The Rev. Sandra Nikkel, head pastor of Conklin Reformed Church, responds:
People deserve the respect to hear the truth. And there is a way to tell the truth kindly. What they do...
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Posted: 1 year 13 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, phone, religion
Posted: 1 year 13 weeks
Tagged: Broadway Grand Rapids, live, Musical Theater
“Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, survived”: the centuries-old nursery rhyme capturing the fates of Henry VIII’s wives is memorable, but flattening. It tells us...
Posted: 1 year 13 weeks
Tagged: academic, Affordable Housing, Asif Siddiqi, astronaut, brownfield, Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil, Chris Gainor, city commission, city finances, city offices, conference, development, Dwayne A. Day, Emily Carney, financial report, Grand Rapids, GRFD, GRPD, GRPL, GRPM, gvsu, holiday closure, housing, Jamie Draper, José Hernández, Justin Walsh, lecture, local brownfield revolving fund, martin luther king jr. day, meeting, nasa, roger that!, space, unhoused
Roger That! Symposium to Return to the Grand Rapids Public Museum and Grand Valley State University in February
In February, the...
Posted: 1 year 14 weeks
Tagged: comedy, film, open projector night, OPN, Wealthy Theatre
We'd like to congratulate our last Open Projector Night winner, Lindsey Normington and her film 'How to Without a...
Posted: 1 year 14 weeks
It is generally understood by people that each religion claims that all other faiths are “wrong,” and thus displeasing to God. Yet it seems that there are “loopholes” that...
Posted: 1 year 14 weeks
Tagged: #SCMC #StCeciliaMusicCenter #SCMCMusicLivesHere #DowntownGrandRapidsEntertainment #Music #Concerts
St. Cecilia Music Center (SCMC) in Grand Rapids will bring Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center musicians back for their second concert of the...
Posted: 1 year 14 weeks
Tagged: board of commissioners, commission meeting, dgri, districting, Downtown Grand Rapids Inc, glow it up, KCHD, Kent County, Kent county health department, national radon action month, oath of office, opening, politics, Radon, radon testing, winter festival, world of winter
New and Incumbent Kent County Commissioners Take Oaths of Office on Tuesday
Posted: 1 year 15 weeks
Tagged: catch basins, City Connection, department of public works, director, economic recovery, graffiti, Grand Rapids, GRTV, housing, indian trails, january, john gorney, maintenance, mayor, ordinances, parking, recycling, Rosalynn Bliss, safety, traffic, waste, world of winter
On Monday, January 9, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss will be in the GRTV studio for the January episode of City...
Posted: 1 year 15 weeks
Tagged: ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, God, religion, Ritual
Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, responds:
Reformed and Presbyterian Christians believe that God really does care about...
Posted: 1 year 15 weeks
Tagged: 2fifteen cannabis, alger quick stop, attempted burglary, bp, burglary, catch basins, City of Grand Rapids, debris, december 26, flooding, gas station, GRPD, ice, kalie gascho, Kent County, liquor store, melting, mobile station, mya kelly, national weather service, north end beer & liquor, probate court, probate register, shooting, Silent Observer, snow, speedway, storm drains, winter
Warmer Weather Coming to Grand Rapids, City Encourages Residents to Keep Storm Drains Clear
According to a...
Posted: 1 year 16 weeks
Tagged: Bullying, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Father Kevin Niehoff, O.P., a Dominican priest who serves as Judicial Vicar, Diocese of Grand Rapids, responds:
Bullying is a serious issue, although I posit it is not new. I...
Posted: 1 year 17 weeks
Tagged: bikes, Christmas tree, city offices, closure, disposal, Garbage, Grand Rapids, GRPL, holidays, indian trails golf course, parks and recreation, recycling, skis, snowshoes, trash collection, winter trails
City Offices to Close for the Holiday Season
On Monday, the City of Grand Rapids sent out a...
Posted: 1 year 17 weeks
Tagged: Accidental Meat, cannabis, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion, vegan
I love off-the-wall questions like this one:
Last week, I was hanging in the park smoking cannabis and having a picnic, eating a salad. A friend came by, also smoking, and...
Posted: 1 year 17 weeks
Tagged: Activists, chamber of commerce, city commission, Community, Grand Rapids, homelessness, ordinances, social justice, unhoused
At its meeting on December 6, the Grand Rapids City Commission received...
Posted: 1 year 17 weeks
Tagged: belknap park, briggs park, bus, cesar e. chavez avenue, city of walker, Grand Rapids, Heartside Park, Mulick Park, nagold park, northridge avenue, Parks, parks advisory committee, parks and recreation, proposals, public transportation, route 33, seymour park, sweet street park, the rapid, three mile road, walker industrial area
Grand Rapids Parks and Recreation Department Highlights Progress Made on Park Improvement Projects in 2022, Looks Forward to 2023
On Tuesday, the...
