FAITH
FAITH MATTERS: Warren Aglow . . . Copeland to speak . . . Kumla dinner, etc.
Jane Parker, who grew up in Fridley, Minn., will talk to Warren Aglow at 9 a.m. today about how she found God and got sober.By Herald Staff Reports , November 20, 2009
Bismarck church plans adoption celebration
Organizers of Saturday's ceremony at Ascension Church say it is aimed at honoring families formed through adoption, birth parents and advocates, as well as recognizing the children in North Dakota's foster care system who are waiting to be adopted.By Associated Press , November 14, 2009
FAITH MATTERS: LSS celebrates 90 years . . . Creation care meeting . . . Catholic Daughters meeting, etc.
Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is celebrating its 90th anniversary with an open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, with a program at 4:30 p.m., in Sharon Lutheran Church, 1720 S. 20th St., Grand Forks.By Herald Staff Reports , November 14, 2009
Child 'wives' set to testify at evangelist's sentencing 
everal of the child "wives" that helped convict evangelist Tony Alamo of federal sex charges will return to the witness stand today.
By Jon Gambrell , November 13, 2009
Catholic work on White Earth reservation gains church grant
A key American Indian ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Crookston will get $10,000 from the national Catholic Church’s Extension Society in Chicago, it was announced this week. The money will go toward the works of the Tekakwitha Center on the White Earth Indian Reservation, directed by Darlene Ballard.
By Stephen J. Lee , November 12, 2009
Minnesota's Chemberlin to take national church post
The longtime leader of the Minnesota Council of Churches is taking over as the president of the National Council of Churches.
By Associated Press , November 12, 2009
Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing
The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unanimous approval for Salt Lake city laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment.
By Jennifer Dobner , November 11, 2009
Vatican looks to heavens for signs of alien life
Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe, the Vatican has called in experts to study the possibility of extraterrestrial alien life and its implication for the Catholic Church.
By Ariel David , November 10, 2009
Rev. Cody Schuler, Fargo, column: Faith calls to action on health care reform
As a minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ, I cannot remain silent while so many live on the edge of potentially life-threatening circumstances or the possibility of financial ruin.
November 07, 2009
Sex-toy study at Duke raises some eyebrows
A campus religious leader is unhappy about a study at Duke University that invites female students to attend parties where they can buy sex toys.
By Associated Press , November 06, 2009
Woman first Muslim to win $1 million Opus Prize
The annual humanitarian award from the Opus Prize Foundation in Minnetonka, Minn., is given to unsung heroes for their faith-based acts of compassion.
By Associated Press , November 05, 2009
Bigamy charges against Texas sect leader dismissed
Yisrayl Hawkins pleaded no contest Thursday to four cases involving child-labor violations related to work on church property.
By Associated Press , October 30, 2009
Fargo's Hope Lutheran suspends funding to ELCA
The largest Lutheran church in North Dakota has suspended its giving to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America because of Chicago-based denomination's recent decision to allow openly gay clergy.
By J. Shane Mercer , October 29, 2009
AROUND THE REGION: Another Fargo Lutheran church suspends ELCA funding
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s decision to change its policy on gays in the clergy continues to have a local impact, with Fargo Pontoppidan Lutheran Church creating a committee to study a denomination outside the ELCA.
By J. Shane Mercer , October 28, 2009
Large Fargo church ends ELCA payments
One of Fargo-Moorhead’s largest Lutheran churches has chosen to withhold money from the national offices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on the heels of the denomination’s controversial decisions on sexuality.
By J. Shane Mercer , October 27, 2009
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