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
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
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
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