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Religion and Faith

A new take on the mind-body connection

A new take on the mind-body connection

Author Matthew Sanford says paralysis and his subsequent career teaching yoga taught him how we all fail to be mindful of our bodies.

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Hanukkah lights

Hanukkah lights

The Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins Friday at sundown. By tradition to mark the occasion, Midday presents National Public Radio's "Hanukkah Lights" special featuring four short stories about Hanukkah and Jewish life.

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Christianity and politics

Christianity and politics

He's the pastor of one of the Twin Cities' megachurches. Leith Anderson talks about what the 2006 midterm elections say about evangelicals and politics.

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Muslims seek prayer room at Twin Cities airport

Muslims seek prayer room at Twin Cities airport

Their request follows the removal last week of a group of imams from a U.S. Airways flight in Minneapolis. The group had conducted their daily prayers in the airport terminal before boarding the plane.

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Rabbi calls "spiritual progressives" to action

Rabbi calls "spiritual progressives" to action

Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of "The Left Hand of God: Taking our Country Back from the Religious Right," thinks the time has come for a "spiritual progressive movement." He explained his vision in a speech Nov. 18 in Minneapolis.

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In some Muslim eyes, another case of "Flying while Muslim"

In some Muslim eyes, another case of "Flying while Muslim"

The police report listed the incident as "Security-Other," but some saw the detention of imams at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport as another case of "Flying while Muslim" - the sense that Muslims come in for extra scrutiny when they fly.
by Joshua Freed

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A new take on birthday gifts

A new take on birthday gifts

A child's birthday party is supposed to be about celebration, but often for the kids it seems to be about the presents. For some parents, the way around that is to make the birthday gifts into birthday donations.
by Sea Stachura

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Faith and politics in the Muslim world

Faith and politics in the Muslim world

Reza Aslan, author of "No god but God," speaks Nov. 2 at the Westminster Town Hall Forum in downtown Minneapolis.

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Speaking out for atheists

Speaking out for atheists

Richard Dawkins, best known for his book "The Selfish Gene," argues in his new book that a belief in God is irrational and harmful.

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