farmers

Pray.com supports family farms hit by historic droughts

By Kathryn Post — September 22, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We have a responsibility to tend to the land. It’s really not just about California, it’s about the entire country,’ said Pray.com’s CEO.

California Sikhs to hold caravan and rally in support of farmer protests in India

By Alejandra Molina — December 4, 2020
(RNS) — Protesters are expected to stay in their cars during the caravan and rally to limit the spread of COVID-19.

The new cost of doing business: Toeing the line on politically correct beliefs

By Emilie Kao — September 12, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) — A farmer was kicked out of a municipal market because of his religious beliefs about marriage. That was wrong, and the court that begins hearing his case this week should recognize that.

Catholic farmer ousted from Michigan market over same-sex marriage views

By Madeleine Buckley — May 31, 2017
(RNS) Stephen Tennes was barred after he refused to host a lesbian couple's wedding. Aided by a Christian-based legal organization, he filed a lawsuit against the city.

In Israel, biblical land-use laws call for creative workarounds

By Michele Chabin — September 30, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) The sabbatical-year prohibitions include sowing, planting, pruning, reaping, harvesting and improving the land. But many Jews have found loopholes and workarounds.
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