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Religion and Faith

Megan Rohrer elected as 1st openly transgender bishop in U.S. Lutheran church

Megan Rohrer elected as 1st openly transgender bishop in U.S. Lutheran church

Megan Rohrer, a pastor in San Francisco, will serve as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Sierra Pacific synod, which includes congregations across Northern California and Nevada.
by Emma Bowman

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Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens

Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, hurts dozens

A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials said. It was one of the country's deadliest civilian disasters.
by The Associated Press

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Suspect arrested in Moorhead mosque vandalism

Police say a tip from staff at a local store led investigators to a 22-year-old Moorhead man, who was booked Tuesday night on suspicion of felony harassment and criminal damage to property.
by Tim Nelson

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Minnesota artist uses ancient techniques to create portraits of 'Women of Faith'

Minnesota artist uses ancient techniques to create portraits of 'Women of Faith'

Minnesota artist Mark Balma is drawing on ancient techniques to create three huge frescoes for a church in Italy. He planned to do the work on site, but the pandemic intervened. As he faced a modern challenge, he turned to an approach developed more than 2,000 years ago.
by Euan Kerr

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Fargo-Moorhead residents rally to clean up vandalized mosque

Members of the Fargo-Moorhead area turned out with brushes, chemicals and power washers to help clean a mosque that was spray-painted with derogatory terms and hate speech. The vandalism was discovered Sunday morning on the outside of the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Community Center.
by The Associated Press

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This Sunday, visit 'PreachersNSneakers' for fashion, flexing and for-profit faith

This Sunday, visit 'PreachersNSneakers' for fashion, flexing and for-profit faith

In 2019 the PreachersNSneakers Instagram account started calling attention to famous preachers and their designer clothes. Ben Kirby, the no-longer anonymous person behind the account, has a new book.
by Andrew Limbong

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Crookston Bishop Hoeppner resigns after Vatican probe into cover-up

Crookston Bishop Hoeppner resigns after Vatican probe into cover-up

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Michael Hoeppner and named a temporary replacement to run the Crookston, Minn., diocese, the Holy See said in a statement. Hoeppner is 71, four years shy of the normal retirement age for bishops.
by The Associated Press

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Vaccine brings hope as Ramadan begins

Vaccine brings hope as Ramadan begins

After a long, challenging year, the availability of a COVID-19 vaccine has brought hope to many in Minnesota and around the globe. Islamic leaders pushed to get the vaccine to as many Muslims as possible before the start of Ramadan, with vaccination clinics planned at mosques in the Twin Cities, Rochester and St. Cloud.
by Kirsti Marohn

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The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey from Christianity to Islam

The Universal Title: Muhammad Ali's Spiritual Journey from Christianity to Islam

From America Abroad Media, The Muhammad Ali Center and PRX, “The Universal Title” is a one-hour special on Muhammad Ali’s spiritual journey from Christianity to Islam — And what really made him “The Greatest.”
by MPR News Staff

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