Religion and Faith

December 19, 2006 12:00 AM

A new take on the mind-body connection

Author Matthew Sanford says paralysis and his subsequent career teaching yoga taught him how we all fail to be mindful of our bodies.

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December 15, 2006 12:00 PM

Hanukkah lights

The Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins Friday at sundown. By tradition to mark the occasion, Midday presents National Public Radio's "Hanukkah Lights" special featuring four short stories about Hanukkah and Jewish life.

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December 7, 2006 12:00 AM

Christianity and politics

He's the pastor of one of the Twin Cities' megachurches. Leith Anderson talks about what the 2006 midterm elections say about evangelicals and politics.

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December 1, 2006 2:04 PM

Muslims seek prayer room at Twin Cities airport

Their request follows the removal last week of a group of imams from a U.S. Airways flight in Minneapolis. The group had conducted their daily prayers in the airport terminal before boarding the plane.

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November 28, 2006 12:00 PM

Rabbi calls "spiritual progressives" to action

Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of "The Left Hand of God: Taking our Country Back from the Religious Right," thinks the time has come for a "spiritual progressive movement." He explained his vision in a speech Nov. 18 in Minneapolis.

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November 22, 2006 1:00 AM

Duluth debates church, state, and the Kroc Center

It's down to the wire for the Salvation Army recreation center proposed for Duluth. Tonight the city council takes a close look at the plans.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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November 21, 2006 7:49 PM

In some Muslim eyes, another case of "Flying while Muslim"

The police report listed the incident as "Security-Other," but some saw the detention of imams at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as another case of "Flying while Muslim" - the sense that Muslims come in for extra scrutiny when they fly.

by Joshua Freed

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November 16, 2006 3:00 PM

A new take on birthday gifts

A child's birthday party is supposed to be about celebration, but often for the kids it seems to be about the presents. For some parents, the way around that is to make the birthday gifts into birthday donations.

by Sea Stachura