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Tag: Religion

‘Islamophobia’ emerging in debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 19, 2010, 4:04 PM Aug 19, 2010
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The debate over the community center/mosque in New York has often overshadowed the real issue for many people opposed to it — are Muslims a threat to America?

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The circle of the 9/11 memorials controversy

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 18, 2010, 2:13 PM Aug 18, 2010
3

While the proposed mosque in New York is dominating the news, the anti-Muslim fervor actually started in Pennsylvania.

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A walk around the mosque’s neighborhood

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 16, 2010, 1:48 PM Aug 16, 2010
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Is the area around the World Trade Center ‘sacred ground’?

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Obama and the mosque

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 14, 2010, 10:14 AM Aug 14, 2010
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President Obama waded into the controversy over whether Muslims should be allowed to attend a mosque of their choosing.

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Gays in the Presbyterian Church

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 7, 2010, 4:00 PM Jul 7, 2010
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The nation’s Presbyterians are meeting in Minneapolis this week and just as the nation’s Lutherans did here last summer, they’re wrestling with the question of the role of gays in the clergy.

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Arizona law finds little favor with conservative evangelical leaders

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 12, 2010, 2:08 PM May 12, 2010
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In a conference call, the leaders appeared to push Republicans toward an immigration reform proposal that calls for a pathway to citizenship.

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Prayers and politicians

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 6, 2010, 1:53 PM May 6, 2010
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Minnesota politicians were not at all shy about participating in the National Day of Prayer at the Capitol.

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Live-blogging: Are Muslims unfairly criticized?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 22, 2010, 12:10 PM Apr 22, 2010
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A radical Muslim group has allegedly threatened violence against the creators of South Park because of an episode that insulted the prophet Muhammad. In the episode, the children meet Tom Cruise at a chocolate factory where he is packing bundles of fudge into boxes. They ask him why he’s “packing fudge”, which angers Cruise and Read more →

Gov. Pawlenty, Mike Huckabee, and religion

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 19, 2010, 2:12 PM Apr 19, 2010
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty says God should be “in the discussion,” although he doesn’t care to discuss what that means.

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National Day of Prayer overturned

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 15, 2010, 2:55 PM Apr 15, 2010
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A federal judge in Wisconsin says a government-endorsed day of prayer violates the U.S. Constitution.

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After ELCA

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 24, 2010, 12:48 PM Feb 24, 2010
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The split over gay clergy in the Lutheran church widens.

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God and the Minnesota state budget

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 21, 2010, 11:01 AM Feb 21, 2010
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty says God should be part of political discussions. Is there religious direction to the budget debate?

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Gospel of the gunsight

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 19, 2010, 3:10 PM Jan 19, 2010
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A manufacturer has been putting Biblical citations on its weapons.

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Raising Hell House

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 21, 2009, 2:44 PM Oct 21, 2009
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If it’s near Halloween, it’s time for Hell House stories.

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Lutherans step back from the edge

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 26, 2009, 3:10 PM Sep 26, 2009
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A more conservative wing of the Lutheran Church has decided to wait a year to consider splitting over the church’s decision to allow gay clergy.

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