Women of Faith
Women of Faith is a ministry division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., a publisher, producer and distributor of Bibles and books emphasizing Christian themes.
Category: Society & culture
“Education and Gender Equality”
Read the U.N. Millennium Project’s gender equality report.
“Sikh Woman Balpreet Kaur Turns Cyber Bullying Incident into Inspiration”
Read a Sept. 27, 2012, article from Yahoo! about a Sikh woman who was cyber-bullied at her university on the basis of her religion.
“When anti-gay bullying and free speech collide”
Read a June 11, 2013, article from the Los Angeles Times about legislative efforts to protect students from anti-gay bullying and the resulting conservative backlash.
“Targeting anti-gay bullying”
Read a June 16, 2013, article from the Los Angeles Times about a No Child Left Behind revision intended to protect students from anti-gay bullying.
“Church of England to Act Against Anti-Gay Bullying”
Read a July 5, 2013, article from the Associated Press about the Church of England’s effort to end anti-gay bullying in its schools.
“Haley, Jindal and America’s new religious litmus test”
As Aseem Shukla, a doctor who is also on the board of the Hindu American Foundation, wrote at the On Faith blog for The Washington Post, that the Indian-American candidates for public office do not always embrace their Indian religious traditions.
“Record number of Indian-Americans seeking office”
There are currently at least eight Indian-Americans running for Congress or statewide office, which may be a record, according to this Associated Press report in June 2010.
“‘Yoga wars’ spoil spirit of ancient practice, Indian agency says”
Read an Aug. 23, 2010, story in The Washington Post about Indian concerns over “yoga theft” by American practitioners.