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Child marriage is still legal in Washington, and on Monday state lawmakers moved along a proposed law to ban it.

When Sarah Hayward began to evaluate and question her devout evangelical faith, she looked for books to help her on her journey. She couldn't find one. So, she wrote her own.

While the First Amendment does give us freedom of speech, the U.S. Supreme Court has placed some limits. Notable, the ruling you cannot yell “fire” in a crowded theatre to create a panic or harm people, which has been partially overturned since.

Read about the day in the life of Carl Raymond, a Spokane firefighter, a Bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a volunteer in the Elk Strong long-term recovery group and family man. Learn about his role on Aug. 18 when Elk, Washington, was on fire, which also happens to be where his ward is he is the bishop over.

A new report highlights the challenges faced by Black and multiracial churches, as well as their resilience, in the wake of COVID-19.

The Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Department retrieved a body from a pond near Sravasti Abbey on Wednesday. They think it matches the description of Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal), 64, who has been missing since he went for a walk the evening of Nov. 7.

Read about the Orthodox Church celebrating Christmas and New Years, how the Spokane Catholic Diocese will celebrate Epiphany, the Native American Play "Antíkoni" and a church in Chehalis paying off student lunch debt in this week's religion news roundup.