Tag: business

Spokane has recently found itself in controversy surrounding "bikini baristas" and questions surrounding the morality of these establishments. Women prepare drinks for clients. Money is exchanged for a product and the deal is complete.

The Obama administration on Friday (June 28) issued final rules for religious groups for its controversial contraception mandate, maintaining its position on who qualifies for religious exemption and allowing no carve-outs for private business owners.

More than 60 lawsuits have been filed over the mandate, a part of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act that requires most employers to provide contraception at no cost to employees.

It was announced this month that a company based in Dalton Gardens, Idaho — about 40 minutes outside of Spokane — has created Jihawg ammo, or pork bullets.

The bullets, called "Peace through pork" are intended to be used against Islamic extremists.

Most Americans say that employers — even religious ones — should provide birth control coverage to their employees, according to a survey released on Monday (Dec. 3).

The poll by LifeWay Research also showed that almost two-thirds of Americans (63 percent) believe businesses should be required to provide the coverage for free, even if contraception conflicts with the owner’s religious ethics.

The other day I was driving to work on the North Newport Highway, when a small banner tied to a sandwich board caught my eye. It read “Ethiopian Cuisine.” I was immediately intrigued.

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Unfortunately, when these technically frazzled people turn to religion, they are often hit with more rules and demands. Religions often focus backwards while progress speeds forward, leaving adherents painfully stretched in between like on a medieval torture device.