United Methodists Lead Fight Against Gambling
Religion writer reports on the United Methodist campaign against riverboat casinos led by Rev. Thomas Grey and Bishop Ann Sherer. The movement cites addiction, bankruptcy, crime and societal harm, noting 37 states resisted expanded gambling since 1994 and detailing signatures and legal battles in Missouri Iowa and elsewhere.
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United Methodist Church
Thomas Grey
Merry Messiah
Sil
Mississippi
Grey
Time
Iowa
Indiana
Missouri
Michigan
Detroit
Alan Rice
United Methodist
Ann Sherer
Sherer
Mob
Fortune 500
ABC
Harvard
Las Vegas
Nev
Atlantic City
West Virginia
Missouri Methodists
Thom White-Wolf Fassett
United Methodist Board of Church and Society
Bethesda
Last of Shakers struggle to survive in Maine village
At Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester Maine a dwindling community of seven followers maintains a simple life marked by work and prayer. Once 5000 strong the Shakers now lease land to locals and reach out by mail while preserving antiques and a 1910 building. Brother Arnold Hadd 41 joined in 1977 and notes they remain open to new members.
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New Gloucester
Maine
Lake
Shaker Village
United States
Frances Carr
Sabbathday Lake
Frances
Arnold Hadd
Massachusetts
Brother Arnold
America
Arnold
Canterbury
N.H
Mary Ellen W. Hern
Shaker Museum and Library
Old Chatham
N.Y
Wayne Smith
Peale Honored On Centenary Of Birth At Marble Church
Norman V. Peale, long time head of Marble Collegiate Church, was honored in New York on the centennial of his birth. About 2,000 worshippers heard a videotaped sermon highlighted by his upbeat Christian message. Peale’s self help gospel drew millions through The Power of Positive Thinking and stressed Bible based confidence for a productive life.
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New York
Norman V Vincent Peale
Peale
Sacred Morocco festival draws musicians of world
The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in Morocco runs May 23 to 30, its founder Faouzi Skali calling it the sole international festival dedicated to sacred music. Artists include Randy Weston, Barbara Hendricks, Anuna, Turkish dervishes, a Jewish cantor, and diverse European and Asian performers, seen as a healing, spiritual exchange after the Gulf War. Weston notes music created lasting personal and creative impact.
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New York
Fes
Faouzi Skali
Randy Weston
Barbara Hendricks
Anuna
Europe
Asia
Skali
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United Methodists
Michael J. McManus
Ethics & Religion
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Norman Vincent Peale
Methodists
Bonnie DunsWorth
Ghey Hughes
Midland
Darwin
Sacred
Morocco
Weston
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