August 19, 2023, 6:04am Churches & Religion
Seattle Muslim leader Farid Sulayman said it was the usual drill for him last month when he flew to California to chaperone a youth basketball tournament. Checking in online proved impossible. At the ticket counter, he got a boarding pass with a special stamp — “SSSS” — indicating he would… Read story
August 19, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion
An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists: Should the centuries-old decorated floor, which is near what’s believed to be the site of the prophesied Armageddon, be uprooted and loaned to a U.S. museum that… Read story
August 19, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion
For scores of families in Hawaii still hoping to reunite with loved ones, it was not yet time to give up — even as the staggering death toll continued to grow, and even as authorities predicted that more remains would be found within the ashes left behind by a wildfire… Read story
August 18, 2023, 2:10pm Churches & Religion
the disgraced former pastor who founded the Living Hope Church in Vancouver and later served a three-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs into the country, is returning to Vancouver to give his first sermon in seven years. Read story
August 18, 2023, 6:03am Business
A land use permit that Living Hope Church did not acquire until months after its food cart pod was established came with an unexpected traffic study fee of $45,000. Now Living Hope wants food cart owners to help foot the bill. Read story
August 17, 2023, 8:06am Churches & Religion
Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Read story
August 14, 2023, 9:08am Churches & Religion
More than 6,000 people representing scores of religions and belief systems are expected to convene in Chicago starting Monday for what organizers bill as the world’s largest gathering of interfaith leaders. Read story
August 12, 2023, 6:02am Churches & Religion
When Judy Miller moved from Boise to Washington in the 1970s, she still had to drive to Idaho Falls to participate in Latter-day Saint temple ceremonies. Read story
August 12, 2023, 5:43am Churches & Religion
Pauli Murray, a Baltimore native and the first Black woman to become an Episcopal priest in the United States, is one of five women selected to be honored on the reverse side of a U.S. quarter in 2024. Read story
August 8, 2023, 5:57am Churches & Religion Free
Open House Ministries, a faith-based nonprofit, will host its annual Community Block Party and Resource fair on Thursday. Read story
