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Spokane’s religion wrap-up: Frank Peretti, Tutu live, Baha’is and the bishop

Last month Christian fiction author Frank Peretti visited Real Life Ministries in Post Falls. He didn’t get a great review from our science writer. Now he’s back. 

Church’s Homework Club helps young students find academic success

At the sound of the bell, 16 first and second-graders bounce through the doors of Broadway Elementary School and line up behind the men donning neon yellow and orange vests. They walk behind them, 2-by-2, the .3 miles to Spokane Valley Community of Christ.

Gonzaga graduation

Gonzaga students graduate. Read full story here.

Meet Lindsey Treffry, our intern

Lindsey Treffry, a senior journalism student at the University of Idaho, will be the SpokaneFAVS summer intern.

Why do we even teach sex education in America?

As many Americans know, sex education has been a part of our children's schooling for years to much debate. Many state that abstinence-only education is the way to go, and even the Obama administration recently added their support to this argument.

EWU to host Turban Day: Unwrapping Sikhism

May 29 will be Turban Day at Eastern Washington University.

Three student groups have come together to host the event, which is designed to help educate students about the Sikh faith.

Enough already: When the mainstream media shames mothers

As though the American public was not already terribly polarized and reactive around subjects pertaining to women’s bodies, TIME magazine jumped in this week with a controversial cover: an image of a trim, blonde, good-looking mother nursing a toddler son, accompanied by the caption, “Are you mom enough?”

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