politics
Ethics and Religion Talk: Should Judges be Involved in Local or National Politics?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 05-30-2023 under OPINION
Fred Stella, the Pracharak (Outreach Minister) for the West Michigan Hindu Temple, responds: We are experiencing a significant moment in our history now. Before now, many of the electorate seemed to be quite uninterested in who warmed the many...
Community Updates: Friday, January 6
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 01-06-2023 under NEWS
New and Incumbent Kent County Commissioners Take Oaths of Office on Tuesday Kent County has announced that, at its meeting on January 3, twenty-one County Commissioners (eight new members and thirteen incumbents) officially took their...
Ethics and Religion Talk: The Morality of Politics
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 05-25-2020 under OPINION
The Reverend Colleen Squires, minister at All Souls Community Church of West Michigan, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation, responds: "Yes, I believe the ideology that expresses the most compassion for others takes the moral high ground...
Ethics and Religion Talk: How to Handle Difficult Political Conversations
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 10-16-2019 under OPINION
The Reverend Colleen Squires, minister at All Souls Community Church of West Michigan, a Unitarian Universalist Congregation, responds: Personally I think the best way to go about these conversations is to start by articulating your faith...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Money and Politics
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 10-02-2019 under OPINION
Fred Stella, the Pracharak (Outreach Minister) for the West Michigan Hindu Temple, responds: “What has been come to be known as the caste system in Hinduism has influenced much of the rest of the world to take a dim view of the religion. One...
The election is over, now what?
by (Urban Core Coll...)
Submitted 12-03-2018 under NONPROFITS
This year brought a lot of excitement as people debated and voted in (and out) a new class of elected representatives. We saw large voter turnout across the nation and many first time voters: 18-year olds, new U.S. citizens and those who felt...
"A Few Good Men" entertains, tests audiences
by (wayjulie)
Submitted 06-13-2018 under NEWS
From insightful character development to a venue that transports viewers right into the show, “A Few Good Men” is a theatre experience that both entertains and pushes audiences to question their own beliefs of right and wrong, all while...
Forum provides opportunity to discuss environmental issues with local political hopefuls
by (Sierra Club Gra...)
Submitted 06-05-2018 under NONPROFITS
Are you passionate about health and local environmental issues? Join us Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at the Dominican Center at Marywood for a forum on environmental topics with local political hopefuls. The Kent County Candidate...
Comedy, community and baseball: A tale by Rhea Butcher
by (brittany.devon)
Submitted 03-28-2018 under LOCAL LIFE
Rhea Butcher grew up a fellow midwesterner in Akron, Ohio. They are a standup comic, writer and actor, who now resides in Los Angeles. They have appeared on CONAN, released their own solo album, Butcher, and created the show Take My Wife alongside...
Watch party turns into political announcements
by (jproth1)
Submitted 02-20-2018 under NEWS
CBS ‘60 Minutes’ and host Oprah Winfrey brought together fourteen Grand Rapids area residents with a spectrum of political beliefs for a focus group for two sessions. Eight of the fourteen gathered on February 18, 2018 at the...