By Anugrah Kumar Exactly a week after Washington witnessed its deadliest natural disaster in nearly a century, communities observed a moment of silence Saturday even as the death toll from the mudslide rose to 27 amid an ongoing search for over 90 still missing. Christians are among relief providers. More than 100 firefighters and volunteers…
By Heather Clark OLYMPIA – A Christian judge in Washington was recently reprimanded by the state Judicial Conduct Commission for refusing to officiate same-sex ‘weddings.’ Thurston County Superior Court Judge Gary Tabor had made met with court employees following last year’s election, which legalized the practice in Washington, and informed his colleagues that he did…
TheBlaze/AP SEOUL, South Korea — An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of labor for crimes against the state, the North’s state media said Thursday, a development that further complicates already strained ties between Pyongyang and Washington. The sentencing of Kenneth Bae, described by friends as…
By Jane Gargas To be — or to be something else. That’s the question facing two Yakima Presbyterian churches, Westminster and First Presbyterian. They are in the process of deciding if they want to change to a different Presbyterian branch or leave the Presbyterian fold altogether. Both are currently part of a denomination known as…