Religion

  • ACLU sues TiZA charter school
    The ACLU is suing a metro-area charter school, claiming taxpayer money was used to illegally promote religion.January 21, 2009
  • Speeches marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Gen. Colin Powell said the election of Barack Obama is a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but added that the president-elect will need all Americans to make King's dream come true.Midday, January 19, 2009
  • The elements of styling a great inaugural address
    At his inauguration in 1961, President John F. Kennedy delivered what is considered to be one of the greatest inaugural addresses. Speechwriter Ted Sorensen talks about how the speech came about.Midday, January 16, 2009
  • Inside Islam
    Irshad Manji, out with a PBS documentary titled "Faith Without Fear," and Dalia Mogahed, co-author of "Who Speaks for Islam?" and senior analyst for the Gallup Organization, appeared together at the Aspen Ideas Festival for a discussed Muslims and society moderated by The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg.Midday, January 5, 2009
  • Celebrating a Minnesota Nochebuena
    Like previous waves of immigrants, Latinos are also preserving the religious and cultural holiday rituals from their home countries.December 24, 2008
  • Societies create Jesus in their own image
    The earliest image we have of Jesus Christ was created 300 years after he lived. So perhaps it's only natural that followers depict Jesus in ways that make sense to them.December 23, 2008
  • Hanukkah Lights
    NPR's "Hanukkah Lights" returns with new stories to celebrate and illuminate the holiday season, read by Susan Stamberg and Murray Horwitz.Midday, December 22, 2008
  • Religion in the public square
    The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, addresses the National Press Club. Bishop Jefferts Schori will give a speech entitled "Religion in the Public Square."Midday, December 16, 2008
  • Considering the life of Mary in music
    This Sunday people will gather at a Twin Cities chapel to hear the story of Mary, mother of Jesus. It's not a sermon, but a musical concert, by local folk singer Ruth MacKenzie.December 10, 2008
  • Dead Sea Scrolls coming to Minnesota
    A renowned piece of antiquity will be coming to Minnesota. The "Dead Sea Scrolls" will be on display at the Science Museum of Minnesota in early 2010.December 9, 2008
  • Alleged links to Somalia fighting divide Minnesota community
    Recent claims that young men have left Minnesota to fight in East Africa are deepening divisions in the Twin Cities Somali community.December 9, 2008
  • Feds request reinstatement of church tax probe
    The U.S. Government has asked a federal judge to reinstate a tax probe against Twin Cities megachurch, Living Word Christian Center.December 3, 2008
  • With big stakes, U.S. Senate could decide Coleman-Franken race
    Local elections officials are expected to resume recounting votes in the U.S. Senate election on Monday after taking time off for the Thanksgiving holiday.November 28, 2008
  • Churches want to keep Wednesdays open
    St. Cloud-area churches are reminding public schools that Wednesdays have traditionally been reserved for young people to engage in after-school religious activities.November 17, 2008
  • Somali workers settle discrimination suit with Gold'n Plump
    Gold'n Plump has settled a federal lawsuit filed by Somali Muslim employees who had alleged the company engaged in religous discrimination.November 11, 2008

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