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Aspen Ideas Festival: Bill Bishop on political polarization and 'The Big Sort'

Aspen Ideas Festival: Bill Bishop on political polarization and 'The Big Sort'

Bill Bishop says some of our political polarization comes from the fact that we're ideologically inbred -- we don't know, can't understand and can barely conceive of people who live just a few miles away.
by MPR News Staff

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Joel Osteen's Houston megachurch opens doors as shelter

A church Facebook post and a since-deleted Instagram remark by Lakewood Church associate pastor John Gray said flooded highways had made the church inaccessible.
by The Associated Press

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'Shame keeps so many victims silent': MN clergy abuse victim speaks out

'Shame keeps so many victims silent': MN clergy abuse victim speaks out

As a Minneapolis bankruptcy court judge prepares to hear arguments today over competing reorganization plans for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, one clergy abuse victim is going public with his story.
by Martin Moylan

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Fate of historic church divides parish members in central Minnesota town

Fate of historic church divides parish members in central Minnesota town

The church has stood empty for 18 months since the interior was heavily damaged in an arson fire, while members debate whether to restore the church or build a new one.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Being Muslim and American in 2017

Aspen Ideas Festival: Being Muslim and American in 2017

Insights into the varied experiences of Muslims in America, from a son of Afghani refugees who works for the Department of Homeland Security, and the daughter of Pakistani immigrants who founded an organization called Safe Nation Collaborative.
by MPR News Staff

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Muslims concerned as FBI avoids 'terrorism' label for mosque bombing

Muslims concerned as FBI avoids 'terrorism' label for mosque bombing

The FBI and other law enforcement agencies haven't described Saturday's mosque bombing as terrorism. Some say there's a double standard at play.
by Laura Yuen

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'Come see who we are': Community members urge hope after Islamic center blast

'Come see who we are': Community members urge hope after Islamic center blast

The FBI continues to investigate a weekend explosion that heavily damaged an office at Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center. Gov. Mark Dayton visited the Bloomington mosque Sunday and called the incident an "act of terrorism."
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Bankrupt archdiocese files objections to creditors' reorganization plan

The bankrupt Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says the latest reorganization plan proposed for the church by creditors would strip it of all assets required to pursue the church's mission.
by Martin Moylan

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