Tag: Government & Politics

Washington State’s Faith Action Network is working with several Spokane-area groups to host a Fall Advocacy Forum, featuring Diane Randall as the keynote speaker.

Randall serves as the executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a 70-year-old peace lobby in Washington, D.C. During her visit she will present, "Not Under the Bus, Not Off the Cliff: lifeline programs, Pentagon spending, and our values in action."

How does the state of religious freedom in the United States today compare to 20 years ago? That was the question kicking off the panel discussion about current first amendment issues affecting the political square at the 63rd Religion Newswriters Association Conference on Friday (Oct. 5).

What if the magnitude of God’s truth is so vast and the human mind so small that each of us can only see a minuscule piece of the picture? What if God in his infinite wisdom spread political viewpoints across a normal distribution of liberals, moderates, and conservatives?

"The question of rape always stirs the emotions whenever it is introduced into the abortion debate," Dr. Fred Mecklenburg wrote in 1972. "Unfortunately, the emotional impact of rape often clouds the real issues and the real facts."

I think a few moments of silence is more appropriate.

I am asked to pray for the Spokane Valley City Council once or twice a year.

It depends on the government, but assuming we're talking about the U.S. government, then the answer is unequivocally no.