The new Pew survey on American Jews got me thinking about another American faith community, that of evangelical Protestants. People often compare that group with Orthodox Jews, and of course, there is a basis for that comparison.
Both groups are far more religiously and politically conservative t
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BDN Mary-Ellen Adams packages cornbread before a drive-thru bean supper fundraiser on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at First United Methodist Church in Bangor. In the background, Donna Leland and Rachel Wilfon (right) package slices of pie.
For decades, churches in Maine and the Northeast have seen their memberships shrink.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit last year, they worried that without being able to pass collection plates at services, or to hold fundraisers such as suppers and craft fairs, they would be forced to close their doors forever.
Thanks largely to an influx of approximately $20 million in federal loans that hundreds of Maine religious organizations received, and because of reduced operating costs from shutting down buildings and offices, most of Maine’s houses of worship have survived.
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