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Lucy Luginbill’s daughter, Tiffany, strikes a pose in the summer of 1978 with the zucchini that arrived at the right time.

A huge answer to a small prayer

Lucy Luginbill’s daughter, Tiffany, strikes a pose in the summer of 1978 with the zucchini that arrived at the right time.

August 26, 2017, 5:44am Churches & Religion

It had been a prayer in passing, not one for which a person would expect an answer. Just a thought that gets sent heavenward while your mind is focused on the moment at hand. Read story

Believers in white supremacy say God intended it

August 26, 2017, 5:39am Churches & Religion

Those who bothered to glance at the Confederate memorial that stood until Aug. 14 outside the old county courthouse in Durham may have seen its boy who wore the gray as a quaint relic of an Old South. To white supremacists, the monument and hundreds like it represent something more… Read story

Bremerton High assistant football coach Joe Kennedy wipes his eyes as he talks to the media after a football game earlier this month in Bremerton (Lindsey Wasson /The Seattle Times via AP)

Court rejects appeal from praying Bremerton football coach

Bremerton High assistant football coach Joe Kennedy wipes his eyes as he talks to the media after a football game earlier this month in Bremerton (Lindsey Wasson /The Seattle Times via AP)

August 23, 2017, 11:55am Churches & Religion

A federal appeals court says the Bremerton School District does not have to immediately re-hire a football coach who lost his job for praying on the field after games. Read story

The Clark County Council observes a moment of silence before their meeting at the Public Service Building in Vancouver, Tuesday May 9, 2017.

Clark County council OKs new invocation guidelines

The Clark County Council observes a moment of silence before their meeting at the Public Service Building in Vancouver, Tuesday May 9, 2017.

August 22, 2017, 6:03pm Churches & Religion

After months of revision and recent public input, the Clark County council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution setting guidelines for the invocation given before council meetings. Read story

A mosaic of the solar eclipse on March 29, 2006, in Turkey. Each photo in the mosaic was taken every 30 minutes. The image was taken in the prime focus of professional astronomical refractor-telescope 600mm f/7.5.

Many will view eclipse through the lens of religious tradition

A mosaic of the solar eclipse on March 29, 2006, in Turkey. Each photo in the mosaic was taken every 30 minutes. The image was taken in the prime focus of professional astronomical refractor-telescope 600mm f/7.5.

August 20, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion

On Monday, Pradeep Reddy, a pediatrician in Carbondale, Ill., will eagerly await the sight of the solar eclipse, which he expects will be an awe-inspiring scientific spectacle. Read story

Mary Jo Snead’s sons Carlos, left, and Ernest took after their father and became pastors of two Georgia churches.

Preaching becomes family affair

Mary Jo Snead’s sons Carlos, left, and Ernest took after their father and became pastors of two Georgia churches.

August 19, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion

It was no surprise to Mary Jo Snead when her son, Carlos, became a pastor. Read story

Nate Higgins prepares mentally in the locker room before the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

His faith keeps injured Tri-Cities athlete afloat

Nate Higgins prepares mentally in the locker room before the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

August 19, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion

The world swam before the young man’s eyes, his body airborne and plummeting toward the ground below. In one stroke of bad luck, life had shifted. Read story

New lawsuits allege Mormon church failed to protect children

August 15, 2017, 12:36pm Churches & Religion

New lawsuits allege Mormon church leaders didn’t do enough to protect children from sexual abuse in a now-defunct, church-run foster program. Read story

The Rev. Bill Shillady, secretary of the trail court, speaks to the media in White Plains, N.Y. Hillary Clinton’s pastor, Shillady, has acknowledged he plagiarized part of the prayer commentary he sent her the day after she lost the presidential election, a devotional that is at the heart of a book he published Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.

Hillary Clinton’s pastor plagiarized prayer at heart of book

The Rev. Bill Shillady, secretary of the trail court, speaks to the media in White Plains, N.Y. Hillary Clinton’s pastor, Shillady, has acknowledged he plagiarized part of the prayer commentary he sent her the day after she lost the presidential election, a devotional that is at the heart of a book he published Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017.

August 15, 2017, 9:36am Churches & Religion

Hillary Clinton’s pastor has acknowledged he plagiarized part of the prayer commentary he sent her the day after she lost the presidential election, a devotional that is at the heart of a book he published Tuesday. Read story

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves after speaking on the release of the 2016 annual report on International Religious Freedom on Tuesday at the State Department in Washington.

U.S. decries Islamic State ‘genocide’ of Christians, others

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves after speaking on the release of the 2016 annual report on International Religious Freedom on Tuesday at the State Department in Washington.

August 15, 2017, 9:35am Churches & Religion

The Trump administration denounced the Islamic State group on Tuesday for carrying out “genocide” against Christians and other religious minorities in areas under its control. Read story