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    News and Stories that affect Alaskan faith and its free expression thereof.

    Newly installed Alaska archbishop denounces divisions in church

    Faith Joel Davidson - 3
    Pope Francis’ personal ambassador to the United States was in Anchorage on Sept. 17 for the installation of Archbishop Andrew Bellisario as...
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    Ketchikan Assembly dismisses religious freedom concerns, overrides mayor’s veto

    Freedom Joel Davidson - 5
    The Ketchikan Borough Assembly voted to override Mayor Rodney Dial’s veto of a resolution it passed on Aug. 17 which asks the...
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    Anchorage bans counseling that does not support LGBTQ agenda

    Culture Joel Davidson - 0
    It is now illegal for counselors in Anchorage to provide any service for minors that helps them deal with unwanted same-sex attraction or overcome...
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    Aug. 25 protest to support parental rights & police officers in Anchorage

    Culture Joel Davidson - 0
    Yet another protest will take place outside the Anchorage Assembly chambers on Aug. 25, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The upcoming event will urge the Assembly...
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    Anchorage pastor urges Assembly to refrain from violating 1st Amendment

    Family Joel Davidson - 0
    Editor’s note: The following letter was submitted to the Anchorage Assembly for their Aug. 25 meeting in which they will consider an ordinance (AO...
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    Ketchikan mayor defends religious liberty, vows to veto gender identity ordinance

    Faith Joel Davidson - 0
    After an emotional and somewhat philosophical discussion about gender identity, religious freedom and discrimination, the Ketchikan Borough Assembly voted 6-1 in favor of a...
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    Another church refuses to follow Anchorage mayor’s restriction on group size

    Culture Joel Davidson - 0
    Yet another prominent Anchorage church has chosen to remain open for communal worship in the face of Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s latest emergency order limiting...
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    Ketchikan mayor defends religious liberty, vows to veto gender identity ordinance

    Freedom Joel Davidson - 0
    After an emotional and somewhat philosophical discussion about gender identity, religious freedom and discrimination, the Ketchikan Borough Assembly voted 6-1 in favor of a...
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    Republicans far more likely to attend church during COVID

    Faith Joel Davidson - 0
    The more conservative one’s political views, the more comfortable they are with attending religious services over the past few months. Republicans and Democrats hold vastly...
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    Confusing art bespeaks of a meaningless existence

    Culture Bob Bird - 0
    In today’s degenerating western culture, all that is beautiful is being destroyed. This is not an accident of human emotion but is the culmination...
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    Prominent Alaska church defies mayor’s order restricting religious services

    Faith Joel Davidson - 0
    Anchorage Baptist Temple is standing up to Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s latest emergency order that bans churches from having more than 15 people in...
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    Eastman vs. Sumner for Alaska House: Here’s where they stand

    Abortion Joel Davidson - 0
    In the race for the Alaska House seat in District 10 (Wasilla), the Alaska Watchman is not making any endorsements. In order to give...
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    Alaska Attorney General supports high school coach’s right to pray on field

    Education Joel Davidson - 0
    Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit in support of a Washington state...
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    Alaskans scramble to save historic church from falling off cliff

    Culture Joel Davidson - 1
    One of the oldest churches in Alaska, and a spiritual treasure to Orthodox Alaska Natives, is on the verge of falling off a massive...
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    Legal fight possible if Anchorage bans counseling for unwanted same-sex attraction

    Culture Joel Davidson - 0
    A leading national attorney warned of legal challenges if the Anchorage Assembly presses ahead with a proposed ban on counseling that aims to help...
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    The bizarre inconsistency of our Catholic bishops

    Abortion Bob Bird - 0
    In these days of Alphabet Madness (COVID, LGBTQ, BLM, CHAZ), many Catholic bishops of the Western world fall lockstep into bizarre inconsistencies. Despite their...
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    Workshop looks to help Anchorage defend parental rights in face of proposed LGBT ordinance

    Family Joel Davidson - 0
    The day before the Anchorage Assembly takes up debate over an ordinance to outlaw counseling for minors with unwanted same-sex attraction, a conference will...
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    Let’s cancel the cancel culture

    Culture Fr. Michael Shields - 0
    Cancel culture destroys empathy and compassion for others. President Obama addressed this disturbing trend in 2019. Speaking last October at an event in Chicago,...
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    Municipal Attorney: Anchorage mayor’s new order doesn’t apply to churches

    Culture Joel Davidson - 0
    In imposing his latest COVID-19 mandate Mayor Ethan Berkowitz’s emergency order made no mention of religious entities. According to July 24 email Municipal Attorney...
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    Mayor’s latest emergency order again treats Anchorage churches as non-essential

    Crime Joel Davidson - 0
    Update from editor: While the actual text of Mayor Berkowitz's latest emergency order makes no mention of churches or religious exemptions, his legal department...
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