Religion Calendar, Sept. 4 - Sept. 10 and more
The religion calendar, published each Saturday, lists community events of a religious nature. Items for consideration should be e-mailed by 5 p.m. Monday to religion@standard.net , or mailed to Religion Editor, Standard-Examiner, P.O. Box 12790, Ogden, UT 84412-2790. read more

Religion Event
-- Saturday, 11 a.m.: The 17th annual Middle Eastern Food Festival, a free two-day event featuring food, music and dancing, will be held at Holy Transfiguration Melkite Greek-Catholic Church, 8501 Lewinsville Rd., McLean. 703-734-9566 or http://www.holytransfiguration.org . Religion - Religion and Spirituality - Religious Studies - New Religious Movements - Social ...

Religion reporting matters
The state of religion reporting is in peril. The newspaper industry is struggling on 46 percent less revenue than just four years ago, according to USA Today . As newspaper revenues drop it is not the business or sports sections which are being significantly scaled back.

Religion is more than text
Here is a noticeable trend in interreligious discourse in our world, which has even found its way into the pages of this newspaper. One person, pointing a finger at another of a different religion, says, "how can you claim to be in support of (positive value such as peace, righteousness, etc.) when your sacred text (insert name of text here) says (inflammatory quote from text taken out of ...

Religion notes for Sept. 4
MUSICMike Davison, trumpet, 11 a.m. tomorrow, Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1627 Monument Ave. Details: (804) 359-2463. SPECIALWomen's Day, 11 a.m. tomorrow, New Vine Baptist Church, 5100 John Tyler Memorial Highway, Charles City. Details: (804) 829-2151. Rosh Hashana services, 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday, Tikvat Israel Messianic Jewish Congregation, ...

Religion Notes /News of area faith groups
Holy Mother of the Rosary Cathedral, 6298 Broadway, Lancaster, will offer a special Dozynki —or Polish harvest festival—Mass at 10 a. m. Sept. 19.

Asheville area religion calendar
Submit faith-based events, special services at your place of worship or other religion-related happenings at CITIZEN-TIMES.com/submit, e-mail your events to Features Editor Bruce Steele at BSteele@CITIZEN-TIMES.com and Faith Reporter Carole Terrell at cterrell@citizen-times.com or fax them to 251-0585.

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Religion news
GARY Christ Temple Church of Christ (Holiness), 4201 Washington St.: The Sterling Carnival continues from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Monday at the church. 884-1837. Clark Road Missionary Baptist Church, 2841 Clark Road: The Chicago Mass Choir is featured guest for the pre-Labor Day Midnight Musical at 10 p.m. Sunday. 944-0202. Firefall Revival, Buffington Park Pavilion, Connecticut Street ...

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