“It [the event] is an opportunity for people to join in the work of achieving our mission,” Parkin said.  “It’s an opportunity for somebody who is out there who thinks that we should honor the true full history of Spokane including the first nations of Spokane, the original inhabitants and the first language of Spokane.”

"We didn’t want to just give them [WBC] what they want, which is a reaction, but we want to spread a message of positivity to the community..."

Based on the knowledge Finney obtained after spending time with Buddhists when he lived in Thailand, he said that the violence against Rohingya Muslims is more of a nationalistic impulse rather than what the Buddhism religion calls for.

Every religion and spirituality have symbols that represent faith and beliefs that are considered sacred and carry significance.  For Christians it is the crucifix and image of Jesus Christ, but for some Native American tribes it is the white buffalo, and some of these buffalo are being sold to trophy hunters. 

By Matthew Kincanon In the belly of New Community Church in downtown Spokane, far below the pews, is a field of green turf. About 1,000 kids go to the field each month to play indoor soccer as part of joint project with the church and the 90 Plus Project. The organizations teamed up to create the facility in December to help provide …

Spokane Community Against Racism (SCAR) held an event Monday night at Morning Star Baptist Church where Joan Braune, a philosophy professor at Gonzaga University, explained how the alt-right is ideologically fascist, what fascism is, how it exists among hate groups and what communities can do to combat it.