Religion

Reflections of New Minnesotans: Examining global responses to the US Ambassador killing in Libya

By Nekessa Opoti, AM950

Julia discusses the media reactions regarding the killing of the US Ambassador in Libya. She is joined in-studio by Ahmed Tharwat and Ramla Bile. [Audio below]

OPINION | A roof over our heads

By Mordecai Specktor, American Jewish World

The Web site of the Union for Reform Judaism informs us that “Sukkot, a Hebrew word meaning ‘booths’ or ‘huts,’ refers

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Native American Catholics at South Minneapolis church reflect on the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha

By Mary Treacy, Poking Around

It is a peculiar irony that the most famous of all the Mohawks – arguably the most well-known nation of the Rotinonhson:ni (Iroquois) Confederacy – is a 17th century woman who, by her v

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Poking Around

All the Archbishop's Men: Using a Faribault grade school to deliver a Vote Yes message

By Sally Jo Sorensen, Bluestem Prairie

As the election approaches, we'll be seeing more emotional gut punches in the marriage restriction debate--and more vital conversations about love and family.  In Faribault right now, people a

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Bluestem Prairie

New park opens at Coldwater Spring near Mississippi River

By Steve Young-Burns, TC Daily Planet

(All photos by Steve Young-Burns)

Long past overdue, the changes at Coldwater Spring, the newest addition to the National Park Service’s Mississippi National River and Recreation Area in Minneapolis are remarkable.

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Coldwater: The new history

By Susu Jeffrey, Southside Pride

“We begin history here in 1820,” John Anfinson said in a KFAI radio interview.

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Minnesota Muslims speak out against anti-Islam film, violence

By Ibrahim Hirsi, TC Daily Planet

Abdirahman Ahmed (photo by Ibrahim Hirsi)

The Californian-produced anti-Islam film, which triggered violent riots in much of the Muslim world and led to the Sept.

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Marriage amendment divides Black Christians: Minneapolis Black clergy on opposite sides express their views

By Charles Hallman, Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

The issue of same-sex marriage has been a controversial one for Black people, especially after President Barack Obama expressed his opinion on it last spring.

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Walker Church moves forward with plans to rebuild on original South Minneapolis site

By Kirk Mattson, KFAI Radio

Early this summer, Walker Church burned down.

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