Cape Fear Spirit Quilt available for showing

Amanda Greene | May 8, 2013

Would your place of worship or community building like to host the Cape Fear Spirit Quilt? It's available for showing!
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Gospel artist turned mainstream brings unique style to Greenfield

Roberta Penn | StarNews Correspondent | May 8, 2013

Robert Randolph went from playing in churches to performing in clubs. But unlike his predecessors, Randolph didn't cross over as a singer, but as a sacred steel guitar player.
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VIEWPOINTS: Would you protest or possibly get arrested for an ethical cause?

Amanda Greene | May 7, 2013

This week, 27 protestors with the N.C. NAACP were arrested while speaking against voter I.D. legislation outside the N.C. General Assembly in Raleigh. Last week, 17 were arrested. Many of those arrested were clergy.  Would you protest or possibly get arrested for what you viewed as an ethical cause?
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First public Carolina Beach labyrinth takes shape

Amanda Greene | May 7, 2013

The winding circular path traditionally meant for reflection, prayer, meditation and healing was a gift to the wider community from the vendors of the Carolina Beach Farmer's Market.
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Beneath the stereotypes, a stressful life for preachers’ kids

Daniel Burke | Religion News Service | May 7, 2013

Beneath the stereotypes of preacher’s kids as either goody two-shoes or devilish hellions lies a tense and sometimes taxing reality, the children of clergy say. Studies show that many PK’s, as the lingo goes, struggle with issues of identity, privacy and morality. There’s even a support group, Preacher’s Kids International, dedicated to the “celebration and recovery of those who grew up in the parsonage.”
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After Rhode Island, is gay marriage ‘inevitable’? Conservatives say no

Susan Page | USA Today | May 6, 2013

Rhode Island on Thursday (May 2) became the 10th state to approve same-sex marriage, and the Delaware Legislature holds a key vote on May 9 on the same issue. But Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, denies there is a national tide in support of marriage rights for gay couples.
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Love for Larue - a community unites for one little girl

Amanda Greene | May 3, 2013

This weekend the Love for Larue Festival will feature eight area bands as a benefit for the family at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday (May 3-4) at the Soapbox Laundro-Lounge, 255 N. Front St.
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FAV(e) Photos: Interfaith celebrations, Holocaust survivor and Boston

Compiled by Bridgit Bowden and Kellie Kotraba | Columbia Faith & Values | May 3, 2013

Each month, we bring you our best faith and values photos from around the country. Each of photo has a story behind it – and we'd like to share those stories with you. In order of appearance in the slideshow, here's a look at what happened in April.
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