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BRIEF: Having compassion for those with special needs

Tracy Simmons | May 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

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Tonight at 7 p.m. members of the Friends of Compassion will gather at The Center for Spiritual Living to discuss having compassion for people with special needs.

Topics: Ethics, Medical Ethics
Beliefs: Buddhism, Interfaith
Tags: center for spiritual living, center for spiritual living spokane, compassion, compassion for those with special needs, friends of compassion, friends of compassion spokane, spokane

Tracy Simmons

Tracy Simmons serves as the editor and community manager of SpokaneFAVS. She holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a master’s degree in communication. She’s reported on religion for about a decade and has written for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Over the y...
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