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Commentary: God's grace extends to Wicca and beyond
Editor's note: Fairview Community Church's street corner sign prompted an email to Rev. Sarah Halverson from someone concerned about Wiccans in a Christian church. Halverson submitted this open letter in response. Dear Concerned Christian Neighbor,...
Tags: Roman Catholicism, Francis I, Religion and Belief
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The God Squad: Have you given your mom a papaya yet?
I'm not a big fan of secular, made-up holidays, but Mother's Day is different. I love Mother's Day, and this Sunday I will call my mother, Rosalie, in Milwaukee and tell her that I love her. She'll tell me that she loves me and thank me for the fruit. I...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Judaism, Martin Luther, Mother's Day, Religion and Belief
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Mailbag: Another side of the man killed in explosion
Re. "Records: Man killed in bomb blast had lab equipment," (May 1): Get the facts right! The white powder was flour. He was upset with Pillsbury. We found notes he had written to them complaining about the packaging, etc. The liquid was water. He had...Tags: Abortion, Roman Catholicism, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Commentary: Hoag abortion ban is a step backward
Earlier this month, Hoag Hospital in Newport Beach announced to its staff that its physicians would no longer be able to perform elective abortions at the hospital ("Hoag: no more elective abortions," May 8). This came as a surprise to some of its...Tags: Abortion, Women's Health, Health Insurance, Politics, General Practitioners
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Mailbag: Balboa Island story left out link to global warming
Re. "Flood risk: Bane of Balboa Island's existence," (May 5): I was surprised no mention was made of the reason the Federal Emergency Management Agency revised its flood maps — global warming. FEMA's conservative estimate of sea rise, according to...Tags: Abortion, Ecosystems, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, FEMA, Religion and Belief
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Ruling: St. James must return church to Episcopal diocese
The long-disputed St. James Anglican Church campus in Newport Beach belongs to the larger Episcopal Church Diocese of Los Angeles, an Orange County Superior Court judge ruled last week. St. James members split from the Episcopal Church nine years ago...Tags: Orange County Superior Court, Anglicanism, Religion and Belief
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Hoag to no longer perform elective abortions
In a letter to affiliated physicians and staff, Hoag Hospital announced that elective abortions will no longer be performed at the Newport Beach facility because of the low number of procedures done annually. The decision was based on a review of...Tags: Family Planning, Women's Health, Roman Catholicism, Plan B (drug), University of California, Irvine
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Community & Clubs: Plenty to pray about this week
With the happenings in Boston and in West Texas fresh in our minds, the National Day of Prayer makes more sense than ever, says the Rev. Julie Elkins, president of the Newport-Mesa-Irvine Interfaith Council and pastor at First United Methodist Church of...Tags: American Legion, Jesus Christ, U.S. Congress, Lifestyle and Leisure, Human Interest
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The God Squad: Are women equal in God's eyes?
Q: Two of your last columns are tied together in my mind. Recently, you offered a prayer for the new pope and said, "Old practices that are true but not popular need to be preserved. Old practices that are just old and not true need to be let go." The...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief
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June Suzuki Kawamura
In Memoriam June Suzuki Kawamura 1923-2013 We celebrate and give thanks for the life of June S. Kawamura! June Lucille Suzuki was born June 22, 1923 to Kenkichi and Yoshiko Suzuki in Los Angeles, CA. She grew up with her older brother George in their...Tags: Anglicanism, Colleges and Universities, PTA, Brown University, Education
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The God Squad: Easter is a tough egg to crack
Q: My wife and I had a discussion last night concerning the different time periods we actually celebrate Easter. Sometimes, Easter is in mid-April, and sometimes in early March. We celebrate the birth of Christ on Dec. 25 every year, yet there's no...Tags: Judaism, Christian Orthodoxy, Islam, Ramadan, Easter
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The God Squad: Celebrate springtime, however you wish
Thank you, dear readers, for your many kind comments on my column welcoming Pope Francis to the world of healing and hope. I'm truly excited to see his first humble and gracious acts, and I hope they presage a time of new beginnings and old continuities...Tags: Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Passover, Easter, Francis I
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