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Ellison to meet with faith leaders in Minneapolis

The first Muslim elected to Congress is meeting Monday with leaders of faiths including Christianity, Judaism, Islam and other traditions.

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St. Cloud Muslims fearful and angry after racist incidents

St. Cloud Muslims fearful and angry after racist incidents

More than 300 St. Cloud area residents attended a town hall meeting Tuesday night, concerned about the racism in the area in light of public postings of anti-Islamic images around the city in early December.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Documentary: 'No Jews Allowed'

Documentary: 'No Jews Allowed'

Midday rebroadcasts a 1992 documentary, "No Jews Allowed," which looks back at the anti-Semitism in Minneapolis in the 1930s and 1940s. Those feelings were so strong that a prominent journalist called Minneapolis "the capital of anti-Semitism in the United States."

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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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