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Spokane County Sheriff John Goldman said Wednesday he fired one of his jailers because he will not tolerate inappropriate contact or relationships between officers and inmates. "It's virtually impossible, in a practical sense, to have a consensual relationship between a corrections officer and an inmate," he said. The balance of power is too one-sided, he said.

Detectives tried Tuesday to make inroads into Spokane's Vietnamese community to learn more about a young couple killed Monday on the North Side. Local Vietnamese residents turned to each other for comfort and solace, trying to comprehend the killings.

1. Double homicide A woman watches as funeral home workers take away the bodies of her nephew and his wife, who were killed early Monday in north Spokane. Photo by Jesse Tinsley/The Spokesman-Review 2. Hong Nga Thi Pham, 23, and Johnny Hagan Jr., 26, were found murdered Monday morning. Photo courtesy of Dot Kirschke

Dick Acker, right, and Bill Fisher are co-founders of People for Christ. Photo by Dan Pelle/The Spokesman-Review

People for Christ aims to spread God's word through music, not make money, its partners say. "Most promoters are in it to make money. We're in it as a ministry," said Bill Fisher, who co-founded the organization in the fall of 1993 with Dick Acker.

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Unitarian Universalist leaders wrapped up their national assembly in Spokane this week by adding Native American and other "Earthcentered" traditions to those used in worship services. General Assembly delegates called the vote the major accomplishment of the session.

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Church members stand with a rainbow of congregation banners from across the country. More than 3,000 followers gathered Thursday night at the Spokane Opera House. Photo by Kristy MacDonald/The Spokesman-Review

The Unitarian Universalist congregation in Spokane is small in size - 425 adult members in the Inland Northwest - but enormous in its ability to make news and impact the community. As a faith, one of its fundamental principles is the call to social activism. While many churches take a quiet stance on one or two social issues, Unitarians are not shy. From homosexual rights to the Persian Gulf War, Spokane Unitarians have been in the limelight, leading protests and calling for reforms in the government and in society itself.

More than 3,000 members of one of America's most liberal churches are in Spokane this week, and topping their agenda is lambasting conservative Christians. Both the president and moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association plan to take on right-wing religious and political organizations at the six-day national general assembly, which starts today.

Richie Rounds met Christa DiStefano for the first time last week in Creston. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

1. Morsels of good taste. "Buffalo" Bob Seeley picks a morel mushroom from the fire-blackened soil of the Wenatchee National Forest. Seeley says he averages about $50 worth of mushrooms a day. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review 2. Morel mushrooms are trucked to Seattle, then shipped around the world.

Cat clan Jasmine cuddles her 2-day-old kittens at Cat Tales this week. Jasmine, who has had her other cubs removed because she mistreated them, is displaying better maternal behavior with her new cubs. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

Above, Jack Doebler creates a glass vase at his studio in Garfield, Wash. Below, Mary Kernan shows off the glass works of art for sale. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

As a bystander watches him work, artist David Wagner huddles over one of his creations. He was working on the pencil drawing at Fast Eddie's Tavern. He said he likes to work in the tavern because of the light from its windows. Below, a sample of Wagner's intricate artwork. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

Artist Karen Holman does a promotional sketch of a $1.2 million dollar house for sale in the Northwood development. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

A meeting of the minds In their classroom at Northport High School, Odyssey of the Mind team members, Azie Hulsey, 16, Melissa Dinger, 16, and Jake Leone, 17, practice working out a creative problem as they prepare for their trip to the Odyssey of the Mind world finals Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

Piano instructor Fifi Hut counsels students Ann Liu, 17, and Karrie Goldwin, 14, at Gonzaga University. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

Converts. The Very Rev. Michael Trigg annoints Anna Barrow during a chrismation ceremony at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church on Wednesday. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

St. Mary's School eigth-grader Molly Francis, 14, keeps a close eye on David Sandlie, 4 months, and Tori Burton, 1, while their single moms from the Childbirth and Parenting Alone Program were treated to a lunch Friday at the school. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

The members of one of Spokane's oldest Episcopal parishes are splitting from the church they view as too liberal to join an Eastern Orthodox faith. The congregation at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in the West Central Neighborhood hope to keep their historic church building as they join the Antiochian Orthodox Church. "It's a very big decision," said the Rev. Robert Creech, who renounced his priesthood in the Episcopal Church.

The crisis will strike moments before the race. It's time to go. You know, pick a daisy, piddle, winkeytink. Anyone who's ever run a footrace knows that nature's calling is louder than the starting gun.

The Rev. Terry Little, pastor of Pines Baptist Church, prepares to baptize Lisa Larsen. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review