By Thubten Chonyi | FāVS News Columnist
Sometimes I miss FāVs News’ original name, Spokane Faith and Values. It’s the values part that makes me a fan. It’s the values that connect me with you, every writer and reader that visits the FāVs site. It’s the values part that gives me hope.
I’m a daily reader, a monthly donor and an occasional contributor to FāVS News and the network of people connected by their faith and/or their values. As a Buddhist nun, my faith is deep, but it’s very different from most of yours. But reading FāVS teaches me, and sometimes consoles me, to know how deeply you and I share common values.
I love reading FāVS every day to hear your stories, to understand how you relate to the world through the lens of your values and your faith.
There’s no place else I can go to reconfirm that Christians, Muslims, Jews, Atheists and all the rest share values that are rooted in goodness, and that basic human goodness connects us. Because when I read the mainline news sources, I sometimes wonder if I’m alone in the world.
Does that ever happen to you?
That’s why I’m writing this little opinion piece to urge you to make a gift to FāVs News before 2025, a year of many sorrows, passes away completely.
My tiny little monthly gift doesn’t do much, but it’s a drop that feeds the ocean of support that I believe FāVS deserves. Giving to FāVS is an investment in the cherished values that I see in you, too. When we all give, we share the responsibility to keep these values and our hope alive.
Whether you give $6, $60, $600, or the whole $6,000 still needed to meet the goal, let our collective generosity reflect our values in mutual support.
Make a tax-deductible donation to FāVS
May your holidays be peaceful, and your care for the world be sustained.
Thubten Chonyi
The views expressed in this opinion column are those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of FāVS News. FāVS News values diverse perspectives and thoughtful analysis on matters of faith and spirituality.
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