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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — During orientation at Harvard Divinity School here in 2013, Angie Thurston wandered amid the tables set up by the various campus ministries. Catholic, Methodist, Muslim — they mostly served to reinforce the sense that Ms. Thurston did not fit into an organized religion. Here she was, starting her graduate studies in religion when she did not know the definition of liturgy, had never read the Bible and could not have identified a major theologian like Karl Barth, even if it would have won her a fortune on “Jeopardy!” Yet something in organized religion hinted at an answer to the atomized, unmoored life she led. “I didn’t feel unwelcome, but I did feel like it was a call to creativity,” Ms. Thurston, 30, recalled of her initiation. “I wanted to respond to what I saw as a crisis of isolation among young people.” She added, “I wanted to create a meaningful community that came together based on a shared goal rather than a shared religious creed.” From such … [Read more...] about Secular, but Feeling a Call to Divinity School

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 11 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Teri Patrick bristles at the idea she wants to ban books about LGBTQ issues in Iowa schools, arguing her only goal is ridding schools of sexually explicit material. Sara Hayden Parris says that whatever you want to call it, it's wrong for some parents to think a book shouldn't be readily available to any child if it isn’t right for their own child. The viewpoints of the two mothers from suburban Des Moines underscore a divide over LGBTQ content in books as Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds pushes an especially sweeping crackdown on content in Iowa school libraries. The bill she's backing could result in the removal of books from school libraries in all of the state's 327 districts if they're successfully challenged in any one of them. School boards and legislatures nationwide also are facing questions about books … [Read more...] about School library book bans are seen as targeting LGBTQ content

Sponsored By 0 This post is sponsored and contributed by Real Estate Romeoville High School is a 9-12 school Marco Amidei/RE/MAX Suburban , Brand Partner Posted Reply Romeoville High School is a 9-12 school in District 365U, and is located at 100 N Independence Boulevard in Romeoville, Illinois. There are currently 40 homes for sale ranging from $94,900 to $459,000. Averages for Romeoville High School Taxes: $5,497 Association Fees: $0 Home Size: 1,715 ft2 Lot Size: 0.54 acres Year Built: 1987 Want to know how much your home is worth? View an instant HomesByMarco market analysis! Homes for sale that attend Romeoville High School $339,000 - 652 Sedge Meadow Ct., Romeoville, IL (4 beds / 2.2 baths) $149,900 - 82 Freesia Dr., Romeoville, IL (3 beds / 2.1 baths) $134,900 - 96 Strawflower Ct., Romeoville, IL (2 beds / 1.1 baths) $265,000 - 629 Gavin Ave., … [Read more...] about Romeoville High School, Romeoville, Illinois – January 2019

Sponsored By 0 This post is sponsored and contributed by Real Estate John J Lukancic Middle School is a 6-8 school Marco Amidei/RE/MAX Suburban , Brand Partner Posted Reply John J Lukancic Middle School is a 6-8 school in District 365U, and is located at 725 W Normantown Road in Romeoville, Illinois. There are currently 23 homes for sale ranging from $94,900 to $459,000. Averages for John J Lukancic Middle School Taxes: $6,124 Association Fees: $0 Home Size: 1,775 ft2 Lot Size: 0.60 acres Year Built: 1987 Want to know how much your home is worth? View an instant HomesByMarco market analysis! Homes for sale that attend John J Lukancic Middle School $324,900 - 784 Mystic Ln., Romeoville, IL (3 beds / 2.1 baths) $222,000 - 646 Meadowdale Dr., Romeoville, IL (3 beds / 3.1 baths) $190,000 - 524 Kenyon Ave., Romeoville, IL (3 beds / 1.1 baths) $250,000 - … [Read more...] about John J Lukancic Middle School, Romeoville, Illinois – Feb. 2019

Sponsored By 0 This post is sponsored and contributed by Real Estate A Vito Martinez Middle School is a 6-8 school Marco Amidei/RE/MAX Suburban , Brand Partner Posted Reply A Vito Martinez Middle School is a 6-8 school in District 365U, and is located at 590 Belmont Drive in Romeoville, Illinois. There are currently 26 homes for sale ranging from $99,900 to $296,900. Averages for A Vito Martinez Middle School Taxes: $4,973 Association Fees: $0 Home Size: 1,552 ft2 Lot Size: 0.00 acres Year Built: 1988 Want to know how much your home is worth? View an instant HomesByMarco market analysis! Homes for sale that attend A Vito Martinez Middle School $189,900 - 255 Heather Ct., Romeoville, IL (3 beds / 1.1 baths) $189,900 - 162 Azalea Cir., Romeoville, IL (3 beds / 2.1 baths) $184,600 - 1050 Key Largo Dr., Romeoville, IL (2 beds / 2.1 baths) $164,300 - 426 … [Read more...] about A Vito Martinez Middle School, Romeoville, Illinois – March 2019

“What creature is that?” Lauren Ambrose asked, craning her neck during a video interview from her home in the Berkshires. “I see this, like, crazy hawk sitting on a tree outside my window. It just caught my eye.” The setting was fitting, since Ambrose is about to become bonded with, and haunted by, the natural world. Joining the cast of “Yellowjackets,” Showtime’s thriller about a girls’ soccer team stranded in the wilderness and pushed to the extremes, she plays the adult version of Van, short for Vanessa, one of the lucky and savvy few to make it to middle age. Ambrose, who also stars in the Apple TV+ series “ Servant ,” was excited by the opportunity to help create a character (played in her teenage years by Liv Hewson) and by the women she said she’s grown up watching. “I love looking at the call sheet and seeing that the top chunk is all of these incredible women who I’ve admired and whose careers I’ve followed — who’ve influenced me so much as actors,” she said. … [Read more...] about Lauren Ambrose Just Wants to Go to French Clown School