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Religion and Faith

Faith and politics

Even among deeply religious Americans, there's no consensus on the proper role of religion in politics. The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in Washington, D.C., recently invited two veteran politicians to address this issue: former New York Governor Mario Cuomo, and Congressman Mark Souder of Indiana. They were asked to speak about how they have reconciled personal religious conviction with serving a pluralistic American constituency. In the highlights of their remarks, featured in this program, they defy stereotypes of liberal and conservative, especially when it comes to the intersection of religion and politics. "Faith and Politics" is a special on religion and politics presented by Minnesota Public Radio's Speaking of Faith team.

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Speaking of Faith

Clinical depression is an epidemic malady of our age. We're increasingly conversant, as a society, in psychological analysis of depression and medical treatment for it. There is a growing body of narrative and literature by people who have struggled with depression and found it to be a lesson in the nature of the human soul. Host Krista Tippett engages thoughtful individuals whose experience spans several varieties of depression and religious tradition -- Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, and avowedly non-religious.

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The cloistered life: Students try one week as a monk

Despite the difficult attention of the past year, the reverent, active lifestyle of the monks at St. John's Abbey continues. And each January, the Abbey invites interested St. John's students to spend a week living in the monastery. This year, four students gave up part of their winter break to experience the patterns and peculiarities of monastic life.

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Roe v. Wade turns 30 years old

The Supreme Court's ruling in the Roe v. Wade case, which made abortion legal in America, turns 30 years this week. This is an anniversary heavily shadowed by speculation that a high court retirement could shift the balance of power in abortion politics. For abortion rights supporters, the departure of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor would be most troublesome. For anti-abortion forces, the wild card could be the exit of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. During this broadcast, a program from the public radio series, "Humankind," called "Uncommon Ground." It tells the story of The Public Conversations Project that grew out of the 1994 murders of two employees at Boston area clinics.

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First Person: Spirituality and Sexuality

Christian scripture and tradition have overwhelmingly shaped American attitudes toward sexuality. And in the past year, our national attention has been riveted on sexual scandal within the Catholic Church. We crack open the difficult subject of Christian tradition and healthy sexuality. What is the positive sexual ethic of the Bible, beyond the identification of sin? What does sexuality have to do with the human spirit and how might this change the way it is discussed in communities of faith?

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Freethinkers lead lives without religion

Christmas isn't a religious celebration for members of the Lake Superior Freethinkers. They gather each month to talk about society, morality, and life without religion. Most are decidedly atheist, or, at best, agnostic.

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Bringing faith to the boardroom and cubicle

In St. Cloud, one man has big plans to take religion into the world of business. We sit down for a conversation with this new breed of business advisor -- the corporate spiritual consultant.

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The history of "A Christmas Carol"

It remains one of the foremost holiday tales, and has since been adapted for stage and screen hundreds of times. It's Charles Dickens' classic, "A Christmas Carol." A couple of years ago, former Minnesota Public Radio news host, John Rabe, produced a program tracing the history of "A Christmas Carol."

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A new gift of old music

Many churches around Minnesota boast fine pipe organs. Most of them also have a piano they can wheel out for certain occasions. But rarely can a church add its own harpsichord to Sunday services. Now a Lutheran Church in St. Cloud has unveiled a harpsichord it will use for worship services.

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Taking matters into their own hands

In rural parts of the state, many churches are having a hard time finding and paying priests or pastors. But for one denomination, the solution is simple, and ancient: Do it yourself.

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