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PublishedNovember 23, 2022
Festivals of Lessons and Carols to celebrate the Advent season
Presentations set for Scarborough, Yarmouth, Falmouth, Jay, and Lewiston
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Religious schools shun state funding despite Maine victory
Maine's attorney general warned that the schools would have to abide by state antidiscrimination laws, including those that protect LGBTQ students and faculty, and that requirement has frustrated the families who sued.
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
State weighing impact of Supreme Court ruling on school tuition program
Interpreting the decision on Maine's tuition program is complicated by a state law that bars schools that receive tuition from discriminating against students and staff based on gender or sexual orientation.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Maine Council of Churches urges virtual-only worship services to slow surge of COVID-19
While some churches will consider the council's plea to reduce virus transmission, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland will continue to offer in-person services, saying its protocols have proven effective.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Maine case that could have an impact on school choice nationwide
At issue is a state program providing tax money to allow students in towns without public schools to attend private — but not religious — schools.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2021
Augusta church holds baptisms on the river
Rick Stoops, who has served as the church as pastor since 1982, said this is the first he has seen the church hold a river baptism.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court will take up Maine religious school tuition case
The plaintiffs are Maine families who want to use a public tuition reimbursement to send their children to Bangor Christian School and Temple Academy in Waterville.
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PublishedJune 20, 2021
Maine congregations wrestle with reopening in the wake of vaccinations
Faith groups across the state are returning to 'a new normal,' knowing that some members may not be inoculated.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Thanks to COVID-19, Eid in Lewiston will be a quieter public event
Prayer, which in non-pandemic years takes place in large gathering places like The Colisee, will instead happen at the Longley School gym, socially distanced.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Lewiston first in state to close schools Thursday for Eid
School superintendent says at least 40% of the city's 5,000-plus students are from immigrant families, most of them Muslims.
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