WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » church http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Local Church to Remember Domestic Violence Victims http://wbsm.com/local-church-to-remember-domestic-violence-victims/ http://wbsm.com/local-church-to-remember-domestic-violence-victims/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:09:14 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=69844 A Mass of Remembrance is being held tonight, in tribute to victims of domestic violence in New Bedford.

Domestic violence has claimed three lives in the city this year.

Reverend Marek Chmurski of St

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]]> http://wbsm.com/is-it-time-for-catholic-priests-to-marry-and-have-families/feed/ 0 Getty Images New Bedford, Massachusetts The Least Bible Minded City In The United States http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-massachusetts-the-least-bible-minded-city-in-the-united-states/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-massachusetts-the-least-bible-minded-city-in-the-united-states/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:13:07 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=52051 1 Timothy 4:13 says, "Until I come, devote yourself to public reading of Scripture". The Bible is the world's most widely read book. In a report by the research firm Barna Group, a study commissioned by the American Bible Society listed 96 of America's most and least Bible-minded cities.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-massachusetts-the-least-bible-minded-city-in-the-united-states/feed/ 0 Steven Lively,flickr Judge Sentances Teen To Church, Instead of Jail? http://wbsm.com/judge-sentances-teen-to-church-instead-of-jail/ http://wbsm.com/judge-sentances-teen-to-church-instead-of-jail/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:13:20 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=40862 Holy moley! In Oklahoma recently, a Muskogee County District Judge imposed a probation sentence of 10 years of church on a 17 year old found guilty of manslaughter!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/judge-sentances-teen-to-church-instead-of-jail/feed/ 0 ashotagold,flickr Judge Orders Competency Exam For Church Fire Suspect http://wbsm.com/judge-orders-competency-exam-for-church-fire-suspect/ http://wbsm.com/judge-orders-competency-exam-for-church-fire-suspect/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:05:01 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=37705 A 29-year Brewster man described as mentally ill has pleaded not guilty to setting a fire that destroyed a local church.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/judge-orders-competency-exam-for-church-fire-suspect/feed/ 0 NECN Family Says Man Accused Of Setting Church Fire Is Mentally Ill http://wbsm.com/family-says-man-accused-of-setting-church-fire-is-mentally-ill/ http://wbsm.com/family-says-man-accused-of-setting-church-fire-is-mentally-ill/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:23:57 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=37343 The family of a man charged with burning down a church on Cape Cod says he is "mentally ill.''

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]]> http://wbsm.com/family-says-man-accused-of-setting-church-fire-is-mentally-ill/feed/ 0 NECN Cape Cod Church Burns To The Ground http://wbsm.com/cape-cod-church-burns-to-the-ground/ http://wbsm.com/cape-cod-church-burns-to-the-ground/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:25:42 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=37182 The state fire marshal's office says a fire that destroyed a Cape Cod church was intentionally set.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/cape-cod-church-burns-to-the-ground/feed/ 0 NECN High Winds Damage Historic Downtown New Bedford Church http://wbsm.com/high-winds-damage-historic-downtown-new-bedford-church/ http://wbsm.com/high-winds-damage-historic-downtown-new-bedford-church/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2012 00:24:15 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=31339 A serious problem developed during Thursday's nor'easter with the steeple and siding of the historic First Baptist Church on Williams Street in Downtown New Bedford. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/high-winds-damage-historic-downtown-new-bedford-church/feed/ 0 City of New Bedford Gonsalves Questions Why Plain-Clothed Cops Were Assigned To St. John's http://wbsm.com/gonsalves-questions-why-plain-clothed-cops-were-assigned-to-st-johns/ http://wbsm.com/gonsalves-questions-why-plain-clothed-cops-were-assigned-to-st-johns/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:46:09 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=31226 A New Bedford City Councilor is questioning why two plain-clothes police officers were assigned to St. John the Baptist Church last Sunday during the last Mass there. 

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