Religion and Faith

St. Paul church considering legal action over protest
Cities Church says it’s considering its legal options after anti-ICE protesters disrupted its service on Sunday. Meanwhile, two Catholic leaders in the state are urging immigration agents to take a different enforcement approach, and hundreds of clergy members are preparing to march Friday.
Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers’ rights after protesters interrupt service
Several faith leaders are urgently calling for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants. That's after a group of anti-immigration enforcement protesters disrupted Sunday service at a Southern Baptist church in St. Paul.
Protesters interrupt St. Paul church service, say pastor works as ICE director in field office
Lawyer and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong was among the protestors who interrupted a service at a Baptist church in St. Paul on Sunday alleging that one of the pastors is the acting director of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in the city.
This was the week that shook Minnesota. Scars from a summer political assassination got ripped open. Minnesota’s governor retreated from his reelection campaign while voicing concern over a crush of federal actions. Then an immigration enforcement push took a deadly turn in Minneapolis.
Power Pairs: A rabbi and a politician on what makes a strong marriage
Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman, the senior rabbi of Minnesota’s largest synagogue, and Frank Hornstein, a former representative in the Minnesota House, have been married for more than 40 years. MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation she had with the longtime couple about religion, politics and the power of relationships.
Faith leaders make Christmas call for compassion, end to anti-immigrant rhetoric
Churches and faith leaders across Minnesota are calling for a cooling of the hateful rhetoric and a stop to the fear-mongering this Christmas as the threat of more immigration enforcement actions hangs over the holiday.
Aly Aleigha tried to write a Christmas song under pressure and found stillness
Under a tight Advent deadline, Midwest singer-songwriter Aly Aleigha set out to write a Christmas song meant to slow people down and discovered how much meaning can grow under pressure.
A St. Paul rabbi's son survived the Brown University shooting. Then came the Australia Hanukkah attack
Mount Zion Temple Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker was focusing on the safety of his son, who was in the Brown University building where a mass shooting unfolded. He then had to turn his attention to his congregation’s safety.