Earlier today we received a report of a racist message that was written on the home of a refugee family in Spokane.

With a rise in religious intolerance in the Inland Northwest in recent years, I’ve unfortunately have had my fair share of combatting extremism, hate and fear-mongering about our neighbors.

Now, to be fair, the explosive rise of Donald Trump can be laid square at the feet of both major political parties.

There is value in Trump’s words: they were proof that we all actually can agree on something— that he’s totally and completely wrong.

What catches my attention is the fact that propel aren’t abandoning their belief in a higher power, just the brick-and-mortar institutions they grew up in.

For me, it was incredible to sit and hear from world leaders and Nobel laureates about the importance of faith in discussions on issues like climate change, women’s rights and the preservation of indigenous peoples. But something was missing: Action.