This morning, a group of 28 local faith leaders and other community members sent Mayor Nadine Woodward a letter asking her to formally assert support for the separation of church and state.
“We ask that you make very clear that you renounce Christian nationalism and white supremacy,” the letter reads, in part, "We ask you to show with your words and actions that you fully embrace Spokane’s newly adopted slogan, ‘In Spokane, We All Belong.’ "
The letter is in response to Woodward’s appearance at Sunday night’s Let Us Worship rally, where she was introduced by Matt Shea, former Spokane Valley state representative and prayed over by Shea and Christian nationalist praise leader Sean Feucht.
“Every problem we face in this country whether it’s a bonfire, homosexual marriage, transgender issues, whether we’re talking the economy. Every single problem in this country has one answer and his name is Jesus Christ,” Shea said, shortly before welcoming the mayor and other political leaders to the stage.
Feucht, Shea and Collier have spent years leading various movements that call for Christians to assume governmental power and remake society based on their interpretation of scripture. A quote from Feucht at an event earlier this year offers a succinct summary: “We want God to be in control of everything. We want believers to be the ones writing the laws.”
“Every problem we face in this country whether it’s a bonfire, homosexual marriage, transgender issues, whether we’re talking the economy. Every single problem in this country has one answer and his name is Allah”
“We want Allah to be in control of everything. We want believers to be the ones writing the laws.”
Sounds familiar… Sounds like the “terrorists” they are actively trying to fight.
The fact that we have a world that is still so controlled by religions is disgusting.
The fact that we have a world that is still so controlled by religions is disgusting.
Especially religions that provide absolutely zero Slack for your money. “Bob” is my savior, and he can be yours too, for a price. Terms and Conditions apply. Not available in stores.
Batteries not included.
May the Slack be with you.
They were never against a state controlled by religion, just a state controlled by other religions.
When people tell you who they are, believe them the first time.
She’s already made her position clear, this letter likely won’t do much.
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There’s only one solution.
Maybe the fascists will back off if we ask really nicely?
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This is why local elections are so important. VOTE!
Spokane has been a right wing hell hole for a long, long time. This is what the locals generally want. Never forget that the psychologists who helped engineer Bush’s
enhanced interrogationtorture program were from Spokane. It’s been this way quite a while.it looks good in comparison to neighboring north Idaho, but that’s called having low standards. it’s like living in the nice trailer in the trailer park
Most of the blues are on the other side of the mountains, near the water, not in Spokane.
“Christian nationalist praise leader”
That is the most confusing, contradictory, lost set of words ever forced together. Pick a fucking lane and stay in it, but only after you pick which direction you want to be going first.
