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Considering the life of Mary in music

Considering the life of Mary in music

This Sunday people will gather at a Twin Cities chapel to hear the story of Mary, mother of Jesus. It's not a sermon, but a musical concert, by local folk singer Ruth MacKenzie.
by Marianne Combs

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Dead Sea Scrolls coming to Minnesota

Dead Sea Scrolls coming to Minnesota

A renowned piece of antiquity will be coming to Minnesota. The "Dead Sea Scrolls" will be on display at the Science Museum of Minnesota in early 2010.
by Tom Crann

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Alleged links to Somalia fighting divide Minnesota community

Alleged links to Somalia fighting divide Minnesota community

Recent claims that young men have left Minnesota to fight in East Africa are deepening divisions in the Twin Cities Somali community.
by Laura Yuen

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Feds request reinstatement of church tax probe

The U.S. Government has asked a federal judge to reinstate a tax probe against Twin Cities megachurch, Living Word Christian Center.
by Elizabeth Stawicki

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With big stakes, U.S. Senate could decide Coleman-Franken race

Local elections officials are expected to resume recounting votes in the U.S. Senate election on Monday after taking time off for the Thanksgiving holiday.
by Tom Scheck

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Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks

As Thanksgiving brings family together to share food and gratitude, "Giving Thanks" brings together music, stories and writers that contemplate the meaning of the holiday.

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Churches want to keep Wednesdays open

Churches want to keep Wednesdays open

St. Cloud-area churches are reminding public schools that Wednesdays have traditionally been reserved for young people to engage in after-school religious activities.
by Minnesota News Network

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Somali workers settle discrimination suit with Gold'n Plump

Gold'n Plump has settled a federal lawsuit filed by Somali Muslim employees who had alleged the company engaged in religous discrimination.
by Ambar Espinoza

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The 2008 election and the religion gap

The 2008 election and the religion gap

When the word Muslim came up in the political rhetoric, it was most often used to try to frighten voters into shunning Obama. Eboo Patel, a Muslim and an interfaith activist, talks about what the 2008 election meant to him both in rhetoric and results.

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Gamelan ensemble and Christian choir perform in unique collaboration

Gamelan ensemble and Christian choir perform in unique collaboration

Two very different musical traditions will come together this Friday at a community center in Edina, Minnesota. A Methodist choir will sing Christian hymns set to the music of a gamelan ensemble.

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