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Thanks for a great April Coffee Talk!

On Saturday Spokane Faith & Values held its fourth Coffee Talk, this time at Revel 77 Coffee.

A big thanks to those who showed up — 32 people — including the four panelists, the Rev. Jim CastroLang, Skyler Oberst, Dr. Pearce Fujiura and Annie May Brown.

POLL: Do you belong to a spiritual community?

On Saturday Spokane Faith & Values panelists will join our readers in a discussion about spiritual community.

What is spiritual community?

Fostering a welcoming community in Spokane

Community. It’s a buzz word churches throw around and strive to manifest. Here are some examples:
‘We’re a community church!’
‘Have you been to one of our community groups?’
‘We have community outreach programs!’
‘Community prayer is open to everyone, join in!’
‘Community service projects, we do them!’

Meet Jim Downard, our Atheist writer

Please welcome Jim Downard to our team of contributors.

Downard replaces Thomas J. Brown as our Atheist writer and currently serves as a member of the Spokane Secular Society.

BRIEF: Spokane New Economy Summit to be held April 5, 6

The Spokane New Economy Summit will be held April 5 and 6 at Gonzaga and Riverpoint Campus.

The summit will be an opportunity to discuss shaping strategies to create a vibrant and sustainable Inland Northwest, according to a news release.

TODAY – Coffee Talk: Do we still need spiritual community?

At our next Coffee Talk, at 10 a.m. on April 6 at Revel 77 Coffee, five Spokane Faith & Values writers will discuss why spiritual community is or isn't needed in today's society.

Recent research shows 20 percent of Americans don't affiliate with a particular religion.

Nones on the run

A recent Gallup poll showed that there seems to be movement in religious America, which has seen the sharp rise of the “spiritual but not religious.”  This group of people is categorized as believers without a formal religious affiliation. This statistic is one of many interconnected shifts in our time. 

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