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Poem: Mouth of God, breath of fire

Read Christi Ortiz' latest poem, "Mouth of God, breath of fire."

Treaties: Promises are still being broken

But as Angie Debo pointed out in her 1940 book “And Still the Waters Run: The Betrayal of Five Civilized Tribes,” all the treaties have been broken by the federal government for mining, grazing, land for settlers and other reasons.

We created an AI god called TESCREAL — now we must teach it ethics

The attention grab is on — headlines, thumbnails, AI-generated this and that. Just the other day I read an AI-generated article about AI, and I can’t get over the circularity of it.

Whitman Recovery Community Center: Why in downtown Pullman?

On May 31, a new chapter in recovery support began with the official grand opening of Whitman Recovery Community Center (WRCC) at 226 E. Main St in Pullman. 

How Sufi traders brought peaceful Islam to Indonesia — and what America can learn

In my initial book research, I came across writings about Indonesia that indicated Sufi missionaries, along with peaceful Muslim traders, were responsible for the moderate Islam that we find there today.

5 takeaways trom Dallas: SBC seeks same-sex marriage reversal and more

In the Big D this week — and I do mean Dallas — the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) pushed for a national divorce from same-sex marriage.

Popes, pluralism and Pride: By the numbers

A gay Christian pastor explores religious pluralism, from the Hajj to Pride, asking why we don't give equal coverage to all faiths in our diverse nation.

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