Religion in the Workplace Faces Rising Religious Conflicts
A Brink's employee refused to wear pants due to Pentecostal beliefs, highlighting a broader rise in religious discrimination complaints. EEOC data show a 20 percent jump in religious accommodation requests over five years, driven by increasingly diverse beliefs and post 9/11 context.
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New York
Carol Grotts
Brink’s Inc
Grotts
Brink
Bartonville, Ill
Brink’s
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Chris Metzler
Cornell University
Lottery profits tested by pastor at Walnut Street Baptist
Pastor Wes Henson of Walnut Street Baptist Church in Carbondale argues that accepting lottery donations poses ethical issues and social costs. He notes donations from winners like James Whittaker and David Rush, but questions whether faith groups should benefit from gambling profits while acknowledging personal support for giving.
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Wes Henson
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Carbondale
James Whittaker
David Rush
Florida
Salvation Army
Maj
Cleo Damon
Music Concerts and Bake Sale at Carbondale Venues
A January 25 event at University Plaza East Main Street Carbondale features Music Concerts Chosen and 40 Candles with a bake sale by the Southern Illinois USAV Junior Girls Volleyball Club. Also listed are subsequent gospel and church events in Villa Ridge Harrisburg and related announcements and top songs on local radio stations WBVN and WXAN.
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University Plaza
East Main Street
Carbondale
Southern Illinois Usav
Carl Harry Schultz
Unity and the
Shiloh Baptist Church
Villa Ridge
Gaskins City Baptist Church
E. Clark St
Harrisburg
Call Alma
Calendar of Bible study and church events in Carbondale area
A compact calendar lists Bible study sessions at First Christian Church Carbondale Newman Catholic Student Center and Unitarian Fellowship along with ecumenical programs at First Presbyterian Church and Immanuel Baptist Church. Also noted are youth meetings at First Christian Du Quoin and First Baptist Pinckneyville plus celebrations at Christ Community Church and First Baptist Pinckneyville. Community service events mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day activities in Murphysboro.
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Carbondale
First Christian Church
W. Monroe St
Newman Catholic Student Center
S. Washington St
Roger Karban
Diocese of
Belleville
Accessus
Unitarian Fellowship
W. Elm St
University Baptist Church
Oakland Ave
Jesus
Sam Foskey
Murphysboro
Christ Community Church
Grace Streets
Pinckneyville
First Baptist Church
S. Mill St
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Robert Hurston
U.S
Hurston
St. Paul
Minn
U. S. Postal Service
Clercy
Www
Thesouthern.com
WXAN
Mike Bowling
Randy Travis
Will
Southern Brothers
Ricky Atkinson
Compassion
Carolina Boys
Kindred Spirit
LeBeaus
Palmetto State Quartet
Chuck Wagon Gang
WBVN
Steven Curtis Chapman
Kim
Sonic Flood
Caedman
Phillips
Craig & Dean
John
GlassByte
Allen Asbury
Marion
First Presbyterian Church
S. Carbon St
Benton
Immanuel Baptist Church
N. Main St
Southern Illinois Bible & Evangelism Conference
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