St. Paul City Council members took oaths of office on six di

When the seven members of the St. Paul City Council took their oaths of office on Tuesday, not all chose to do so on a Christian Bible. Five of the seven were sworn in on books that held other meaning to them, from religious texts to academic works. Ben Hovland, a photojournalist for Minnesota Public Radio, spotted the trend from his perch in the balcony of the Ordway Center for the Performing ...

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