Spokane Faith & Values

15 Spokane area faith leaders appear on billboards supporting Referendum 74

Todd Eklof | Oct 17, 2012

On Monday the first of three 10’ X 30’ billboards was placed at 2nd and Stevens streets in favor of same-sex marriage. The billboard states in bold rainbow colored letters that, “People of Faith Support Freedom to Marry,” and contains a group photograph of 15 Spokane area ministers, clergy, and other faith leaders encouraging those who see it to “Vote Yes” on Referendum 74.
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BRIEF: People of color discuss why marriage matters

Tracy Simmons | Oct 17, 2012

On Saturday at East Central Community Center a panel will lead, "Why Marriage Matters: Conversations with Communities of Color about the Freedom to Marry for All Loving Couples."
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BRIEF: Positive Life Radio listeners sponsor water filters for poor families

Tracy Simmons | Oct 16, 2012

Nearly 1 billion people worldwide are drinking unsafe water, according to the World Health Organization. To help make a difference, Positive Life Radio listeners recently sponsored 381 Water-of-Life filters from Compassion International.
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Recent films, resources highlight human trafficking issues worldwide

Mark Kadel | Oct 15, 2012

Due to a heightened interest on the issue of human trafficking, both locally and nationally, film makers are producing movies that depict the horrible circumstances surrounding this hidden evil in our world.
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Washington gay marriage fight has money, ‘daunting’ odds

Jeff Mapes | Religion News Service | Oct 12, 2012

In the headquarters of Washington United for Marriage, a large collage displays a list of the high-powered sponsors backing the ballot-measure campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. With its relatively low churchgoing population and social libertarianism, Washington may be the state where voters are most likely to approve gay marriage next month
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Christian author goes undercover to understand homosexuality

Lindsey Treffry | Oct 11, 2012

Timothy Kurek used to think being gay was the ultimate sin. Raised in Tennessee, he attended a Southern Baptist church, was home schooled most of his childhood and went to a private Christian school where his fellow church members were teachers or administrators. He was taught that gay was like the scarlet “S” — the sin of all sins.
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International human rights attorney to Speak at GU Law School

Tracy Simmons | Oct 10, 2012

Eric Sirotkin, an international human rights attorney who works with the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in South Africa and Korea and producer of “Committing Poetry in Times of War” , will present two lectures at Gonzaga University School of Law on Oct. 22. The film he produced and co-wrote chronicles a high school humanities teacher in New Mexico who was fired for letting his poetry team students express their opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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The story behind the Dalai Lama’s chair

Emily Kulkus | Religion News Service | Oct 10, 2012

Lots of rock stars expect cushy perks at the venues where they perform. Requests can include special food and drink, music, video games and even a puppy to play fetch. For the Dalai Lama, it’s all about the oversized chair.
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Ranks of religiously unaffiliated rises to 1 in 5 Americans

Craig Goodwin | Oct 9, 2012

While the Pew poll on the presidential election is getting most of the recent headlines, there is another Pew poll that came out this week on religion in American that is more significant. According to the Pew Research Center, one in five American adults — nearly 20 percent of the US population — now describe themselves as religiously unaffiliated, the highest percentage ever in Pew’s polling.
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Clergy, lay people counter Santorum visit with Rally for Love demonstration

Tracy Simmons | Oct 9, 2012

Member’s of Spokane’s progressive faith community gathered outside Double Tree Hotel on Tuesday to show their support for Referendum 74, while Rick Santorum spoke against gay marriage at a ticketed lunch inside. About 15 clergy and 40 lay people came together to demonstrate, through Rally For Love, that not all people of faith agree with Santorum’s views on family and marriage.
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