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Emma Maple

Emma Maple is in the midst of her first year as a career journalist and loving every minute of it. For her day job, she is a general assignment reporter for Peninsula Daily News in Port Angeles, Washington. However, due to her interest in the intersection of religion and society, she continues to freelance for FaVs as an outlet to explore that passion. While she's still figuring out what niche of journalism she wants to fill, court reporting or religion culture reporting are her top two interests.
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Spokane strengthens protections for LGBTQ+ residents

Spokane passed an LGBTQ+ protections law with strong public support, ensuring rights, safety and inclusion through binding city code.
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Gender non-conforming individuals in Spokane feel burned by Christians

Despite Christianity's stability in the U.S., most gender non-conforming Americans including those in Washington reject it — citing exclusion, trauma and anti-trans rhetoric.
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Homeless shelter opens at Knox Presbyterian for women in need

Knox Presbyterian opens women-only homeless shelter with Jewels Helping Hands as part of Spokane’s new scattered-site pilot program for the unhoused.
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Atheist report: Religious influence in schools grow in Pacific Northwest

The 2025 Atheist report highlights tensions in the Pacific Northwest over parental rights, education, and religious influence in schools.
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Religious Freedom vs. Health care Access: How Faith Influences Health Care in Washington and Idaho

The Idaho state Legislature is currently embroiled in an ideological battle on whether to allow health care professionals and entities to opt out of participating in nonemergency procedures that would violate their sincerely held moral and religious beliefs. 
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American Atheists report asks ‘Is the PNW privileging religion?’ 

Washington seeks to reduce clergy-penitent privilege to fight abuse, but critics see it as freedom of religion. American Atheists push for more equal treatment.
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New atheist report ranks Washington high in religious equality, Idaho low

American Atheists released its annual State of the Secular States report, which ranks states on religious equality. This year, Washington ranks high with Idaho low.
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