Posted: 1 year 18 weeks
Tagged: Brain-Dead, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Life-support, pregnancy, religion
In a continuing effort to ensure religious diversity in our column, Ethics and Religion Talk has been looking for new panelists. We welcome a new voice whose responses should begin...
Posted: 1 year 18 weeks
Tagged: air ventilation, art prize 2.0, bus, Ceremony, city commission, City Hall, City of Grand Rapids, committee of the whole, committee on appointments, community development committee, comptroller, concerts under the stars, desireé frugé, downtown grand rapids inc., drew robbins, economic development project team, first ward, Fiscal Committee, GRPM, human resources director, kelsey perdue, kendall college of art and design of ferris state university, kristin kopec, lauren woolsey, library commissioner, lisa knight, max franz, meeting, oath of office, public safety committee, public transportation, retirement, Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium, Second Ward, sheila garcia, the rapid, third ward
New Changes Coming to the Grand Rapids City Commission Schedule Next Year
On Wednesday, December 7, the City of Grand Rapids...
Posted: 1 year 19 weeks
Tagged: City Connection, City of Grand Rapids, david marquardt, GRTV, Mayor Bliss, parks and recreation
On Monday, December 5, Mayor Rosalynn Bliss will be in the ...
Posted: 1 year 19 weeks
Tagged: death, Doctors, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Should surgeons, cancer doctors or other high-risk medical specialists be tested and evaluated on how well they deliver bad news? How important is it that they be equipped with the skills to help...
Posted: 1 year 19 weeks
“My son would say I was like a rollercoaster ride, up-and-down and in-and-out,” the veteran and recovering cocaine addict said. “My oldest son said, ‘I’d rather not...
Posted: 1 year 19 weeks
Tagged: Amplify GR, Boston Square, boston square neighborhood association, Jenny Luth, Loretta Brown, SE Grand Rapids, Victor Williams
An estimated 350 - 400 Boston Square neighbors braved the bitter 28° weather on Saturday night to share food, be...
Posted: 1 year 19 weeks
Tagged: arpa funds, City of Grand Rapids, Equality, equity, fire chief, Grand Rapids Fire Department, GRFD, GRPD, inclusion, John Lehman, Kent County, lgbtqia+, mei, mei score, municipality equality index, prism gr, retirement, shooting
The City of Grand Rapids Sees Increase in Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index Score
On November 30, the ...
Posted: 1 year 20 weeks
Tagged: Christmas Campaign, hockey, nonprofit, sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (November 23, 2022) – The Salvation Army’s annual “Red Kettle Game” with the Grand Rapids Griffins is...
Posted: 1 year 20 weeks
Tagged: discrimination, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, race, religion
Linda Knieriemen, Senior Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Holland, responds:
Yes. it is a violation. I lean on the Biblical mandate: “Do unto others as you would...
Posted: 1 year 21 weeks
Tagged: Academics, Ethicists, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, Philosophers, philosophy, religion
Ethics and Religion Talk is seeking new members of the panel of clergy. We prefer individuals who serve congregations, but will consider those with administrative or academic positions....
Posted: 1 year 21 weeks
Tagged: camp curious: snowflake break sessions, City of Grand Rapids, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids Public Museum, GRPM, herpolsheimer's train, holidays, Josh Spencer, Kent County, let it snow, Parks, railway garden, scott corbin, seasonal light experience, university of michigan-health west: christmas & holiday traditions, winter
Camp Curious and Other Holiday Exhibits, Activities Return to the Grand Rapids Public Museum
... Posted: 1 year 22 weeks
Tagged: Holiday Artists Market, shop local, UICA
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) is thrilled to bring its annual Holiday Artists Market back to downtown Grand Rapids on Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 10am-4pm.
After a two-...
Posted: 1 year 22 weeks
Tagged: Ethical Dilemmas, ethics, Ethics and Religion Talk, religion
Ethics and Religion Talk is seeking new members of the panel of clergy. We prefer individuals who serve congregations, but will consider those with administrative or academic positions....
Posted: 1 year 22 weeks
Tagged: animal control, Astronomy, big astronomy, cats, Chile, City of Grand Rapids, dogs, GRPM, Kent County, Kent County Animal Shelter, Kent County Sheriff's Office, observatory, pets, Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium, veteran's day, winter
Kent County Encourages Residents to Ensure Their Pets' Safety as Cold Weather Approaches
As autumn begins to wind down and the weather grows increasingly colder, the...