The day after Easter, Jon Stewart had an absolutely hilarious segment on the Daily Show about the difference between Easter and Passover. Both holidays were observed at the White House last weekend. His point was the Easter celebration was far more fun than the Seder. He was worried that kids, …

PROVO, Utah — For young people struggling to come to terms with being gay and Mormon, 22 Brigham Young University students have a message: “It gets better.” Lesbian, gay and bisexual students at BYU and some of their straight allies released a video on YouTube on Friday (April 6), adding …

This year, hundreds of participants in the Lilac Bloomsday Race on May 6, will also run to help combat human trafficking in the city of Spokane. Human trafficking is a major crime, and even here in Spokane there is a growing awareness of its ugly presence in our community. Statistics …

Manito Presbyterian Church and First Presbyterian Church will hold their 10th annual Colossal Book Sale April 14 and 15 at First Presbyterian. The sale will be April 14 from 1 – 5 p.m.  and April 15 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. More than 20 tables full of books, both …

Cue the abstinence-birth control debate: teen birth rates are at their lowest levels in almost 70 years. Greater use of contraceptives and lower incidence of sexual activity are cited. The groves of Academe are getting sacred, or are at least studying the sacred a good deal more. But there’s sacred …

 Editor's note: Laura Kipp wrote this in response to this week's VIEWPOINTS question: Why do you think places of worship are losing young adults? Young men from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints go on two year missions at age 19. We have more than 55,000 full-time missionaries around …