Fridley in D.C.

The Ellison Report: Rally Against Ritual-slaughter Ban

Rep. Keith Ellison is urging the Dutch Senate to vote against a bill he says would curtail religious freedom.

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) has joined Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) in urging the Netherlands upper house not to affirm a ban on ritual slaughter. Ellison, who is a Muslim, and Engel, who is Jewish, say the bill being considered by the Dutch Senate would curtail religious freedom, according to Jewish news outlet JTA: "This bill would have a direct impact on the one million Muslims and 50,000 Jews who live in The Netherlands," said a letter the two congressmen sent Monday to Godefridus de Graaf, president of the Dutch Senate. "Both these communities stand to suffer significant hardship if this bill becomes law, and we agree with Dutch Jews and Muslims who say that such a law would curtail their religious freedoms." Under the bill being considered …

•  3 Comments
• Photos (1)

Amy Paddock

1:54 pm on Saturday, August 13, 2011

Well, if we look to our own practices, we could apply the same argument. I don't think this will take up much of his time, even if I don't agree with it. I do believe, however; that Keith Ellison is pretty focused on those issues you speak of in the U.S. I think the "virgins" part was not well done of you and is short sighted.   more ›

Something New This Mating Season in Fridley: Male Turkeys

A young male, or jake, has a short beard and tiny snood.

No one knows yet what the spring season holds for the Fridley Tigers, the Spring Lake Park Panthers, or the Totino-Grace Eagles. But for the Springbrook Nature Center turkeys, this spring will be better than past years. It's mating season, and for the first time the park has male turkeys strutting their stuff for the females.  According to Siah St. Clair, director at Springbrook,  We have had females here before, but this is the first year that we have had males. Just a few minutes ago I was taking pictures of 4, two females and two males. The male is displaying in the birdfeeding area in front of the windows. He was gobbling a few minutes ago. I think he sees his reflection in the window and thinks it is another male displaying almost as …

•  2 Comments
• Photos (11)

Chris Steller

9:41 am on Saturday, April 16, 2011

Weird is a good word for them, Pam. Feel free to upload a photo to this post. I'm hoping to have some video up later.   more ›