Religion – The Durango Herald

As COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow

An estimated 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections to try to get out of the required COVID-19 vaccination. In Washington state, thousands of state wor...

DATE: Sep 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Some abortion foes question tactical wisdom of new Texas ban

The new Texas law that bans most abortions in the state has been welcomed by many of the religious leaders who help bolster the anti-abortion movement. Yet some abortion opponents in U.S. re...

DATE: Sep 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

New translation of New Testament aims at Native Americans

It’s a Bible verse familiar to many Christians – and even to many non-Christians who have seen John 3:16 on billboards and T-shirts or scrawled across eye black under football players’ helme...

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Admirers urge sainthood for chaplain killed on Sept. 11

NEW YORK – Among the nearly 3,000 people killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, Mychal Judge, a Catholic chaplain with New York’s fire department, left a uniquely complex legacy that continu...

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Faith groups unite to help Afghanistan refugees after war

America’s major religions and denominations, often divided on other big issues, have united behind the effort to help receive an influx of refugees from Afghanistan after the end of the Unit...

DATE: Sep 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges

Dr. Danny Avula, the head of Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination effort, suspected he might have a problem getting pastors to publicly advocate for the shots when some members of his own church ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host these events in August: 1 p.m. Aug. 21: Travel Tips on the Road to Spiritual Freedom. Discuss personal meaning of spiritual freedom, how ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool

Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting...

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native schools

The discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada have prompted renewed calls for a reckoning over the traumatic legacy of simila...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine

When health care leaders in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country began laying out a strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they knew it would be a tough sell with the Amish, who tend t...

DATE: Jul 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events in July

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host these events in July: 7 p.m. July 7: Engage – Advanced Spiritual Living. Learn about personal transformation and how to take charge of a ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host spiritual home series

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host a three-part series about creating a spiritual home, with the first discussion taking place at 7 p.m. June 27 on MeetUp. Part 1 will focus o...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

As COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow

Some abortion foes question tactical wisdom of new Texas ban

New translation of New Testament aims at Native Americans

Admirers urge sainthood for chaplain killed on Sept. 11

Faith groups unite to help Afghanistan refugees after war

Many Bible Belt preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events

Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool

Churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native schools

Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events in July

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host spiritual home series

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