ANN ARBOR, MI – Nahal and Sasha Meshinchi fled Iran because of religious persecution and hope people around the world can begin to accept their Bahá’í Faith. The Meshinchis, who now live in the Ann Arbor area, both grew up in Iran but crossed paths and married soon after movingRead More →
God and Adam depicted in Michelangelo’s fresco of the biblical story of creation. (Flickr) What is going on these days with pious Christian men (and even their wives, I’ve learned) and their obsession with penis size? It’s not just lustful click bait for kicks and giggles (well, maybe a little).Read More →
GLENVIEW, IL—When Cathy Kedjidjian received a letter with strong terms from representatives of the evangelical Christian rights organization Liberty Counsel, she had to do a double take. Kedjidjian is the director of communications for Glenview School District 34, a public school district that mandates COVID-19 vaccinations for staff but offersRead More →
By Mark MaynardKentucky today A Kentucky faith-based organization born out of ties to Planned Parenthood will be posting billboards supporting abortion in three cities in Kentucky over the next two months. The Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice paid for the digital billboards that are on display at the ExpoRead More →
Campus groups, students and faculty who are not interested in kowtowing to groupthink on issues concerning their own faith and constitutionally guaranteed rights have had good luck lately in federal courts. Just days ago, in a lengthy opinion, Judge Robert Cleland of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern DistrictRead More →
Matthew Powell’s Father Dominican WordPlay makes his debut with works by Twain and Balzac. Mark Twain is universally known for Tom sawyer and Huckleberry finn. But you might not know that he also translated – from the original manuscripts – the diaries of Adam and Eve. Okay, so he didn’t,Read More →
Whenever there is a change in federal jurisdictions, employers should be aware of how the various employment laws, rules and regulations will change. A hot topic in employment law, which has seen significant changes in recent years, is religious discrimination and the accommodation of religious beliefs in the workplace. ThisRead More →
Local church group opposes Proposition 5 To the Editor: We are writing this letter in response to a letter posted on the Bennington Banner website on April 3, 2021, titled “Faith Leaders Stand With Vermont Women.” We write as members of a local faith community that does not support PropositionRead More →
How COVID-19 vaccine makers would adapt to new variants New variants of the coronavirus have emerged in the United States, and vaccine makers are bracing in case regulators request changes to their recipe. The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, the largest evangelical denomination in the United States, posted aRead More →