It has become standard practice for U.S. corporations to assure employees of support regardless of their race, gender or sexual orientation. There\u2019s now an intensifying push to ensure that companies are similarly supportive and inclusive when it comes to employees\u2019 religious beliefs.<\/p>\n
One barometer: More than 20% of the Fortune 100 have established faith-based employee resource groups, according to an AP examination and there\u2019s a high-powered conference taking place this week in Washington aimed at expanding those ranks.<\/p>\n
\u201cCorporate America is at a tipping point toward giving religion similar attention to that given the other major diversity categories,\u201d says Brian Grim, founder and president of the Religious Freedom & Business Foundation<\/a> that\u2019s co-hosting the conference along with the Catholic University of America\u2019s Busch School of Business.<\/p>\n A few companies have long-established faith-in-the-workplace programs, such as Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, which deploys a team of more than 90 chaplains to comfort and counsel employees at its plants and offices. That program began in 2000.<\/p>\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most Americans’ religious freedom depends heavily on the degree that they can bring their whole selves to wok. It’s a great sign that more corporations recognize this, and kudos to @brianjgrim<\/a> for his scholarship and leadership in this area<\/p>\n https:\/\/t.co\/AIhhResmb4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tim Schultz (@Tim1AP) February 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n