Religion

New Jew in Town: Why I can't wait for Shalomcoming

By Daci Platt, TC Jewfolk

No cross-country move is complete without a defining embarrassing moment.

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Jay Michaelson to speak on the religious case for same-sex marriage

By Chris Bargeron, TC Jewfolk

The conversation about same-sex marriage is continuing as Minnesotans go to the polls in three weeks to vote on an amendment to the state constitution that, if passed, would define marriage solely between two people of the opposite sex. Despite the fact that marriage between same-sex couples is already against the law in Minnesota, this has become a lightning-rod social issue across the state, with amendment proponents and opponents flooding the media with advertisements.

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New Jew in town: An outsider's perspective

By Daci Platt, TC Jewfolk

In the October 2012 issue of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Adam Platt (who I can only assume is my long lost relative) muses about the tendency for Minnesotans to

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Catholics speak out in opposition to Church's stance on Minnesota marriage restriction amendment

By Allison Herrera, The Uptake

On a windy Friday afternoon in downtown St. Paul, a handful of Catholics gathered to speak out against the Archdiocese stance Minnesota’s proposed Marriage Restriction Constitutional Amendment.

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Minnesota Council of Churches opposes vote restriction amendment

By Eric Pusey, Minnesota Progressive Project

On the steps of Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Council of Churches announced that they were joining the coalition of groups opposing the constitutional amendment to restrict voting rights. The MCC represents upwards of 1 million Minnesotans from the following denominations:

  • African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • American Baptist Churches USA
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FREE SPEECH ZONE | Journey Toward Love

By Liz Oppenheimer, Free Speech Zone

     My twin brother William and I turn 50 this winter. He has lived in New England for about as long as I have lived in the Midwest.

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From Belarus to Minneapolis: Veronica's story

By Daci Platt, TC Jewfolk

Veronica Gagnelius always knew she was Jewish. She just wasn’t sure what it meant.

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October is the season for blessing the animals in honor of St. Francis of Assisi

By Jeanette Fordyce, TC Daily Planet

Ellen Jeddeloh and her mother, Margery Jeddeloh are members of St John's.  Ellen's dog is Dixie. (Photo by Jeanette Fordyce)

Complete with an occasional woof, wagging of tails and shuffling of paws, 15 dogs were blessed on October 3, in celebration of the October 4 feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.

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Marcy-Holmes church makes a comeback in new student apartment complex

By Tony Wagner, The Minnesota Daily

Representatives from CPM Development, Andrew Riverside Presbyterian Church and the Minneapolis City Council break ground for the Elysian, a new student apartment complex, Saturday in Marcy-Holmes. The Elysian will be built on the site of the old church, which was demolished in 2003 after a wall collapsed, and will include street-level space dedicated for the Andrew Riverside congregation. (Photo by Mark Vancleave)

In the winter of 2003, Amy Perez Ortiz brought her daughter to the Andrew Riverside Presbyterian Church.

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