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PA Gov. Tom Corbett officially kicks off re-election bid
PITTSBURGH — This is where Tom Corbett's long march begins. The city of three rivers. The city of six Super Bowl rings. The city that launched Corbett from local prosecutor to the governor's mansion he...
View ArticleWalking a political tightrope, Toomey votes yes on historic gay rights bill
WASHINGTON — Walking a delicate tightrope of not alienating his conservative base but needing to endear himself to Pennsylvania's more moderate electorate, Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey voted...
View ArticleFaith and Values: Without God's vision, the people perish
I must confess that it's been difficult to concentrate on my work lately: the day after the editor receives this column I will be exchanging marriage vows with the man with whom I've shared the last...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmakers, residents rally for 'In God We Trust' bill
HARRISBURG — Some state lawmakers who back a bill that would require school districts to display "In God We Trust" in classrooms and other areas of public schools say they aim to promote history. The...
View ArticlePa. minister suspended 30 days for presiding over son's same-sex marriage
A jury of United Methodist pastors put the Rev. Frank Schaefer's fate in his own hands Tuesday, telling him to decide in 30 days if he can uphold church doctrine and to turn over his credentials if he...
View ArticleBucking a trend, Allentown Diocese sees two-year rise in Catholic school...
No one's calling it a miracle yet, but school enrollment in the Catholic Diocese of Allentown has grown two years straight. It's the only one of the eight dioceses in Pennsylvania to mark growth in...
View ArticleEaston boobies case may follow bong hits to Supreme Court
It was a frigid day in January 2002 when Joe Frederick and a group of fellow Juneau-Douglas High School students hoisted a banner with the cryptic message "Bong hits 4 Jesus" by the side of Glacier...
View Article'No easy answers': Lehigh Valley high school students watch powerful...
The three characters in the play were all teens growing up in Nazi Germany, but their experiences were quite different. Rebecca, who was Jewish, saw her world shrink and turn violent. Ernst, a member...
View ArticleRick Santorum movie flops, representing another victory for the devil
It was only a matter of time before somebody finally would be able to make a movie that is worse than "Ishtar." Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., who is also a former candidate for president, once...
View Article'In God We Trust' legislation for schools advances theocracy
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine had it all wrong, in the view of some people, and it is time for America to follow the lead of the sheiks and mullahs of Saudi Arabia and Iran,...
View ArticleToomey ENDA amendment aims to reinforce religious freedoms
The current draft of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act includes a provision exempting religious institutions from the ban on workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity,...
View ArticleLewis Jacoby, the Allentown architect, designed many of the city's most...
With its Gothic Revival architecture, complete with a spire reaching for the heavens, Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ at 622 Hamilton St. is one of the iconic structures of Allentown. To Lewis...
View ArticlePenn State doesn't want public to have access to its files
Officials from Penn State and three other state-related universities didn't put up a very convincing fight this week for why they shouldn't have to comply with the state's Right-to-Know Law. They said...
View ArticleE.J. Dionne Jr.: Pope Francis brings freshness of Gospel to church
For all those assessing the meaning of Pope Francis' rise and its implications for one of the world's most powerful transnational institutions, the pontiff has already offered a warning. "If one has...
View ArticleU.S. judge rules faith groups exempt from contraception mandate
NEW YORK — A U.S. judge has ruled that four organizations with ties to the Roman Catholic church are exempt from a provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires them to provide coverage for...
View ArticlePenn State doesn't want public to have access to its files
Officials from Penn State and three other state-related universities didn't put up a very convincing fight this week for why they shouldn't have to comply with the state's Right-to-Know Law. They said...
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