This week's religion news features an annual Menorah Lighting car parade, an upcoming reproductive rights rally, a homeless shelter's first Christmas, another homeless shelter looking for a new location and more.
This week's Religion News Roundup talks about a new lawsuit against the city of Spokane for allegedly criminalizing Homelessness, An upcoming 'Sharing the Dharma' day, the grand opening of University of Idaho's Vandal Healing and Memorial Garden and much more.
The Spokane City Council voted unanimously last week to extend the contract with Jewels Helping Hands to continue funding church-based homeless shelters through the summer.
Spokane's Camp Hope, the state's largest encampment, home to nearly 450 people, began as a protest but has become a microcosm of housing and homelessness issues nationwide.