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An example of mulch basin gray water treatment systems.

The conscience clause of the Minnesota Constitution guarantees any citizen the freedom to practice their religion "according to the dictates of his conscience" as long as it doesn't interfere with public peace or safety.

A group of Amish men working together to build a new barn demonstrates Amish self-reliance.

These Amish buggies in southern Minnesota do not have the orange and red triangle that slow moving vehicles typically use. A group of Minnesota Amish went to court over the signs, claiming they burdened their religious beliefs.

Mount Zion congregants and clergy gathered with Black community leaders as part of a Black-Jewish dialogue program. They are pictured outside of the Summit Avenue Temple in protest against the oppression of Black South Africans under apartheid…

The Minnesota Department of Health's guidelines for minimal Hmong funeral proceedings that still adequately honor tradition and the dead.

Incarnation/Sagrado Corazón is just a mile away from the George Floyd memorial at the intersection of 38th and Chicago where Floyd was murdered in South Minneapolis. Lake Street to the north bore the brunt of the damage from destructive riots and…

This buggy in southeastern Minnesota, likely belonging to the Old Order or Swartzentruber Amish, is very plain and lacks the orange safety triangles or reflective tape that more liberal Amish have agreed to use.

Two Amish buggies in southern Minnesota cross paths. The Amish use buggies instead of automobiles to keep their Christian communities small and close-knit.

Most Minnesota Amish live around the town of Harmony in Fillmore County, although there are also communities in north central Minnesota.