From an old church parking lot springs affordable housing A lot of churches in Seattle have more land than they need. With shrinking congregations, many no longer need their large parking lots. A growing number... Joshua McNichols
These Edmonds churchgoers wanted to house the homeless. Their first tenants arrive in August Edmonds Lutheran Church is installing a new home on their property for people experiencing homelessness. It’s a rectangular, 260-square-foot studio... Casey Martin
Can anti-discrimination law be overridden by freedom of religion? In light of this month’s finding in favor of the Colorado baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding, Supreme Court watchers anticipated a... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
600 Methodists bring religious charges against Jeff Sessions over family separations Trump administration officials recently retreated on a policy to separate families at the border. Some have blamed past administrations for the stories... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
The rise and fall of a Seattle megachurch through the eyes of an anthropologist What happened during the creation and growth of Mars Hill Church made waves in Seattle and beyond. A charismatic minister, Mark Driscoll, preached in a... John O'Brien
Should Seattle's Christian churches get into politics? Did you know that Seattle has the second most places of worship per capita in the nation? We are also the second most religiously unaffiliated city in... Matt Martin Bill Radke
Union Gospel Mission argues anti-gay hiring policy is religious freedom at work Seattle has a hiring clause that prevents it from giving money to organizations that discriminate. But it also appears that the city knew about the... Sydney Brownstone
Seattle's newest landmark: Mount Zion Baptist Church What started in the 19th Century as a group of people holding church services in their homes, grew into the city's largest African American congregation... Paige Browning
Seattle loses civil rights leader Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney Seattle civil rights leader, Reverend Sam McKinney, died April 7, 2018. @KUOWRoss shares this remembrance: pic.twitter.com/d9put8NY5z — KUOW Public... Marcie Sillman Ross Reynolds Casey Martin
Tara Westover, author of 'Educated, A Memoir' on being raised by religious radicals Tara Westover grew up in Idaho in a family that practiced a radical form of Mormonism. She never went to school, never saw a doctor, and studied her way into Brigham Young University at 17. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Bill Radke
