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(Updated) Kriesel responds to Minnesota Family Council’s criticism on amendment stance

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By Jon Collins | 10.12.11 | 9:55 am

Tom Prichard, Minnesota Family Council president, had dismissed anti-amendment Republicans as “social liberals,” saying their opposition to the gay marriage ban isn’t newsworthy.

Is Quist still the religious right candidate?

By Andy Birkey | 12.16.09 | 2:46 pm

Former state legislator and conservative Christian figurehead Allen Quist says his campaign to unseat U.S. Rep. Tim Walz will focus not on the social-conservative issues he’s targeted in the past but on “Tea Party” issues. But during the last few months, he had been working closely with some of the religious right’s top leaders as he’s done throughout much of his 27-year political career.

Lesbian couple to appeal decision in health club discrimination case

By Andy Birkey | 01.05.08 | 5:03 pm

Amy and Sarah Monson are not backing down from their assertion that a failure to grant the couple a family membership at the Rochester Athletic Club is discrimination. On Dec. 31, the couple filed papers with the Olmsted County…

Despite Claims from Catholic Bloggers, Minneapolis Church Will Not Offer Same-Sex Marriage

By Andy Birkey | 12.28.07 | 1:35 pm

Catholic bloggers have assailed the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for allowing a Catholic church in Minneapolis to perform same-sex commitment ceremonies. The only problem is, Saint Frances Cabrini Church in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis has never…