Regarding Aisha Sultan’s column “Festus teacher says she was fired for supporting LGBTQ students” (March 19): The Constitution guarantees us certain inalienable rights. But who is “we”? Does a woman who cannot carry a pregnancy to term have rights? Does the black teenager grow up in poverty? Or the gayRead More →
Actress Anupamaa Anagha Bhosale, who had previously spoken of quitting the television industry, has formalized her decision. Anagha took to her social media and wrote that she was “officially leaving the film and television industry”. Anagha’s note suggests she does it for her “religious beliefs and spiritual path.” In hisRead More →
Warning: This hearing clip contains explicit depictions of child abuse. Lawmakers questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 22 as the Senate Judiciary Committee continues its Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Jackson was nominated by President Joe Biden in February to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. If confirmed, sheRead More →
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Warning: This hearing clip contains explicit depictions of child abuse. Lawmakers questioned Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on March 22 as the Senate Judiciary Committee continues its Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Jackson was nominated by President Joe Biden in February to replace outgoing Supreme CourtRead More →
Most Americans say they hold religious beliefs despite a drop in church attendance and other spiritual practices, according to a recent poll. the Deseret News “America’s Faith Survey” conducted by the Marist College Poll, found that 54% of Americans believe in the biblical God, including a third of those whoRead More →
The new survey, conducted by The Marist College Survey, highlights trends on faith and religion in America SALT LAKE CITY, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Desert News Faith in America Survey, conducted by The Marist college Survey, reveals a growing trend in the country: Americans hold on to theirRead More →
The story at a glance Deseret News’ Faith in America Survey, conducted by The Marist College Poll, found that 54 percent of Americans believe in the biblical God. This includes a third of those who said they did not practice a particular religion. Polls show that church attendance over theRead More →
The new survey, conducted by The Marist college Survey, highlights trends on faith and religion in America SALT LAKE CITY, March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Desert News Faith in America Survey, conducted by The Marist college Survey, reveals a growing trend in the country: Americans hold on to theirRead More →
Accepting Religious Beliefs in a “Post-Pandemic” Workplace By Amy A. Robinson and Iván Resendiz Gutierrez, Miller Nash LLP Amy A. Robinson It’s no surprise that the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had a huge impact on the thoughts of today’s employees about life, work, and workplace rules. A recentRead More →
Diving Brief: An employee’s religious beliefs did not conflict with their employer’s mandatory DEI training, a federal jury found 3rd of March (Brennan vs. Deluxe Corporationno. 1:18-cv-02119 (D. Md. 3 March 2022)). The plaintiff, a born-again Christian, told a human resources manager at Deluxe Corporation that his beliefs “did notRead More →
A A concert during Lent and the rare exhibition of a collection of religious art are to be organized to benefit the Solace House of the Ozarks. The event, “Sights and Sounds of Solace,” is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 2 at the Joplin First United Methodist Church,Read More →
Thousands of people marking Holi in Jaipur, Rajasthan on March 17, 2022 (Photo by Pallav Paliwal) Sourced contentAuckland, March 18, 2022 Indians are celebrating Holi, the festival of colors today (March 18, 2022), although Covid-19 restrictions in many parts of the world and in India will dampen the festivities somewhat.Read More →
Sebastiano del Piombo (1485-1547), “Portrait of Pope Clement VII” (circa 1531), oil on slate (The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles) The exhibition explores how artists used stone to create dramatic and emotional effects in portraits and depictions of the sacred from the Renaissance to the 18th century The purchaseRead More →
The beauty of art lies in its ability to impact us. To make us think, feel, see, touch, smell, taste and experience things from a new perspective. Art can also be unexpected; a trip to an art exhibition can be an amazing, disappointing, resonant, nostalgic, confusing, or sometimes a learningRead More →
At the end of a tree-lined country lane, past the stream and at the end of a gravel driveway is the painter’s studio Henry Wingate. The foyer and hallway of the Madison home are crowded with faces gazing at framed portraits. The cavernous studio is filled with larger-than-life paintings, costumes,Read More →