Tracy Simmons
Tracy Simmons writes for Religion News Service.
Blog Posts by Tracy Simmons
Posted by Tracy Simmons 7 weeks 4 days ago
SPOKANE, Wash. — Karen Wanjico had no choice.Turn away from her mother like the rest of her congregation, or be exterminated by God at Armageddon — which could come any moment — with no hope of...
Posted by Tracy Simmons 17 weeks 4 days ago
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Islamic Center wants something mosques all across the country are seeking and can’t seem to find: an educated, bilingual, experienced imam who understands...
Posted by Tracy Simmons 28 weeks 4 days ago
SPOKANE, Wash. -- They stood in front of a shopping mall, shackled together, heads down, nameplates dangling around their necks, bearing the names of men and women who have died on America’s death...
Posted by Tracy Simmons 1 year 1 week ago
NEWPORT, Wash.—There aren't a lot of Buddhists in America -- around 3 million or so, according to the Pluralism Project at Harvard University. There isn't exactly an abundance of monasteries here...
Posted by Tracy Simmons 1 year 3 weeks ago
After nearly 700 people tried to push Gonzaga University to rescind its commencement speaker's invitation to Archbishop Desmond Tutu, supporters of the anti-apartheid hero responded with 11,000...
