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• Episcopal Church approves same-sex blessing rite
  Episcopalians approved a churchwide ceremony Tuesday to bless same-sex couples, the latest decisive step toward accepting homosexuality by a denomination that nine years ago elected the first openly gay bishop.July 10, 2012
• Presbyterians reject redefinition of marriage
  The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) narrowly rejected a proposal to revise the traditional definition of marriage on Friday, a year after it struck down a barrier to ordaining gays.July 6, 2012
• Amish residents question mining activity in SE Minn.
  Amish families fear the burgeoning silica sand mining industry in southeastern Minnesota could harm their way of life.July 5, 2012
• What, to the slave, is the Fourth of July?
  More than 10 years before the Emancipation Proclamation, the Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass delivered an Independence Day speech that remains famous to this day.July 4, 2012
• Marriage amendment divides Hibbing, a socially conservative DFL stronghold
  The issue of who should be able to marry divides families, churches, towns and political parties. That's evident on the Iron Range, a socially conservative DFL stronghold where both sides hope to win -- and where feelings about the amendment run deep.June 29, 2012
• Catholic teacher fired for same-sex marriage views prays for dialogue
  Trish Cameron comes from a strong Catholic tradition. But after losing her job at a Catholic school for challenging the church's position on same sex-marriage, Cameron now prays for healthy dialogue on a "closed and painful" topic.June 27, 2012
• The Week in Commentary
  A summary of the week's commentaries and some of the comments they generated.June 23, 2012
• GOP lawmaker: Military gays issue settled
  The Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee says allowing gays to serve openly in the military is a settled issue that he won't try to reverse even if Mitt Romney wins in November and the GOP captures the Senate.June 21, 2012
• If the end were near, what would you do?
  Sources offer their thoughts on pop culture's love of the big goodbye.June 21, 2012
• Cities debate whether houses of worship belong in industrial areas
  Prior Avenue is home to warehouses, a recycling plant and a Menards. But behind the rows of semi-trailers is a house of worship, Living Word Church, which moved into an abandoned print shop in 2006.June 15, 2012
• Muslim leaders consider legal action after mosque rejection
  Muslim leaders are considering their options for legal action after the St. Anthony City Council rejected their plan to locate an Islamic place of worship in the city. ACLU staff attorney Heather Weaver discusses the federal law that protects religious organizations from discriminatory land-use regulations.June 15, 2012
• General Mills opposes marriage amendment
  A company spokesman says General Mills has worked for decades to create an inclusive culture for employees and believes Minnesota should be welcoming as well.June 14, 2012
• St. Anthony nixes Islamic center
  The City Council voted 4-to-1 last night to deny a permit for the center in a former Medtronic building.June 13, 2012
• ND religion amendment fails
  North Dakota's Roman Catholic churches and the North Dakota Family Alliance worked to put the measure on Tuesday's primary ballot.June 13, 2012
• Happy marriages can flourish where they once were discouraged, or even banned
  Child of a mixed-race family knows that the course of true love is not always smooth.June 13, 2012

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