Bob Collins
The Pew Research Center issued a stunning new study on religion in America today showing most major organized Christian faiths in decline. And it’s not just among young people; the decline occurs across the age groups, according to Pew. Read more →
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Tag: Religion
Minnesota is getting another test of whether First Amendment rights extend to private functions on public property.
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Indiana’s governor signs a bill providing legal cover for businesses and institutions who don’t want to do business with gay and lesbian customer. Read more →
Pope Francis has delivered a heaping helping of guilt to couples who have chosen not to have children.
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Curiously, the Star Tribune’s use of the word ‘blasphemy’ has sparked its own debate on whether it is. Read more →
In Texas today, it’s Muslim Capitol Day, an-every-other-year event whose sponsors call it ‘an opportunity for community members to learn about the democratic political process and how to be an advocate for important issues.’
They needn’t call on Rep. Molly White. Read more →
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is a pretty brilliant guy, so he must’ve known what he was doing when he posted this tweet on Christmas Read more →
When the Minnesota Legislature convenes in Saint Paul next month, it’ll head for a showdown over whether businesses who don’t favor same-sex marriage should be required to do business with same-sex couples. How broad the legislation is isn’t entirely clear yet, since it hasn’t been filed. Read more →
Another area businesses has prevailed in its refusal to cover contraceptive costs in its health-care plan because of the owners’ religious beliefs. Read more →
The Star Tribune wins today’s Internet with this shot from today’s Minnesota State High School League meeting where it adopted a proposed rule on transgender athletes. Read more →
The conservative group that’s opposed to the Minnesota State High School League’s proposed policy for transgender athletes has pulled another full-page ad out of the ‘say what?’ file.
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Not surprisingly, Steve Hartmann provided another dose of decency over the weekend with his On the Road profile of former NFL player Jason Brown, who walked away from the game (after he was released by the St. Louis Rams) to become a farmer and feed hungry people, even though he didn’t know anything about farming. Read more →
We’re not even at the end of it yet and it’s already been an odd week for trying to establish parallels with football.
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A Green Bay alderman is piling on after his gaffe earlier this month in which he responded to a woman who’d asked about bus service by inquiring whether she embraces terrorism. Read more →
Sioux Falls will not be painting over snowplows that displays the words ‘Jesus Christ’ and a Biblical passage. Another says, ‘Happy Birthday, Jesus.’ The mayor says the city will keep them the way they are despite an earlier decision to the contrary. Read more →