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Religion and Faith

Ethics and morality, without religion

Ethics and morality, without religion

The humanist chaplain at Harvard preaches on living an ethical life without belief in God as the underpinning. His new book explores why people manage to do good without belief in a deity.

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Officials: Anti-Muslim images are protected speech

Two Minnesota prosecutors have decided not to file charges against a man who they say admitted posting anti-Muslim images near a mosque and a Somali-owned store, saying the cartoons are protected under the First Amendment.
by Patrick Condon, Associated Press

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Pension problem at ELCA's publishing arm exposes loophole

The crisis at Augsburg Fortress is exposing an obscure loophole in federal pension law and the financial stress religious institutions have been under during the economic downturn.
by Tim Nelson

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Bioethical challenges ahead

Bioethical challenges ahead

Nationally renowned bioethicist Arthur Caplan reviews the ethical challenges of the past decade, and the controversies he thinks will emerge in 2010 and beyond.

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Bruce Feiler: How Moses influences American history

Bruce Feiler: How Moses influences American history

From the pilgrims to Independence Hall, the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement, author Bruce Feiler traces how the Exodus story of Moses plays out in American history. Feiler discusses his newest book, "America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story" in conversation with Stephen Smith, executive editor of American RadioWorks.
by Stephen Smith

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Fingerprints of God

Fingerprints of God

National Public Radio correspondent Barbara Bradley Hagerty explores the quest to find actual physical evidence of God in her book, "Fingerprints of God: The Search for the Science of Spirituality." Hagerty spoke about her book as part of Minnesota Public Radio's Broadcast Journalist series.

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Christmas Eve a busy night for church performers

Christmas Eve a busy night for church performers

Christmas Eve can be one of the busiest - and most fulfilling - days of the year for church performers.
by Dan Olson

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The deeper message of a decorated tree

The deeper message of a decorated tree

Christians are reminded of the Christ child, but the tree itself belongs to no denomination.
by Gordon C. Stewart

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