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Minn. company to allow Somalis prayer breaks

Gold'n Plump Poultry Inc. has agreed to allow Somali workers to take short prayer breaks and to refuse handling pork at the St. Cloud-based company's poultry processing facilities, under a federally mediated settlement.

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Zen and now

Zen and now

Millions of people know the 1970s book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." It's the story of author Robert Pirsig's cross-country bike trip with his son Chris. Now, a 21st century biker has recreated Pirsig's journey, and written a book called "Zen and Now."
by Euan Kerr

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Famed 'church lunch' offers extra helpings during RNC

Famed 'church lunch' offers extra helpings during RNC

The RNC isn't the only thing ending Thursday; so is an extra run of church lunches.
by Tom Weber

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A church for the ages

A church for the ages

A medieval church built by a Moorhead man is attracting tourists from near and far.
by Dan Gunderson

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The shifting evangelical movement

The shifting evangelical movement

Michael Gerson, who served as a former speechwriter and top aide to President Bush, says that while 75 percent of evangelical voters cast their ballots for President Bush in 2004, Republicans can't count on the same kind of support from religious conservatives in this presidential election.

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New movies raise existential questions in more ways than one

New movies raise existential questions in more ways than one

This weekend the Oak Street Cinema in Minneapolis will showcase new films by two local film makers. "Fade" and "There nor there" are both dramas which explore the philosophical side of the human experience. The films share some striking similarities - but only to a point.
by Euan Kerr

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St. Paul funeral home enlists help from Hmong shaman

St. Paul funeral home enlists help from Hmong shaman

A Hmong shaman held a ceremony yesterday at what used to be a Hmong funeral home to prepare the site for redevelopment. The facility was the first in St. Paul to specialize in traditional Hmong funerals, which typically last for days and involve plenty of food and music.
by Laura Yuen

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The church-state dilemma

The church-state dilemma

It is a debate that has been with us ever since the First Amendment was penned. What role should faith play in the nation's civic life? And what did the framers of the Constitution intend when they wrote that congress "shall make no respecting establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"?

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