David Sharp
David Sharp is an author at Religion News Service.
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Maine court hears arguments on removing time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
By David Sharp — November 10, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine removed its time limits in 2000 to sue over childhood sexual abuse, but not retroactively, leaving survivors without recourse for older cases dating back decades.
Residents of Maine gather to pray and reflect, days after a mass shooting left 18 people dead
By Robert F. Bukaty, Jake Bleiberg, and David Sharp — October 30, 2023
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Investigators are still searching for a motive for the massacre, but have increasingly been focused on Robert Card’s mental health history.
Delayed justice: 3 states remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
By David Sharp — June 12, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — More survivors are pursuing cases as states increasingly consider repealing time limits for child sex crime lawsuits.
Somali Americans, many who fled war, now seek elected office
By Samantha Hendrickson and David Sharp — October 20, 2022
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Across the country, 11 Somali Americans are running for legislative seats in Maine, Minnesota, Ohio and Washington state.
Bargain hunter scores 700-year-old medieval times document
By David Sharp — September 23, 2022
(RNS) — Academics confirmed the parchment was from The Beauvais Missal, used in the Beauvais Cathedral in France, and dated to the late 13th century.
Religious schools shun state funding despite Maine victory
By David Sharp — August 30, 2022
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Only one of the Maine religious high schools that stood to benefit from the most recent Supreme Court ruling on state tuition reimbursements has signed up to participate this fall.
Millions skipped church during pandemic. Will they return?
By David Sharp — June 30, 2021
WALDOBORO, Maine (AP) — As the pandemic recedes in the United States and in-person services resume, worries of a deepening slide in attendance are universal.
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