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Mosque on edge after weekend vandalism

Mosque on edge after weekend vandalism

Twin Cities Muslim leaders are calling for a hate crime investigation following vandalism at a northeast Minneapolis mosque.
by Matt Sepic

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CAIR-MN responds to vandalism of NE Minneapolis Islamic center

CAIR-MN responds to vandalism of NE Minneapolis Islamic center

The Dar Al Qalam Cultural Center in northeast Minneapolis was vandalized Sunday morning when a man ripped security cameras from its walls and smashed them. Jaylani Hussein of CAIR-MN spoke with host Cathy Wurzuer about how this incident relates to a wave of hate crimes against Muslims.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Valerie Shirley interprets worship services and more for deaf Muslims

Valerie Shirley interprets worship services and more for deaf Muslims

Valerie Shirley has been interpreting prayer services for deaf Muslims for almost a decade. She sat down with host Cathy Wurzer and the Sahan Journal's Ben Hovland to talk about her work doing that and more as the founder and executive director of the Minnesota Deaf Muslim Community.
by Cathy Wurzer, Melissa Townsend and Alex Cheng

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Why a St. Paul church is making reparations for racial inequality

Why a St. Paul church is making reparations for racial inequality

A century ago, Pilgrim Lutheran Church was founded in Mac-Groveland, a white neighborhood of St. Paul, less than a mile from the home of a Black couple facing racist harassment and threats for moving to the neighborhood. Today, Pilgrim Lutheran is undertaking a reparations project. A parishioner told Cathy Wurzer why.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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Biden says he worries that cutting oil production too fast will hurt working people

Biden says he worries that cutting oil production too fast will hurt working people

"On the surface it seems like an irony," Biden said of calling on major producers to pump more oil even as he heads to the climate summit. "But the truth of the matter is ... everyone knows that idea that we're going to be able to move to renewable energy overnight ... it's just not rational."
by Tamara Keith

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A reckoning: St. Benedict nuns apologize for Native boarding school

A reckoning: St. Benedict nuns apologize for Native boarding school

Earlier this year, the Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., formally apologized to the White Earth Nation for harm caused to generations of Native Americans at church-run boarding schools. It’s led to the start of a journey toward truth and reconciliation.
by Dan Gunderson

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New bishop hopes to bring healing to Crookston diocese

New bishop hopes to bring healing to Crookston diocese

Andrew Cozzens has been named bishop of the Crookston, Minn., diocese. A longtime leader in the St. Paul and Minneapolis Catholic diocese, Cozzens said he hopes to bring healing to the Crookston dioceses following an investigation into a cover-up of sexual abuse.
by Dan Gunderson

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Getting a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate may not be easy. Here's why

Getting a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate may not be easy. Here's why

With COVID-19 vaccine mandates taking effect around the country, requests for religious exemptions are on the rise. Under federal law, employers have a lot of discretion in granting the requests.
by Andrea Hsu and Shannon Bond

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Canadian Catholic bishops apologize for residential schools

Canadian Catholic bishops apologize for residential schools

The bishops’ apology is the latest expression of remorse from the Canadian arms of the Catholic Church, but falls short of calls for the pope himself to apologize in Canada. Pope Francis is preparing to meet with Indigenous leaders at the Vatican later this year.
by The Associated Press

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