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Religious fanaticism

About a month ago I "came out" to my friends and family on Facebook. I posted that I'm proudly Pagan and proudly bisexual. After years of staying quiet about both, it was time. Thankfully, everyone on my friends list was supportive; everyone except my dad.

South Hill sunset

The sun sets on the South Hill.

Ask An Atheist…at the fair

The Inland Northwest Freethought Society and the Spokane Secular Society will join forces again this summer and host a booth at the Kootenai County Fair in Idaho (Aug. 21 - 25) and the Spokane County Interstate Fair (Sept.6-15).  This will be our second year at the Idaho Fair and the third for the Spokane shindig. I heartily invite any of the Spokane Faith & Values contributors and readers who may be visiting either fair to stop by our table and say hi.

POLL: Which superhero shares your values?

The faiths of superheros work into many comic book stories over time.

Though he was Kryptonian, Superman practiced Methodism. Wolverine went through an Atheist phase but ended up Buddhist. Captain America was Protestant.

Controversial Facebook page says Jesus Christ should’ve been aborted

On Wednesday, a controversial Facebook page called “Virgin Mary Should’ve Aborted” was unpublished after the social media giant received a number of complaints from Christians who said the page violated Facebook's community standards, the Christian Post reported.

Sometimes it’s best not to ‘turn the other cheek’

I just read a story about a mother who said her 2-year-old son was bullied by a grown man. They were in a Wal-Mart store shopping and the little boy was wearing a pink headband. The man took the headband off the boy and cuffed him and said, “You’ll thank me later.”

BRIEF: Hiroshima & Nagasaki Memorial Service to be held tonight

Tonight at 7 p.m. an Interfaith Memorial Service will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, followed by the bombing of Nagasaki three days later.

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