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Social Issues

Believers find mixed blessings in Pope's comments

Some Catholic believers in the Americas greeted Pope Benedict XVI's comments on condoms as a sign that the church was stepping into the modern debate in the fight against AIDS.

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Pope: condoms can be justified in some cases

Pope: condoms can be justified in some cases

Pope Benedict XVI says in a new book that condoms can be justified for male prostitutes seeking to stop HIV, a stunning turnaround for a church that has long opposed condoms and a pontiff who has blamed them for making the AIDS crisis worse.

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Allan Spear remembered as his book is published

Allan Spear remembered as his book is published

Minnesota state Sen. Allan Spear was a trailblazer. Spear, who represented his Minneapolis district from 1973-2000, was also one of the first openly gay legislators in the country. He died in 2008, but left behind a manuscript of his autobiography -- which has just now been published.
by Tom Crann

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St. Paul launches Promise Neighborhood to improve student performance

St. Paul launches Promise Neighborhood to improve student performance

St. Paul community leaders are launching a new education experiment called a Promise Neighborhood, which is designed to help children make it to college. The effort targets 250 blocks with overlapping services they hope will promote educational success.
by Jessica Mador

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Departing Nina Archabal reflects on history

Departing Nina Archabal reflects on history

The longtime director of the Minnesota Historical Society departs at year's end. She joins Midday to talk about why history is important, the role of museums, and how best to convey the story of Minnesota's people and places.

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Fast food regulation

Fast food regulation

San Francisco is taking aim at McDonald's Happy Meals by requiring restaurant meals to meet certain nutritional guidelines in order to include a toy with the food purchase. Midmorning asks whether such actions will change our children's health and if the government should be policing meals.

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Pilots among those dismayed at scanners, pat-downs

Pilots among those dismayed at scanners, pat-downs

The widespread use of full-body image detectors this year and the simultaneous introduction of more intrusive pat-downs seems to have ramped up the frustration with airport security.

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Statement from Benilde-St. Margaret administration

Administrators at Benilde-St. Margaret's School in St. Louis Park issued this statement in response to concerns raised by its student newspaper staff. The paper had published several items last week regarding the Catholic Church's opposition to same-sex marriage, and an essay written by a gay student. The paper removed the pieces at the request of the administration.

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Op-ed from Benilde-St. Margaret's student paper on same-sex marriage DVD

Staff of the Knight Errant, the student newspaper at Benilde-St. Margaret Catholic High School in St. Louis Park, published this op-ed piece last Thursday and attracted many online comments. The paper deleted the column at the request of the school's administration.

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