As horrible as it seems, there are still heartless people out there who have the nerve to show it in the wake of a terrible tragedy.
Read More »FAV(e) PHOTOS: Hanukkah, TobyMac, same-sex marriage and fruitcake
Each week, the five Faith and Values sites compile their top photos to give you a glance at what is happening in communities around the country. Here's a look at Dec. 6 to 13. In this week's mix, we've got Hanukkah underway, Christmas coming, a concert happening, same-sex couples getting marriage licenses in Washington state and some monks making fruitcake.
Read More »Heartbroken man hands out Christmas cards to Newtown kids
Abbas Alavi knew he had to do something for the children. Not the slain children who lost their lives in a hail of gun fire Friday morning inside Sandy Hook Elementary School. Those children were given up to God, said Abbas, a devout Muslim.
Read More »Christian radio host: God didn’t stop Connecticut shootings
Bryan Fischer, an evangelical radio host with the American Family Association said Friday that God did not stop the tragic shootings in Connecticut because America has told Him to "get lost."
“Where was God when all of this went down?” he asked. "Here’s the bottom line: God is not going to go where he is not wanted.”
Read More »Senseless Violence
There are no words that will wipe clean the slate of yesterday’s senseless violence in Newtown, Conn. It will go down in our consciousness as a day without explanation, a day of pain and mourning.
Read More »PHOTOS: Hundreds gather downtown to remember shooting victims
On Friday night hundreds of Spokane residents gathered at Riverside Park to honor the Connecticut school shooting victims with a candlelight vigil.
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