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StoryCorps: How role models like Rosa Parks shaped a distracted kid into a leader

StoryCorps: How role models like Rosa Parks shaped a distracted kid into a leader

At StoryCorps in 2010, the Rev. Farrell Duncombe remembered those who shaped him — like Rosa Parks, his former Sunday school teacher. "These are the people that nurtured me. These are the people who saw me when I was still Little Farrell and now I'm their pastor," he said. Duncombe died last week at age 78.
by Jey Born

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Hate wiped away a Muslim-Canadian family. Here's how friends want them remembered

Hate wiped away a Muslim-Canadian family. Here's how friends want them remembered

As friends gather for the Afzaal family's funeral in Canada, they want them remembered as more than just victims of a hate crime. "They were very humble people while extremely accomplished," said the imam of the mosque where the family regularly prayed.
by Dalia Faheid

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Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity

Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.
by The Associated Press

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Vaccines bring back joy to Eid celebrations

Vaccines bring back joy to Eid celebrations

COVID-19 vaccinations have made it possible for Minnesota families and friends to gather once again to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
by Kirsti Marohn

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A sweet way to celebrate Eid: Annual community candy drive is back

A sweet way to celebrate Eid: Annual community candy drive is back

The St. Cloud community comes together to distribute candy to children for Eid al-Fitr, a two- to four-day celebration marking the end of Ramadan.

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Megan Rohrer elected as 1st openly transgender bishop in U.S. Lutheran church

Megan Rohrer elected as 1st openly transgender bishop in U.S. Lutheran church

Megan Rohrer, a pastor in San Francisco, will serve as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Sierra Pacific synod, which includes congregations across Northern California and Nevada.
by Emma Bowman

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