<p> Before the Spokane City Council meeting Monday night gay rights advocates gathered at Westminster United Church of Christ to show their support for gay marriage. A group of about 75 people participated in the March for Equality, which concluded at City Hall. Before going into the council meeting, three pastors representing The Inland Northwest Clergy for Inclusion, read a proclomation in favor of gay marriage.</p>

After a five-and-a-half-hour city council meeting Monday night, officials were unable to answer the question theologians have been debating for decades: should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?

According to findings from the Pew Religious Landscape Survey, 48 percent of those surveyed believe evolution is the “best explanation for origins of life on earth.”Given the near 50-50 split, it is not a surprise that evolution is a hot-button issue. A closer look at the Pew data suggests approximately …

Most religions and societies have sins and crimes of omission as well as commission.  If I lie to my brother, for example, that is a sin. But if I know the truth and I tell my brother nothing, under many circumstances that may also be a crime (think of the …

Of course evolution should be taught in schools. Evolution is a solid scientific theory based in the methods of science. Evolution is not about belief or faith. It is about what has been observed and tested. In science, theories are considered our best understanding at a particular point in time. …

Yes, teach everything, always and forever, amen! Knowledge is a good thing, censorship is beneath us as a society. I used to think people only needed to learn what I thought was important, and I was proved wrong again and again! I learned to open my mind! We cannot contain …