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Letters to the Editor - Oct. 5
Same old story: Men and religion try to dictate to women To the editor: Having been raised as a conservative Midwestern Catholic and later, as a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), I feel that I can comment on the...Tags: Family, Values, Family Planning, Politics, Ethics
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Why Mitt's Mormonism doesn't matter
Mormonism is a minority sect once persecuted by mainstream American Christians for its unconventional doctrines and practice of polygamy. It is still viewed by many as an odd cult. But a Mormon is the Republican nominee for president, and he can take...
Tags: Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief
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Churches using 'souls to polls' to rally vote
MIAMI (AP) — It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation. Exhorting congregations to register to...
Tags: Politics, Voting, George W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, Religion and Belief
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Salman Rushdie, freedom writer
In the 1990s, he was the world-famous novelist few people officially laid eyes on. Of Salman Rushdie's dozen-plus novels, it was "The Satanic Verses" (1988) that raised a hue and cry and sent him undercover: Its supposedly sacrilegious portrayal of the...
Tags: Arab Spring, Ruhollah Khomeini, Politics, Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State
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How clout keeps court cases secret
On the eighth floor of the Daley Center, behind a locked metal door, is a narrow room known as the vault. Within its walls reside files that Cook County Circuit Court judges have ordered hidden from the public, something they have done hundreds of...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, L2O, Loyola University Chicago
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'Day to Serve' collects an estimated 10,500 pounds of nonperishable food
richardb@herald-mail.comAn army of volunteers, mostly members of Berkeley County Mormon churches, collected an estimated 10,500 pounds of nonperishable food Saturday for a local food pantry. Dubbed “Day to Serve,” about 250 church members began the project on Sept....Tags: Politics, Earl Ray Tomblin, Executive Branch, Washington, DC, Religion and Belief
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'Mormon' fails to make a convert
I'd wanted to take an actual Mormon to see "The Book of Mormon," but the closest I could come was the lovely and patient older daughter — so well scrubbed and shimmery that she looked like an Irish coin. "Come on, Coin, let's go to the Pantages," I...
Tags: Entertainment, The Book of Mormon (musical), Jesse Jackson, Religion and Belief, Comedy (genre)
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We will vote for a Mormon and a Catholic
If it is God’s will to evict Barack Obama from the White House Nov. 2, 2012, there are 71 million evangelical Christians like me living all over these United States who will go to the polls and vote for a Mormon and a Catholic to lead this nation...Tags: Religion and Belief, Israel, Barack Obama, Christianity
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Pride Parade to put faith at the forefront
Seeking to heal historical rifts between religious congregations and the gay community, organizers of this year's Pride Parade have moved the faithful closer to the front lines. More than a dozen religious organizations — Protestant, Jewish and,...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Separation of Church and State, Gay Pride San Diego, Ku Klux Klan, Same-Sex Marriage
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Giuliani takes a few swipes at Obama
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and tore into President Obama on Thursday night at a California Republican Party fundraiser. The reception at the private Pacific Club in Newport Beach aimed to...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Event Planning, The Book of Mormon (musical), Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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How much for a ticket? The latest deals and prices
The creation of my top 10 list of upcoming fall theatrical attractions for last Sunday's A+E section meant some quality time wrestling with ticket prices. And comparing my list with that of the previous year, I could see an interesting snapshot of where...Tags: Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Ticketmaster, Arts and Culture, Goodman Theatre, Religion and Belief
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Chicago filmmaker spent 8 years on new documentary 'Band of Sisters'
"You didn't really have (to) think much for yourself," a nun says of her early years, in the new documentary "Band of Sisters," which has its world premiere at the Siskel Film Center this week. "All that went unchanged for years and years and years...
Tags: Music Box Theatre, Rome (Italy), Larry Cohen, Rentals, Politics
Oct 5, 2012
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Oct 4, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 2, 2012
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Oct 3, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Sep 30, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 29, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Sep 29, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Sep 25, 2012
|Story| AM News
Jun 24, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 21, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Sep 13, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 13, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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