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Lesbian clergy once expelled, now embraced

Lesbian clergy once expelled, now embraced

Ruth Frost and Phyllis Zillhart, the first lesbian couple ordained without the blessing of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, once were cast out of the church. On Saturday, for only the second time in the country, the Lutheran Church will officially welcome them to its roster of clergy.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Pope on UK visit admits failures in abuse scandal

Pope on UK visit admits failures in abuse scandal

Pope Benedict XVI said the church's top priority now was to help abuse victims heal.

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No shortage of ignorance in rhetoric over Islam

No shortage of ignorance in rhetoric over Islam

Those who speak in generalizations about Islam are just betraying how little they know.
by Ken Kalish

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Fellow Americans' suspicions frustrate US Muslims

Fellow Americans' suspicions frustrate US Muslims

Nine years of denouncing terrorism, of praying side-by-side with Jews and Christians, of insisting "I'm American, too." None of it could stop a season of hate against Muslims that made for an especially fraught Sept. 11.

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Religious leaders condemn Quran burning plans

Religious leaders condemn Quran burning plans

Religious leaders gathered at Hamline University on Saturday to rebuke the acts of a Florida pastor had planned to burn copies of the Quran on September 11.
by Rupa Shenoy

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Rep. Ellison: Anti-Muslim protesters do not reflect the beliefs of most Americans

Rep. Ellison: Anti-Muslim protesters do not reflect the beliefs of most Americans

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison said Thursday that anti-Muslim protesters do not reflect the beliefs of most Americans and called on political leaders to defend religious freedom.
by Tom Crann and Madeleine Baran

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Fla. minister cancels burning of Qurans on 9/11

The leader of a small Florida church that espouses anti-Islam philosophy says he is canceling plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11.

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Judge throws out Fargo Ten Commandments suit

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit over a Ten Commandments monument in downtown Fargo.

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Muslim mason immortalized at French cathedral

Muslim mason immortalized at French cathedral

A Muslim stone mason who spent nearly four decades helping to restore an ancient Roman Catholic cathedral has been immortalized.

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Breaking the Ramadan fast

Breaking the Ramadan fast

Members of the Twin Cities' Somali and Turkish communities gathered together recently in Edina for Iftar, the evening meal when Muslims break their fasts during the month of Ramadan. During the Islamic month of Ramadan, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from dawn until dusk, which is intended to teach spirituality, self-restraint and humility.
by Jeffrey Thompson

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