Join the Spokane Buddhist Temple's Annual Obon Festival on Aug. 18. Celebrate Japanese culture with traditional dancing, taiko drumming, art and a Buddhist service. Honor ancestors and experience community in Grant Park.
Expand your knowledge of diverse faith communities with FāVS community course on religious literacy. Join us for "Spiritual Landscapes," an immersive learning experience.
This week's Roundup discusses religious freedom, women's reproductive rights, a denomination weighing their language about LGBTQ+ policies, Ukrainian churches in Washington, a special story about FāVS' editor and more.
In this week's roundup we write about about Lunar New Year becoming a state holiday, an upcoming Black-owned business and resource fair, Nirvana Day celebrated at a Buddhist temple, an Idaho bill proposing teachers do not have to use students preferred pronouns and a convent transforming into a assisted living facility.
Read about the new Mighty to Save Ministries and how they serve the homeless population, the nearly full Coeur d’Alene City Council opening prayer line-up and an upcoming Buddhist New Year's Eve celebration at Spokane Buddhist Temple.