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Ryan's dismissal of House chaplain sparks outrage and suspicion

Ryan's dismissal of House chaplain sparks outrage and suspicion

House Speaker Paul Ryan's quiet firing of House Chaplain the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy has erupted into an acrimonious partisan fight on Capitol Hill.
by Tom Gjelten

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Bullied for its faith, Muslim family fights back through education

Bullied for its faith, Muslim family fights back through education

When Noshaba Afzal's daughter was bullied, she decided she had a choice. Accept it or say: "No, this is not the America we want it to be."
by Leila Fadel

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America's next generation of Muslims insists on crafting its own story

America's next generation of Muslims insists on crafting its own story

A new generation of American Muslims has moved from defending itself, as Muslim communities did in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, to defining itself.
by Leila Fadel

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Portraits of strength: Minnesota's Holocaust survivors

Portraits of strength: Minnesota's Holocaust survivors

David Sherman sees the local Holocaust survivors he photographed as heroes who persevered to build a new life. The pictures are part of an exhibit currently at St. Paul's Germanic-American Institute.
by Regina McCombs

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Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Words and Music

Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Words and Music

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, "Kaddish: Reflections on the Holocaust in Music and Words," by MPR's Mindy Ratner.
by MPR News Staff

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Church sues St. Paul over homeless shelter restrictions

A St. Paul church is suing the city in federal court over strict conditions on a drop-in day center for homeless and low-income residents.
by Associated Press

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Armed at church: why this congregation is 'not a gun-free zone'

Armed at church: why this congregation is 'not a gun-free zone'

A church in the town of Mexico, N.Y., encourages its parishioners to bring their guns to Sunday services as a way to deter mass shooters from targeting them.
by Payne Horning

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Understanding King's complex legacy five decades later

Understanding King's complex legacy five decades later

Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most vivid symbols of hope for racial unity in America. But that's not the way he was viewed in the last years of his life.
by MPR News Staff

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