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Do you agree with the new panhandling ordinance?

On Monday night the Spokane City Council voted to ban panhandlers from the streets of downtown.

The ordinance will also prohibit Spokane's Guilds' School from its annual penny drive and Muscular Dystrophy’s Fill the Boot campaign.

Council bans panhandling in downtown Spokane

Although there hasn’t been a single pedestrian-roadway fatality or injury related to panhandling in recent years, the Spokane City Council voted 6-1 Monday night to approve an ordinance banning panhandling in downtown Spokane, citing it as a safety issue.

Upcoming CBS “Food, Faith & Culture” show leaves out Christians

An upcoming CBS interfaith special titled, "Food, Faith & Culture" will explore the deep connection between food and faith in world religions. When I first saw the headline I was excited to see a high-profile exploration of this topic.

I wouldn’t advise anyone to get romantically involved…

I wouldn't advise anyone to get romantically involved with anyone who didn't share their own faith.

Another look at God’s omniscience

A hallmark of most major religions is that God is omniscient, that he knows everything. He knows the future as well as the present and the past. This has spawned many an argument over the extent of free will.

Russian punk band found guilty of ‘hooliganism’ and ‘religious hatred’

A Moscow court on Friday (Aug. 17) found three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot guilty of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred" after a guerrilla performance in Moscow's main cathedral in February. They were sentenced to two years in a penal colony.

Will charisma trump values?

The left is jubilant that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his vice president running mate. The argument seems to be that Americans, by a significant majority, do not agree with the values that Ryan holds, particularly the values that are actually reflected in the “Ryan budget.”

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