/tags/religion Religion en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:32:51 GMT /local-news/2025-02-25/green-mountain-druid-school-closes-its-doors-after-19-years In a state where about 47% of adults never attend religious ceremonies, spirituality is still fostered amid yoga studios, apothecaries, mindfulness retreats and in nature itself through pagan practices. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:32:51 GMT /local-news/2025-02-25/green-mountain-druid-school-closes-its-doors-after-19-years Natalie Bankmann, Community News Service /local-news/2024-11-12/clergy-shortage-vermont-churches Religious institutions are no exception to the ongoing labor shortage in Vermont and nationwide. Churches are having a hard time finding pastors as more clergy are retiring and dying than going into the ministry. Synagogues and mosques are being impacted as well. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-11-12/clergy-shortage-vermont-churches Nina Keck /local-news/2024-04-17/vt-college-students-celebrate-spiritual-growth-and-reflection-during-eid-al-fitr Eid al-Fitr is an Islamic holiday commemorating the end of the month of Ramadan. It's a time to celebrate spiritual renewal and everything learned during dawn to dusk fasting. The University of Vermont Muslim Student Association threw its own celebration Friday, and several students shared what the holiday means to them. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:02:44 GMT /local-news/2024-04-17/vt-college-students-celebrate-spiritual-growth-and-reflection-during-eid-al-fitr Adiah Gholston, Nathaniel Wilson /local-news/2024-04-05/vermont-is-a-peaceful-place-reflections-as-ramadan-nears-end Fuad Al-Amoody, vice president of Islamic Society of Vermont, reflects on Ramadan and what it means to practice Islam in Vermont. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:08:38 GMT /local-news/2024-04-05/vermont-is-a-peaceful-place-reflections-as-ramadan-nears-end Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson /local-news/2024-01-22/john-harrison-norwich-vermont-1890-murder John Harrison traveled Vermont as a preacher in the 1880s. A racist name in town records preserved his memory. Mon, 22 Jan 2024 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-01-22/john-harrison-norwich-vermont-1890-murder Lexi Krupp /local-news/2023-11-10/spirit-channeling-has-old-origins-in-vermont-heres-how-it-looks-today Spiritualism is the belief system that practices communication with the dead. It’s been a religious movement in the U.S. for a long time. Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-11-10/spirit-channeling-has-old-origins-in-vermont-heres-how-it-looks-today Anna Berg /show/vermont-edition/2023-06-13/many-vermonters-find-spirituality-outside-of-traditional-religious-groups Vermonters share stories of finding spiritual connections outside of traditional religious organizations. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:06:55 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-06-13/many-vermonters-find-spirituality-outside-of-traditional-religious-groups Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion /local-news/2023-04-06/vermont-house-fails-to-solve-constitutional-religious-school-conflict A U.S. Supreme Court decision about private school tuition payments violates the Vermont Constitution. House lawmakers were not able to come up with a solution in a bill that was passed recently. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-04-06/vermont-house-fails-to-solve-constitutional-religious-school-conflict Howard Weiss-Tisman, Mitch Wertlieb /2023-03-28/bangor-church-sues-over-law-requiring-its-school-to-accept-lgbtq-students-staff-to-get-public-funds Crosspoint Church, the operator of Bangor Christian Schools, argues new rules were intentionally created so that the school could not receive tuition payments. Tue, 28 Mar 2023 20:57:55 GMT /2023-03-28/bangor-church-sues-over-law-requiring-its-school-to-accept-lgbtq-students-staff-to-get-public-funds Robbie Feinberg /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-01/should-vermonts-private-schools-get-public-education-dollars Host Mikaela Lefrak discusses how Vermont’s legislature is considering changes to the ways private and religious schools receive public funding. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 21:33:44 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-03-01/should-vermonts-private-schools-get-public-education-dollars Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion