August 10, 2007
35W Memorial Service
There are lots of 35W tributes popping up on YouTube, both touching and cheesy depending on your taste in music and religion. Like this one, or this nice short tribute set to Buffalo Springfield. This tribute was created by a Minneapolis videographer. This popular tribute was among a few featured by KSTP news.
The video featured here is a simple snapshot of the memorial service for victims of the bridge collapse. Filmed by Kevin O of Video Haiku.
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May 09, 2007
Teens Encounter Christ
Exciting! Awesome! Spiritual! All this can be yours through Southern Minnesota Teens Encounter Christ. A guided three-day weekend will have you surrounded in "prayers, scripture, discipleship, and God’s Agape Love." And maybe some rockin' tunes, if this video is any indication.
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November 22, 2006
What Muslim Prayer Looks Like
In light of the detention of six Muslim clerics by US Airways in the Twin Cities, it might be fruitful to show Minnesotans what a Muslim prayer looks like.
A telling quote from the story: A US Airways gate agent wrote that three of the men prayed in Arabic at the gate. "I was suspicious by the way they were praying very loud," the gate agent said.
Heck, I might well be suspicious of anyone praying loudly, regardless of their religion. Nevertheless, I fear many Minnesotans see a Muslim kneeling and chanting on a prayer rug and imagine "Death to America!" This video may clear the air with both Arabic and English translations from part of the Muslim noon prayer - one of five daily prayers.
RELATED LINKS:
Introduction to Islam
Janna.com - Islam Learning Center
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