Paul Vielle was raised Catholic, by a Catholic family who assumed he was going to become a Catholic priest. Vielle joined the military and upon his return, he left his Catholic faith and found Buddhism.
Spokane’s First Presbyterian Church was formed over 125 years ago and has grown into a large, unified congregation. It’s located downtown just north of I-90.
I value supportive prayer and rejoice like everyone else in Hamlin’s recovery, but I am made a bit uncomfortable by the public displays of Christian piety common on football and other sport fields. What about all the non-Christians among players and fans? Who is not included in the circles of prayer? I am uncomfortable in general with the merging of sports and religion.
The annual Interfaith Pride Worship Service will be held in-person this year, where those of several faiths and denominations will meet and tell members of the LGBTQ community they are loved and welcome.