Welcome to the 500th Ethics and Religion Talk column. Every once in a while, I like to present a question that breaks the boundaries and challenges our ethical norms, to keep things interesting....
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Posted: 2 years 3 weeks
Tagged: Darwin Awards, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Florida Man, religion, Tiger
Posted: 2 years 3 weeks
Tagged: Astronomy, BLM, concerts, Downtown, garden, GRPD, police, Protests, Science, shooting, stars, summer
Protestors Gather in Downtown Grand Rapids After Video Footage of Patrick Lyoya's Death is Released to the Public...
Posted: 2 years 3 weeks
Ray arrived at the doors of Guiding Light about three months ago asking for admittance into the Recovery program, a four-month, intensive and professional substance abuse treatment program...
Posted: 2 years 4 weeks
Tagged: BLM, bodycam, Boston Square, Grand Rapids, GRPD, march, msp, officer, police, Protests, shooting
Over the weekend, members of the community rallied behind the family of Patrick Lyoya to demand justice after he was shot and killed by a GRPD officer...
Posted: 2 years 4 weeks
Tagged: art, heartside, Public Art
It was a sunny Tuesday morning when I first met snicka at the crowded Lyon St. Cafe in bustling Midtown...
Posted: 2 years 4 weeks
Tagged: Dog Meat, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Linda Knieriemen, Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Holland, responds:
“In Christian scripture, (I Timothy 4:4) I read ‘everything (all plants and...
Posted: 2 years 4 weeks
Tagged: Community, covid-19, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
Spring is off to a chilly start this year but that doesn’t stop the Market stalls from filling up! Shop from over 40 vendors this weekend! We are eager about more in-season produce, products...
Posted: 2 years 4 weeks
Donnie takes a ragged breath and tries to get the words out.
“Well, the first thing that pops into my mind are her eyes. They were so beautiful, green with flecks of gold and brown....
Posted: 2 years 4 weeks
Tagged: body cam, construction, fashion, GRPD, History, msp, Museum, nature, police, Rosa Parks Circle, shooting, venue
Michigan State Police conduct an investigation into a shooting involving a GRPD officer
On the morning of April 4th, 2022, the Grand Rapids Police Department...
Posted: 2 years 5 weeks
Tagged: Astronomy, education, festival, Grand Rapids, learning, lowell, Museum, observatory, planets, space, stars, telescope, veen observatory
April is the month for many things -- April Fools' Day, spring break, Earth Day, a number of different religious holidays/observances, and more.
It is also the month in which the...
Posted: 2 years 5 weeks
The Ethics and Religion Talk panelists periodically reach out to their networks of coreligionists, congregants, and students to solicit questions for the column. Questions ought to be addressed to...
Posted: 2 years 5 weeks
Tagged: concerts, Downtown Grand Rapids Entertainment, Eat Drink Be Merry, Martha's Vineyard, music, SCMC, SCMC Music lives here, St Cecilia Music Center
The public is invited to attend “Eat. Drink. Be Merry!”, on Saturday, April 16, 2022, from 6 - 9 p.m. This annual...
Posted: 2 years 5 weeks
Tagged: concerts, Delfeayo Marsalis, Downtown Grand Rapids Entertainment, music, SCMC, SCMC Music lives here, St Cecilia Music Center, Uptown Jazz Orchestra
St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids is proud to bring Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra to Royce...
Posted: 2 years 5 weeks
Tagged: Community, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
Time sure does fly by! We are only one month away from the Opening Day of the 100th Year! But until then, come support the vendors who have been showing up all winter long to provide you with the...
Posted: 2 years 5 weeks
Tagged: Affordable Housing, animals, bird flu, construction, exhibit, Grand Rapids, green spaces, infrastructure, John Ball Zoo, Parks, public transportation, recreation, roads, survey, the rapid, Water
More funds for infrastructure are coming to Grand Rapids
Michigan lawmakers recently announced their approval of a $4.7 billion statewide infrastructure package,...
Posted: 2 years 6 weeks
Eight of our panelists responded to this question. I shared the first four responses last week, and are are the rest:
Imam Kip Curnutt, Director of Religious Education and Associate Imam of...
Posted: 2 years 6 weeks
Tagged: Affordable Housing, BLBC, building leaders, changemakers, collaboration, Community, housing, Leadership, neighborhood change, neighborworks, resident engagement, resident leadership, Roosevelt Park Neighborhood, Roosevelt Park Neighborhood Association, RPNA
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Posted: 2 years 6 weeks
Tagged: Community, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
Maybe if we all just keep shopping outside, the weather will start to reward us! An outdoor team can dream, can’t we? Well, if the weather won’t be rewarding us, the local vendors will...
Posted: 2 years 6 weeks
Tagged: Architecture, Cesar Chavez, East Grand Rapids, fire, fire department, Franklin street, Grand Rapids, Heritage Hill, Kent County, MLK, Silent Observer, Wealthy Street
The Grand Rapids Fire Department asks Grand Rapidians for help regarding a suspicious fire
The Grand Rapids Fire Department has asked the Grand Rapids community for help...
Posted: 2 years 6 weeks
Eight of our panelists responded to this question. I’m sharing the first four this week, and the rest in next week’s column.
Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed...
Posted: 2 years 7 weeks
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Guiding Light is partnering with Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids...
Posted: 2 years 7 weeks
Tagged: Fair Housing, housing, housing discrimination, workshop
The Fair Housing Center of West Michigan (FHCWM), a private, non-profit fair housing organization committed to...
Posted: 2 years 7 weeks
Tagged: Community, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
It’s hard to believe that we are so close to the Opening Day of our 100th Year! It’s even harder to think that two years ago was the beginning of the pandemic. If there is one thing...
Posted: 2 years 7 weeks
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) brings world-class Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) to Grand Rapids for CMS's final...
Posted: 2 years 7 weeks
Tagged: art, carole harris, exhibition, Grand Rapids Art Museum
The work of Detroit-based fiber artist Carole Harris will be on view at the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) from March 17 to June 18, 2022, in ...
Posted: 2 years 8 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Prostitution, religion, sex workers
In most of the country, it's not legal for women to rent their body for sexual use (i.e., prostitution), but in many states, not including Michigan, it is legal to rent their wombs (i....
Posted: 2 years 8 weeks
Tagged: Community, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
Identifying which foods best fuel your body can be hard. Everyone is different, and because of that, our bodies need different things to nourish themselves! During National Nutrition Month, take...
Posted: 2 years 9 weeks
Tagged: Casting, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Submitted to an Ethics and Religion Talk Panelist:
“Recently comedian Sarah Silverman stated that...
Posted: 2 years 9 weeks
Tagged: Community, covid-19, culture, eat local, farm, Farmers, farmers market, food, fresh, fruits, FSFM, Fulton Street Farmers Market, Grand Rapids, Local First, local food, Midtown, support local, vegetables, veggies, West Michigan, whatsuptown
Well hello March! It is hard to believe that we are already TWO months away from Opening Day! Before we know it, the Market will be filled to the brim with fresh flowers, plant starters, rhubarb,...
Posted: 2 years 9 weeks
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center brings Tony award-winning actress and GRAMMY® winning jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater...