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Learning from the women’s movement

This question has been asked for years within our culture. The one constant has been that American men have found it their job to “protect” our women, as much as possible, from the horrors and physical depravities of war.

“War is hell”

If a woman is physically and emotionally capable of the rigors of combat, she should be given the opportunity to serve.

Keeping women from combat is unethical

The fact that we are still arguing about this says something deeply disturbing about our culture. While serving in the military is not my idea of a fulfilling career, it is for many people, including many women.

The conversation shouldn’t be about gender

This is just a rehash of the Victorian argument that women should not be allowed to work outside of the home in order to protect them from the corrupt male industrial world...

Moving beyond the gun debate

"Too many children are dying. Too many children. We must do something!" warned former Representative Gabrielle Giffords during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to curb gun violence. Recovering from a horrific mass shooting herself, the former Arizona Congresswoman asked her former colleagues to take meaningful steps to end gun related tragedies.

Thanks for another amazing Coffee Talk

This morning Spokane Faith & Values hosted its second Coffee Talk, this time at Boots Bakery and Lounge.

Thank you, dear readers, for another succesful event! About 30 people attended the discussion, which was about "Violence and the Sacred."

Saturday’s “Coffee Talk” will focus on Violence and the Sacred

Join us at Boots Bakery at 10 a.m on Feb. 2 for our second Coffee Talk where we'll discuss Violence and the Sacred.

Can we find a non-violent God? Or when it comes to faith is some violence necessary?

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