Riley Haun, Author at SpokaneFāVS

Riley Haun

Riley Haun is a freelance writer and sometimes-barista living in Moscow, Idaho. She graduated from the University in Idaho in 2020, where she wrote for student publications The Argonaut and Blot magazine. She’s also written for The Spokesman-Review, Inland360 and Nspire magazine. Though she isn’t religious herself, she’s fascinated by the ways faith interacts with the world around us, and she loves telling stories she never would have heard otherwise through her work with SpokaneFāVS. When she isn’t writing or slinging coffee, she’s probably baking or cooking with her corgi, Linda.

Christians in Spokane reckon with moral duty to receive COVID-19 vaccines

March 14, 2021 COVID-19, News 0

As the COVID vaccine becomes more accessible to broad swaths of the population, faith leaders are finding ways to combat vaccine hesitancy, encourage a return to normalcy and reckon with the ways in which the vaccine fits into their faith.

Spokane Gets a D From Human Rights Campaign, but Faith Communities Are Working to Make It Better

January 3, 2021 News 0

Recently, the Human Rights Campaign released its annual Municipal Equality Index, which assigns cities in each state a score based on steps taken towards LGBTQ+ equality and safety. Spokane earned 67 points out of 100, while Pullman was given a score of 56.

Spokane Churches, Non-Profits Opt For Small, Quiet Thanksgiving This Year

November 25, 2020 COVID-19, News 0

In any normal November, Spokane’s Union Gospel Mission would be planning a Thanksgiving for its residents that’s as close to home as most of them have been in a while.