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In his office at St. Frances of Cabrini Church in Minneapolis, the Rev. Mike Tegeder holds a stack of letters he received from Minnesotans around the state thanking him for speaking out against the Catholic Church’s position in support the marriage amendment. Sasha Aslanian | MPR

Catholics still split by marriage amendment fight

By Sasha Aslanian, MPR News 91.3 FM ST. PAUL – More than a month after Minnesota became the first state to defeat a constitutional amendment banning same sex marriage, some...

news Thu, Dec 20, 2012 - 10:09pm

Cokie and Steve Roberts: The new American family

We all know the famous Norman Rockwell painting of a typical American family gathered around Grandma as she serves up a huge turkey. If Rockwell were painting today, his portrait...

opinion / commentary Tue, Nov 27, 2012 - 2:50am

Kathryn Lopez: Love is a must in any platform

“He didn’t just see a tangle of plastic and tubes; he saw our beautiful little girl, and he was clearly overcome with compassion for her,” Pam Finlayson told the Republican...

opinion / commentary Mon, Sep 03, 2012 - 9:08pm

Minneapolis DFL City Council members walked in the annual Gay Pride Parade on Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis in June. AP Photo

National group runs anti-marriage amendment TV ad

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A national group working to defeat the constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in Minnesota is launching its first TV ad. The group Freedom to Marry...

news Thu, Aug 16, 2012 - 9:56am