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• 5,200 Attend Easter Services At Arena Music, Spotlights, Videos Create Rock Concert Atmosphere At Celebration

  April 8, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Worshipers pray at Sunday’s Easter service in the Spokane Arena. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

• Witches, Atheists Hold Own Sunrise Service

  April 8, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Non-Christians gather at Mount Soledad on Easter morning. Photo by Associated Press

• A Struggle For The Soul Of Easter

  April 7, 1996 in Features on Page E1 The Rev. Kristi Philip stood before a store’s display of Easter cards and looked. And looked. And looked.

• A Life Of Prayer Poor Clare Nuns Devote Themselves To Sending Out ‘Little Rays Of Light’

  April 7, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 FOR THE RECORD: April 9, 1996 CORRECTION: Sister Patricia Proctor of the Poor Clares was honorably discharged from the Navy in the 1970s. A story in Sunday’s paper incorrectly described …

• Evangelicals Examining Middle Ages

  April 6, 1996 in Features on Page E8 For many evangelicals, Christian history went on hiatus from the formation of the Nicene Creed early in the fourth century to the appearance of Martin Luther in the 16th century. …

• Look At Easter Story As Helpful Holy Humor

  April 6, 1996 in Features on Page E4 When it comes to Easter, there are two kinds of Christians in the world: those who giggle, even laugh, and those who don’t get the joke! I’m serious, folks. For …

• National Magazine Wants To Help Modern Jewish Families

  April 6, 1996 in Features on Page E4 A glossy new national magazine, which features items such as Steven Spielberg’s fried matzo recipe, seeks to promote close encounters of a Judaic kind for Jewish parents and their children. …

• Science Refutes Doubting Theologians

  April 6, 1996 in City on Page B4 In this Easter week, Jesus is on the cover of all three newsmagazines - Time, Newsweek and U.S. News - with stories largely debunking the accuracy of the Gospels. The …

• Revelations New Scientific Discoveries Viewed As Helping Bring Science, Religion Closer Together

  April 6, 1996 in Features on Page E8 Deep-space views such as this from the Hubble telescope are fueling conversation about science and religion. This photo is of the galaxy M100. Photo by Associated Press

• Easter Rising Celebrate The Rising Of Jesus Christ In The Quiet Of The Early Morn

  April 6, 1996 in Features on Page E1 Anyone looking for an Easter service to attend has plenty of choices. In addition to the full schedule at area churches, there will be two big community-wide gatherings in Spokane …

• Jesus Was A Revolutionary, Anything But ‘Conservative’

  March 31, 1996 in Features on Page E7 One of the wonderful things about having a child return to school is the pleasure of conversations about his classes. My son is attending a Jesuit university and his most …

• Bishop Threatens Excommunications

  March 24, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A7 A Roman Catholic bishop is threatening to excommunicate church members for joining abortion rights and right-to-die groups. Church members in the Lincoln diocese have until May 15 to drop their …

• Not Just Their Cross To Bear Re-Enactment Of Stations Of Cross Reveals Suffering Caused By Abuse

  March 23, 1996 in City on Page B1 Dolores Retter comforts Kellene Greer who portrayed Jesus in the ninth Station of the Cross Friday at the Women’s Drop-In Center. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Calvary Baptist Pastor’s Reputation Keeps Him In Demand, On The Road

  March 23, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V11 The Rev. Don Porter loves his newest job as pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church of Toppenish. But though he’s been there only a year, people keep asking him to …

• God’s Kids Conference Speaker Pins Hope On Next Generation

  March 22, 1996 in City on Page B1 1. Ed Krienke offers his religious message to drivers at Third and Division on Thursday. He’s not going to the conference but wanted to get his message out. Photo by …

• The Gift Of Faith As Children Get Older, The Questions Get Tougher - Parents Can Help Build A Foundation Of Faith

  March 18, 1996 in Features on Page B3 Last of three parts A child’s spiritual life doesn’t flourish in a vacuum. It needs our understanding and guidance and in different ways at different stages. Last week we offered …

• Assisted Suicide Draws Religious Fire

  March 17, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 A federal court’s recent “right-to-die” ruling cuts to the heart of religious principles. Catholics, Jews and Buddhists alike cite traditional doctrine as they oppose the court decision that asserts a …

• Lessons Learned Growing Up Catholic Once Was A Lot More Mystical Experience

  March 16, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Somewhere there is a nun in a gray flannel suit with a 12-inch wooden ruler shoved up her sleeve, waiting, just waiting for some clueless third-grader to step out of …

• New Year For Baha’i Faithful Begins Wednesday

  March 16, 1996 in Features on Page E3 For the people of the Baha’i faith, the new year has yet to arrive. Their new year arrives at sundown on Wednesday , the vernal equinox. In preparation for the …

• Faith’s Foundation Very Young Children’s Trust And Curiosity Open The Way To Learning About God

  March 11, 1996 in Features on Page B3 Second of three parts Children as young as 3 want to know where they came from and if God is real. Here is an age-by-age guide to encouraging your child’s …

• Prayerful Remembrance Novena Of Grace At St. Aloysius Church Includes Veneration Of Religious Artifacts

  March 9, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Religious relics are used to bless people attending the Novena of Grace. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review

• Rabbi Hopes Traditional Dinner Will Soothe Anxious Atmosphere Pat Buchanan’s Beliefs Unsettle Spokane’s Jewish Community

  March 9, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A1 Rabbi Jacob Izakson. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

• Keep Pressure On TV, Pope Tells Catholics

  March 8, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A6 Compiled from wire services

• Meanings New Columnist Hopes To Provoke Thinking About Spiritual Matters In New Ways

  March 2, 1996 in Features on Page E3 It’s never really fair to ask a new columnist to describe his writing before the first piece has even appeared in print. The thing to do is check it out …

• United Methodist Video Series Looks At Life’s Important Things

  March 2, 1996 in Washington Voices on Page V11 Once generally thought of as a time to give up stuff, Lent is now being seen as more of an opportunity for personal reflection. And one church that really hadn’t …

• God Can Show Us Hospitality In Radical Ways

  March 2, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Our son has been one of my most persistent, if aggravating, teachers all of his 24-plus years. Some of what I’ve learned from him has been quite immediate. Much has …

• Founder’s Grandson Will Speak At Valleyford

  March 2, 1996 in Features on Page E3 Darmody

• Bishop Faces Heresy Trial After Ordaining Gay Man

  Feb. 26, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A3 An Episcopal bishop will stand trial for heresy Tuesday in Wilmington, Del. It doesn’t happen often. In only the second such trial of a bishop in the more than 200-year …

• Pope Revises Guidelines For Electing His Successor Secrecy, White Smoke Remain; Cardinals’ Lodgings Improved

  Feb. 25, 1996 in Nation/World on Page A16 Pope John Paul II issued a new rule book on Friday for how future popes will be elected, largely reaffirming existing guidelines but reinforcing the secrecy of the process and …

• Spiritual Lives Would Help Nation

  Feb. 24, 1996 in Features on Page E3 This is the truth: You will live longer if you are engaged in regular religious practice. Not only will you live longer, but you will be happier, your family will …

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