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The Maine Event
Last August, a wedding in Maine became a COVID-19 superspreader event, ultimately infecting 177 and killing seven. On the one-year anniversary of pandemic lockdown, ELLE journeys to the center of the drama. Mar 15, 2021
By winter, “the Millinocket wedding” had basically become shorthand for a “coronavirus superspreader event.” Stories about COVID-19 that ran in local papers were sometimes accompanied by a photo of the Big Moose Inn Cabins & Campground for no other reason than that everyone associated the one with the other.
Bob Neal: The Countryman: A new religious divide
Mainline and fundamentalist Protestants have differed for decades over how to get to heaven. Mainline Protestants and Catholics believe we are judged on how we live our lives. Whence the social gospel, by which Christians such as St. Francis of Assisi and Mother Teresa dedicate their lives to serving others.
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Bob Neal
The words in the email hit right between the eyes. “Churches identified as ‘liberal’ have been named as potential targets for violence in the coming days,” it read.
The email, of course, came in the wake of the insurrection of Jan. 6 when mobs invaded the U.S. Capitol. More than a few pictures showed them carrying crosses, signs reading “Jesus Saves” and flags proclaiming “Jesus is my Savior, Trump is my President.” Now, we were reading that some of the same rioters were targeting our churches.