scouts to change
As humans, many times we are reluctant to change. But the world around us is in constant flux. During my 35 plus years of leadership in the Bluegrass Council of the Boy Scouts of America, many changes in programs and leadership at the local and...Tags: Youth Organizations, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Boy Scouts of America, Social Organizations
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Religious leaders come together in Frankfort
Christianity, Islam and Judaism may seem like totally different religions, but participants at an interfaith forum in Frankfort learned they all share some basic principles. The South West Interfaith Team (SWIFT) forum included talks on "faiths...
Tags: Judaism, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Religion and Belief, Islam
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Plenty of Americans dislike gay marriage yet still support equal rights
In my Sunday column, I explored the possible consequence of the Supreme Court's impending rulings on gay marriage: a patchwork of different laws in different states, making life very complicated for gay couples who want to move from one part of the...Tags: POLITICO LLC, U.S. Supreme Court, The Washington Post, Marriage, Minority Groups
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Annual Good Friday Walk largest turnout yet at event
holly.shok@herald-mail.comThe Rev. Ed Poling had his concerns when he arrived at Hagerstown’s City Park on Friday afternoon and saw fire engines parked near the lake, threatening to interfere with his plans. But by the time the annual Good Friday Walk began, the trucks had...Tags: Polio, Anglicanism, Tourism and Leisure, Religion and Belief, Travel
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Cultural 'crisis' -- one man's explanation
Change of SubjectIt's not consumerism that makes millions of people turn away from their churches. It's not relativism. Or narcissism. Or secularism. It's common sense. These churches ask their worshippers to believe in things that are ridiculous. The acid burning through... -
Marriage versus holy matrimony
I would suggest to John Kass (“As times change, will tolerance for tradition be tolerated?” Column, March 27) that there is a difference between "holy matrimony,” – sanctioned by God – and "marriage” – a legal...Tags: Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion and Belief, Family
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Illinois House committee advances gay marriage bill
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — A bill legalizing gay marriage cleared a Democratic-led committee late Tuesday and now moves to the full House, where the issue is expected to meet its toughest test. The proposal, approved on a 6-5 vote in the House Executive...Tags: Greg Harris, Trinity United Church of Christ, Pat Quinn, Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage
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Scott asks for probe of FAU Jesus incident
Gov. Rick Scott is asking the State University System to investigate an "offensive" class assignment at Florida Atlantic University, where students were asked to stomp on a sheet of paper with Jesus written on it. Scott called the assignment, given by...
Tags: Students, Nova Southeastern University, Florida Atlantic University, Colleges and Universities, Government
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Updated: Boyle County Fiscal Court reinstates prayer to begin meetings
smojica@amnews.comBoyle County Fiscal Court unanimously decided Tuesday to have “non-denominational” prayers at the beginning of its meetings. Magistrates had reluctantly decided Jan. 8 to change the prayer portion of its meeting agenda to a “moment of...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Separation of Church and State, Church and State Relations, Judges, Justice System
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As times change, will tolerance for tradition be tolerated?
With the issue of same-sex marriage argued before the Supreme Court and raging elsewhere in America, a question: Is it possible to be a traditional Christian or Muslim or Orthodox Jew — and hold to one's faith on what constitutes marriage —...
Tags: Discrimination, Arts and Culture, Marriage, Interreligious Dialogue, Civil Rights
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Impending election of new pope resonates with Chicago-area converts
As Cardinal Francis George prepares to leave this week for the Vatican to elect a new pope, several soon-to-be Roman Catholics in the Archdiocese of Chicago said the coinciding of their decision to convert with a historic moment for the church heightens...
Tags: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, Benedict XVI, Elections, Religion and Belief, Holy Name Cathedral
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Illinois Catholic couple taking on Obama over contraception mandate
An Oak Brook health care company and its Roman Catholic owners who don't want to include birth control in their employees' benefits still have no choice, despite exceptions to the contraception mandate proposed by the Obama administration this month....
Tags: Laws, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Small Businesses, Judges, Minority Groups
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