March 5, 2009 RSS feed / Faith

College student's religious views censored in speech class

Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College Districts after a professor censored and threatened to expel a student following his presentation in a public speak More...

Locals called to the Torah

•Jessica Ashcroft was called to the Torah as a bat mitzvah on Jan. 24 at Temple Etz Chaim in Thousand Oaks. Jessica is a seventh-grade honor roll student at Redwood Middle School. More...

'What a Relief!' offers students a spring break alternative

About 400 college and university students, student leaders and campus pastors are planning a special alternative spring break called "What a Relief!" The program, which begins in March, is sponsored by Lutheran Disaster Response an More...

Purim celebrated at Conejo Chabad

Jewish holiday will be recognized with family festival

Chabad of the Conejo will celebrate the holiday of Purim with a family festival titled "Purim Live: An Interactive Experience" at 7:30 p.m. Mon., March 9 at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More...

'Wild West' Purim comes to Newbury Park

Thousand Oaks Chabad Jewish Center will host a "Wild West" Purim celebration from 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. Tues., March 10 at the Stagecoach Inn Museum Complex, 51 S. Ventu Park Road, Newbury Park. The public is invited. More...

Poll: Most teens think lying and cheating can be ethical

'In large numbers, teens today express a troubling contradiction when it comes to ethical readiness for the work force.' —Ed Grocholski The Lindberg Group

A new survey finds that 80 percent of American teenagers believe they are "ethically prepared" for life in the real world, but 40 percent believe they have to "break the rules" to succeed. More...

Church membership: Who's keeping count?

How many church members are there in the world? No one knows, as your Sunday school teacher may already have told you. So the job of counting church members falls to frailer institutions like church offices or communion headquarters. More...

UMC in Westlake Village has busy weekend planned

•A flea market sponsored by church youth is schedule from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., March 7 on the patio of the United Methodist Church of Westlake Village, 1049 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. More...