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Religion and Faith

Everyday ethics

Everyday ethics

From lying at work to avoiding jury duty, Midmorning's guest helps us examine common ethical concerns.

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Somalis allege discrimation at Cold Spring poultry plant

The group alleges that the St. Cloud-based company would not permit them short breaks during the day to pray. The Muslim faith, the lawsuit says, requires five prayers a day at times defined by position of the sun.

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Getting conservative Christians to the polls

An estimated 3,000 people turned out in downtown St. Paul Tuesday night for a "Stand for the Family" rally, organized to increase voter turnout among conservative Christians. Speakers included James Dobson of Focus on the Family and former Republican presidential candidate Gary Bauer.

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One nation under God?

One nation under God?

A recent study concludes Americans are more religiously observant than previously thought. The study found this by asking for the first time where people worshipped in addition to their religious denominations.

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Peace and faith

Peace and faith

Scholars on Islam talk about peace and the barriers to common understanding across faiths.

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Confronting the challenges of faith

Confronting the challenges of faith

A former nun writes about her time in a monastery, her relationship with a priest, and the journey of self-discovery she embarked on after leaving the cloistered life.

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"The politics of faith"

"The politics of faith"

Could Thomas Jefferson be elected president today? Could Dwight D. Eisenhower? Could any candidate who doesn't have a strong religious faith, or doesn't speak openly about it, win the White House? Those are questions that Ray Suarez examines in his latest book.

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Hindu temple rises from a Minnesota cornfield

Hindu temple rises from a Minnesota cornfield

It's not what you expect to find in the middle of a cornfield outside Maple Grove. But here in the ex-urban fringe, at the end of a dead end road, a huge Hindu temple rises over the fields. The Hindu Mandir of Minnesota is the new home base for the Twin Cities Hindu population.
by Tom Crann

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