Should potential foster parents be turned away because of their religious beliefs? For example, if they believe that a LGBTQ+ orientation violates their religious beliefs, should they be...
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Posted: 16 weeks 6 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, God, Personal God, religion
The Rev. Sandra Nikkel, head pastor of Conklin Reformed Church, responds:
It's the most important thing there is!
The God who made the Heavens, the Earth, the moon,...
Posted: 18 weeks 1 day
Tagged: group facilitation, health coaching, healthy living, high blood pressure, hypertension, National KIdney Foundation of Michigan, paid training, PATH program
Help others improve their health with paid High Blood Pressure Control workshop coach training in January 2024
December 18, 2023) —...
Posted: 18 weeks 2 days
Tagged: %23SCMC %23StCeciliaMusicCenter %23SCMCMusicLivesHere %23DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment %23Music %23Concerts, Black
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) presents The Blue Note 85th Anniversary Tour ...
Posted: 18 weeks 2 days
Tagged: Christmas, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds:
No! I am more bothered by the reduction of Christmas to a secular...
Posted: 18 weeks 4 days
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) presents Allison Russell — poet, singer, songwriter, multi-...
Posted: 19 weeks 1 hour
“I love it when friends say our songs are good to listen to on a relaxing evening drive,” says Max Knoth of The Skinny Limbs when asked...
Posted: 19 weeks 19 hours
Tagged: City, city planning, GRCC, NBA, Sekou Smith, street
Residents of Grand Rapids will find a new area of Auburn Avenue SE, from Wealthy Street to Lake Drive, renamed to...
Posted: 19 weeks 2 days
Perhaps I shouldn't assume, but I am guessing that since all contributors are clergy members, they've officiated interfaith weddings on occasion. I'd like to know their thoughts on...
Posted: 20 weeks 44 min
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Posted: 20 weeks 2 days
Grand Rapids — After two years of planning to restructure facilities, the Board of Education last month announced its recommendations for 10 building closures over the next five years....
Posted: 20 weeks 2 days
There is a philosophy on one side of the political spectrum that encourages the dismantling of government programs to aid those suffering with poverty, addiction, etc. They feel that this should...
Posted: 20 weeks 6 days
Tagged: allison donahue, city commission, City Connection, City of Grand Rapids, city planning, GRTV, kristin turkelson, local government, Milinda Ysasi, planning department, The Rapidian
On Monday, Dec. 4, City Commissioner Milinda Ysasi and Kristin Turkelson, the planning director with the City's Planning...
Posted: 21 weeks 1 day
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) presents the Blind Boys of Alabama...
Posted: 21 weeks 2 days
Tagged: Live Theater, Musical Theater, musicals
Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête, released in 1946, was some kind of miracle. It expanded on the 1757 fairy tale of the same name, telling a story both enchanting and, at times...
Posted: 21 weeks 2 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, family, marriage, religion
The Rev. Sandra Nikkel, head pastor of Conklin Reformed Church, responds:
I believe that the only way we will withstand the ever-changing views on marriage and family that we...
Posted: 22 weeks 2 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion, Thanksgiving
Rev. Salvatore Sapienza, the Senior Pastor at Douglas Congregational United Church of Christ in Saugatuck/Douglas, responds:
"I truly believe that practicing an “...
Posted: 22 weeks 6 days
Tagged: #raidernation, athletics, basketball, college, Community, GR, Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College, GRCC, Raiders, record, sports, team
The Grand Rapids Community College men's basketball team, led by second-year head coach Joe Fox, is...
Posted: 23 weeks 2 days
Question: One of my issues with religion is that it seems all the faiths are waiting for someone. Christians and Muslims are waiting for Jesus, Buddhists are waiting for Maitreya...
Posted: 23 weeks 2 days
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Light streams softly through the side of the Federal Building downtown. Despite the echoes of voices from the lobby and the sounds of heels on marble, the grand hallway yet holds a sense of quiet...
Posted: 24 weeks 2 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Interfaith, religion
Linda Knieriemen, a retired pastor of the Presbyterian Church (USA), responds:
"A question that comes to mind is "what does progress look like in interfaith engagement...
Posted: 24 weeks 5 days
Tagged: Child Safety, government funding, Grand Rapids, grants, HUD, Kent County, lead abatement, Lead Poisoning, Michigan, public health
Half the houses in Grand Rapids were built before the 1978 federal ban on lead-based paint, leading to a higher...
Posted: 25 weeks 1 day
Tagged: allison donahue, city commission, City Connection, City of Grand Rapids, city planning commission, development, GRTV, kyle van strien, Milinda Ysasi, The Rapidian
On Monday, Nov. 6, Commissioner Milinda Ysasi and Kyle Van Strien, chair of the...
Posted: 25 weeks 2 days
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Ghosts, religion
Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, responds:
"Presbyterianism teaches that “God is a Spirit, in and of Himself...
Posted: 25 weeks 6 days
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) is proud to present Co-Artistic Directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center...
Posted: 25 weeks 6 days
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) will present Dobro master and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning ...
Posted: 26 weeks 1 day
Tagged: change, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, responds:
"As one who was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1977, I can attest...
Posted: 26 weeks 5 days
Tagged: art
The Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) recently announced its first annual celebration exploring the creativity and wonder of LEGO®, ...