by Steven A Hitz. Steve is a co-founder of Launching Leaders Worldwide. Launching Leaders, a partner of Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, has engaged participants in 60 countries on six continents through a faith-based personal leadership curriculum which empowers participants everywhere. This is part of our ongoing blog series, Authenticity & Connection. In part one of this two-part series, […]
Shirin Taber (email), Executive Director of Empower Women Media Welcome to Live What You Believe, a booklet designed to equip stakeholders and leaders to support freedom of religion and women’s empowerment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Over the last decade, violence toward women from groups like ISIS, Boko Haram, and the […]
John Tyson Chairman, Tyson Foods Tyson Foods, Inc. The Tyson Foods Chaplain Services program USA Summary: 2021 Global Business & Interfaith Peace Award: John Tyson, Chairman of Tyson Foods, was an early pioneer of building a faith-friendly workplace by recognizing the spiritual needs of team members. John was instrumental in the program that today has […]
CONFIDENTIAL Workshop: Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (REDI) Index CLICK HERE TO JOIN ZOOM MEETING Tuesday, May 11 – 8:00-10:00am Pacific / 10:00am-noon Central / 11:00am-1:00pm Eastern Thank you for being willing to discuss the next generation of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation’s REDI Index©. This workshop has three components: (1) Brief overview […]
Dr. Brian Grim, president and founder of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation, has been named as a member of the CVS Health Faith-based and Business Leaders Advisory Council. He will serve for a two-year term, through 2022. The Advisory Council emerged as a CVS Health strategic priority to build a strong alliance of faith […]
by Kent Johnson, J.D., Senior Corporate Advisor, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation Part of the blog series, Authenticity & Connection Regardless of where you stand on the ideological or spiritual spectrum, “DANGER!” is the message you hear from your friends, your social media and your news outlets. And if you suggest that a particular danger is overstated, […]
Nearly 6 in 10 lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB*) American adults are religiously affiliated, according to a 2014 national poll by the Pew Research Center. Of the 59% of LGB adults who identify as affiliated with a faith, about 5 in 10 (48%) identify as Christian. While that is a smaller portion than the general […]
This week our blog celebrates America’s most religiously inclusive companies; those which have embraced faith and belief as an integral part of their larger diversity efforts. Bravo to all of the finalists, and especially to Intel and Texas Instruments #1 Worldwide! Read the full story from Kathryn Post, Religion News Service.
by Kent Johnson, J.D., Senior Corporate Advisor, Religious Freedom & Business Foundation Part of the blog series, Authenticity & Connection – Join Kent’s conversation on Facebook or LinkedIn. “THOSE people are awful!” [But my coworker is one, and she seems to be a pretty good person…] Have you ever heard that kind of mixed sentiment? Personal […]
As people around the world reflect on the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., RFBF’s Kent Johnson reminds us that hate is easy, but love takes courage. We will be exploring the courageous way at our upcoming virtual conference, Feb. 9th-11th. In the meantime, join the discussion on LinkedIn or Facebook of Kent’s provocative blog, Greater Sensitivity and Thicker Skin. If you […]
