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Religion and Faith

Kids without marriage

Kids without marriage

As the rate of babies born out of wedlock rises, some scholars argue that there is a negative social impact on children. Midmorning asks if the increasing numbers indicate a crisis after all.

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Westminster Town Hall Forum: Os Guinness live

Os Guinness, author of "The Case for Civility: Why America's Future Depends on It," speaks at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Midday broadcasts his speech at the Westminster Town Hall Forum.

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Charter school's religious activities focus of state investigation

Charter school's religious activities focus of state investigation

State education officials say they're investigating claims that a publicly-funded Inver Grove Heights charter school is offering religious instruction to students in violation of the law. Tarek ibn Zayad Academy in Inver Grove Heights focuses on Middle Eastern culture.
by Tim Nelson

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The complex politics of Islam

The complex politics of Islam

Noah Feldman says governments in the Islamic world are trying balance laws based on the Koran with challenges from the increasingly interlinked modern world.

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Voices of Minnesota: Religion and social justice

Voices of Minnesota: Religion and social justice

Five religious women speak about their views on social justice. Four of them are sisters, and also Catholic nuns. The Rev. Peg Chemberlin is president-elect of the National Council of Churches.

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Tibet at crossroads

Tibet at crossroads

Violence continues in Tibet. The London-based Free Tibet Campaign says several were killed, though the Chinese news service did not mention deaths. A Tibetan scholar says the Chinese government continues to underplay an uprising that has spread throughout Tibet and to surrounding provinces.
by Rob Schmitz

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The fight against hunger

The fight against hunger

Longtime hunger advocate Tony Hall talks about what U.S. politicians from both parties can do to eliminate hunger, and why their efforts always seem to fall short.

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E.J. Dionne on the role of religion in politics

E.J. Dionne on the role of religion in politics

Political analyst and Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne is out with a new book, "Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious Right," in which he argues the era of the religious right is over.

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