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• Minn. church group calls for prayers for Sikhs
  The Minnesota Conference of Churches is calling for a statewide day of prayer for Sikhs after the shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.August 7, 2012
• Twin Cities Sikh community opens its temple doors
  A small but growing Sikh community in the Twin Cities is opening its temple doors in the wake of the horrific shootings in Milwaukee.August 7, 2012
• Chick-fil-A question spurs an open letter to Rick Santorum
  It would be a mistake to suppose that religious freedom favors one side of the issue.August 7, 2012
• Sikhs no strangers to violence in recent years
  As Sikhism spread far and wide in the past century, it has been no stranger to discrimination and violence.August 7, 2012
• Gay rights group: $1M for marriage fights
  The country's leading gay rights group is donating $1 million to campaigns in four states where same-sex marriage is on the ballot this fall.August 6, 2012
• The Week in Commentary
  A summary of the past week's commentaries and some of the comments offered in reply.August 4, 2012
• Beware those who argue every difference in extremist terms
  When an observation begins "all Christians" or "all feminists," you're listening to an extremist.July 30, 2012
• 3 brothers from 1 Wis. family to become priests
  Luke Strand is a priest, and his brother, Vincent, is on his way to being ordained a Jesuit priest. Their youngest brother, Jake, was ordained in the spring. The family calling is remarkable at a time when fewer men, especially in the U.S., are choosing the Roman Catholic clergy.July 28, 2012
• Winona diocese responds to court ruling
  The Diocese of Winona says it's pleased with the Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that rejected a clergy abuse lawsuit by a man whose case rested on a repressed memory claim.July 26, 2012
• Bishop explains Vatican's criticism of U.S. nuns
  Four years ago, a Vatican group began an assessment of a member organization that represents 80 percent of Catholic nuns in the United States. The assessment was designed to take a careful look at whether the nuns were acting in accordance with the teachings of the church.July 25, 2012
• Same sex marriage faces hurdle among African-American church leaders
  Marriage amendment supporters in Minnesota are counting on strong support from the African-American community come Election Day, when they hope to change the state constitution so that it blocks same-sex marriage.July 25, 2012
• Muslims begin Ramadan fast; bombs hit Thai south
  Muslims have begun fasting for the start of the Ramadan holy month in Indonesia, Malaysia and elsewhere around Asia, but the somber occasion was marred in Buddhist-dominated Thailand by two bomb blasts that killed one person and injured seven.July 21, 2012
• Tennessee Muslims feel blessed this Ramadan
  The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is always a joyful time for believers, but a Tennessee congregation was feeling especially blessed this year as they worshipped Friday.July 21, 2012
• Leader of US Orthodox church quits
  The leader of the New York-based Orthodox Church in America has resigned amid questions about whether he failed to report an allegation of a rape by a priest to church officials or law enforcement.July 19, 2012
• Native Americans to celebrate white bison in Conn.
  The birth of a white bison, among the rarest of animals, is bringing Native Americans who consider it a sacred event to celebrate at one of the least likely of places, a farm in New England.July 19, 2012

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