Attended rally today of Seattle's Jewish community, which has aligned with Hindus & Iranian Muslims to take on area's Palestinian sympathizer network (they shut down freeways around here.) Notice sign asking for return of "King Reza." There were about 25 counter-demonstrators.

In Seattle area, where the Hindus outnumber Jews, the latter (StandWithUs Northwest) have joined forces with the former to combat radical Islam. An IDF reservist speaks today at a rally in Bellevue while pro-Palestinian demonstrators try to drown him out.

For the Christians-don't-care-for- people-after-they're-born crowd, here's evidence to the contrary from @BobSmietana for RNS. julieroys.com/north-carolina…

Just weeks after CBS News moderators muted JD Vance's mic at the debate, the network was caught airing a deceptively dirty edit of Kamala Harris' interview on “60 Minutes.” In the clip they promoted, she couldn't articulate her Middle East policy, but in the final cut her answer

This good-sized fur ball is who awaits me each evening on my pillow. Eat your heart out. #AdoptABlackKitty.

While Texas women like Kate Cox abort their handicapped daughters, women like Yessica Guerrero allow them to be born. Read my story in @Religionmag (tinyurl.com/mr3hwksr) about Yessica's daughter with @anencephaly was able to live 28 hours, to the delight of her family.

Shoutout to Live Action, Lila Rose, Dr. Abby Johnson, Bishop J. Strickland, if you want to give pregnant women whose babies will die at birth or soon thereafter some hope, please re-post my piece on this brave Texas woman: tinyurl.com/mr3hwksr.

If there's any religion underlying the heavy metal Mongolian band The Hu, it's shamanism, I write for RNS after my interview w/a member of The HU before their performance with Iron Maiden at the Tacoma Dome. Read the lyrics. Carefully. tinyurl.com/237enxew.

Threw this together for Julie Roys after I saw Charlie Shamp tweeting that he'd correctly prophesied a Trump victory and Ché Ahn's "apostolic declaration" of a Trump win. Reporting on the prophets never disappoints. tinyurl.com/39bjcdwv

Newsrooms: Trump takes office in 104 days. If you haven't started scouting for a good religion reporter yet, then you're already behind on one of the biggest stories of the next decade.

For those of you who haven’t heard, we in the Seattle area, especially here in Issaquah have been devastated by a windstorm. Two nights so far of no electricity. #Freezing.

I've been following the most controversial #Anglican bishop in Anglican Church of Canada—ACC Canada around the near-Arctic this past week as he prepares to retire; the churches Up Here in #Nunavik are filled with the young; too few clergy are available, Bp David Parsons says.

Two fascinating details about the clergy lineup Trump Inauguration next Monday: @PaulaWhite will not be praying and for the first time an imam will be praying. Say what you want about Trump, but he's the first president to have an Islamic prayer at his swearing-in.

My profile of this amazing hostel/church in remote Mitchell, Oregon, which has been cited for excellence by TravelOregon via 2 Oregon governor's awards, ran today in@ReligionMag. The church is part of the Assembly of God. tinyurl.com/yc34ymce

Russia Is Only Winning Inside Trump’s Head - As Russians will tell you, the reality on the ground looks very, very different. Interesting stuff here. foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/10/tru…

Always happy to point out more hikes in lovely central Oregon in my piece for WTA_hikers magazine. tinyurl.com/4yrcjbax. #TravelOregon

Am grateful for today's court decision in favor of Newsweek and myself in the three-year legal battle involving a libel suit lobbed against us by the Satanic Temple. Other journalists and Columbia Journalism Review and Poynter: Could have used more help and support. It could be you next.

Enjoy my story about the amazing Bishop David Parsons and his farewell trip to the world's largest Anglican diocese, part of Anglican Church of Canada—ACC on RNS: religionnews.com/2025/04/02/a-b…

There is nothing like a gorgeous sunny day The Columbia River Gorge hiking Catherine Creek with Mt. Hood glistening in the distance (off camera). 61 degrees. Eat your hearts out.

Am happy to post my latest @SeattleTimes travel story on Strathcona, the Canadian provincial park no one's ever heard of - and a paradise to visit. tinyurl.com/3mepbs4m