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Steve Scott

Steve Scott is a former religion editor and writer for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He was a visiting scholar in religion, spirituality and values at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and is completing a master of divinity degree at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities. Scott is a frequent speaker, panelist and moderator on issues of faith.

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Arts & Culture

How to start a church while your kids are taking a nap

By Steve Scott | 07/25/08
Light of the World Lutheran Church shows what you can do with a dynamic pastor, a personal concern for your members and enthusiastic word-of-mouth "advertising."
Arts & Culture

Heard any good sermons lately?

By Steve Scott | 05/23/08
The old saying about preachers is that they work only one hour a week. That's the one hour preaching on Sunday morning. Read more... By Steve Scott 
Arts & Culture

Progressive Christianity is getting back onstage

By Steve Scott | 04/11/08
Jim Gertmenian has lived through the silent era of progressive Christianity.
Arts & Culture

'Irreligious' Prague still turns Easter into two-week fest

By Steve Scott | 03/17/08
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC — A huge juxtaposition exists on the streets of Eastern Europe. Monumental churches stand guard at every other corner, yet relatively few Europeans regularly attend church. Read more... By Steve Scott 
Arts & Culture

Synagogue memorial brings home horrors of Holocaust

By Steve Scott | 03/13/08
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC — Sixty-nine years ago come this Saturday morning, Nazi troops rolled into Prague. Nearly 120,000 Jews lived here then. Within five years, 77,297 of them were dead. Others had fled. Only 10,000 ever returned to Prague alive.
Arts & Culture

Booming economy, strong banks: It's a matter of perspective -- and place

By Steve Scott | 03/10/08
A booming economy and strong banks is a matter of perspective and place — Prague, Czech Republic. There the economy is booming.
Arts & Culture

Faith grounds believers while the heavens go wild

By Steve Scott | 02/21/08
The universe was unusually active Wednesday. The Atlantis space shuttle penetrated the Earth's atmosphere with rapid-fire sonic booms and screamed in for a landing at Cape Canaveral. U.S.
Politics & Policy

Romney candidacy puts spotlight on little-understood Mormon faith, and church is happy to explain its views

By Steve Scott | 02/07/08
By Steve Scott | Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008 GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney suspended his campaign today, but the move likely won't end the recent controversy over his Mormon faith.
Arts & Culture

Kosher merlot, chocolate truffles, a little Jewish history

By Steve Scott | 01/25/08
You might call these the days of wine and chocolate for American Jews. That's how the Jewish Community Center in St.
Arts & Culture

Mexican Christians add to the vocabulary of Christmas

By Steve Scott | 12/21/07
Pick a word that means Christmas. Not tree, mall, wrapping or debt. Something along the lines of virgin, manger or swaddling clothes. OK, swaddling clothes is two words, and you can't find swaddling clothes at babyGap anyway.