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Letter: Christian Zionists are not Christian
5+ hour, 25+ min ago (283+ words) Bangor Daily News Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to [email protected] What does it mean to be a Christian? That’s a critical question given the actions of some who call themselves…...
Bangor’s newest rabbi wants to bring a spirit of playfulness to religious life
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (951+ words) For the last year, Bangor’s Congregation Beth El has been operating without a rabbi. During an 18-month search for a new spiritual leader following the departure of Rabbi Sam Weiss last June, more than 70 congregants stepped up to give sermons…...
Aroostook students' Holocaust artwork heads to Augusta exhibit
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (821+ words) When Cara Merrill won a grant a year ago to go overseas to visit historical Holocaust sites in Poland, she had no idea where the experience would take her students. The Ashland District School English teacher will accompany her seventh-graders…...
This Puritan tradition to appease God’s wrath became a Maine holiday
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (367+ words) Editor’s note: This story was first published as part of the BDN’s “Hard Telling Not Knowing” column on April 10, 2024. Patriot’s Day is celebrated on the third Monday in April by Maine, Massachusetts and a few other states, commemorating the first…...
Inside Graham Platner's Passover appeal to Maine's Jewish community
5+ mon, 4+ day ago (964+ words) PoliticsOur political journalists are based in the Maine State House and have deep source networks across the partisan spectrum in communities all over the state. Their coverage aims to cut through major debates and probe how officials make decisions. Read…...
As religious tensions rise, synagogues and other houses of worship in Maine look to beef up security
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1253+ words) Another such attack occurred last week in Michigan, when a man rammed a car into a synagogue before dying during a gunfire exchange with two security guards inside. The Auburn synagogue is one of dozens of religious organizations in Maine…...
Opinion: Where have all the heroes gone?
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (622+ words) David Trahan is a former two-term state senator and four-term state representative. He has been the executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine for 15 years. There is a time in everyone’s life when they realize their actions matter, when…...
Rabbis see a mix of anxiety and determination as US Jews await High Holy Days
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (959+ words) For Jewish congregations across the United States, the upcoming High Holy Days — always a compelling mix of celebration and repentance — will be more charged than usual this year. Rabbis say many of their congregants are worried by a surge of…...