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Faith, spirituality and the economy

Faith, spirituality and the economy

Speaking of Faith host Krista Tippett talks about the how people from across the ethics and faith community are viewing the economic crisis.

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Lutherans weigh making gay clergy a local decision

Lutherans weigh making gay clergy a local decision

The nation's largest Lutheran denomination will consider allowing individual congregations to choose whether to allow gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as clergy.

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Mosque leaders deny they recruited youth to fight

Mosque leaders deny they recruited youth to fight

Leaders and friends of a Minneapolis mosque deny connection to the recent disappearances of young Somali men from the Twin Cities.
by Sasha Aslanian and Laura Yuen

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The niche Bible

The niche Bible

Celebrities like Angelina Jolie and John Lennon are gracing the pages of the New Testament in one new version of the Bible. Midmorning asks whether a modern look will help the ancient sacred text reach new audiences or lose its message in the glossy presentation.

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Holocaust-denying bishop lived in Minn. for 15 years

Holocaust-denying bishop lived in Minn. for 15 years

A Holocaust-denying bishop lived and taught for 15 years at a Minnesota seminary, where he expressed views similar to those that sparked a diplomatic crisis for the Vatican, the Winona Daily News reported Sunday.

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Travel writer Rick Steves visits Iran

Travel writer Rick Steves visits Iran

Travel writer Rick Steves recently spent 10 days in Iran taping his new special, which airs on PBS.

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Director gets animated for his Oscar-nominated film

Director gets animated for his Oscar-nominated film

A highly unusual Oscar-nominated documentary opens in Minnesota this weekend. "Waltz with Bashir" is out of the ordinary, because it's animated, and because it deals with the psychological repercussions of a Middle Eastern war a quarter century ago.
by Euan Kerr

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Advice on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Advice on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

President Barack Obama inherits an Israeli-Palestinian confrontation in Gaza and a broader Arab-Israeli conflict that seem to defy resolution. Former U.S. negotiator Aaron David Miller reflects on what Obama needs to know as he treads into that troubled region.

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ACLU sues TiZA charter school

ACLU sues TiZA charter school

The ACLU is suing a metro-area charter school, claiming taxpayer money was used to illegally promote religion.
by Tom Weber

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Minnesotan attends Obama prayer service

Minnesotan attends Obama prayer service

The newly-inaugurated President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will attend a prayer service this morning at the Washington National Cathedral. Miguel Diaz, a theology professor at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, was invited to attend.
by Cathy Wurzer

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