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“extraordinary ordination” was held in 2007, two years before a policy change that allowed non-celibate LGBTQ pastors such as Rude — who has been with her spouse, Deb, for nearly a decade — to become official ELCA clergy. Now, nine years after her historic ordination, Rude is making her rousing debut at Pacific Lutheran University as the first openly gay university pastor at a Lutheran college. She says her sexual orientation as a queer woman is an important part of her public identity. “I hope more and more

Partners include Lakewood-based Clover Park School District, Parkland-based Franklin Pierce School District and Tacoma Public Schools. Five two-person teams of PLU science students plan lessons with classroom teachers. The project exposes the younger kids to a type of science instruction that busy classroom teachers might not otherwise have time to deliver, said Four Heroes teacher Britni Proudman. “It gets students excited about science,” Proudman said. Ksenija Simic-Muller, associate professor of

safe trip.” That’s according to Rick Steves, author of best-selling travel books, including “Travel as a Political Act: How to Leave Your Baggage Behind.” The book, updated last year, is now in its third edition. Steves lives in Edmonds, Washington and travels the world as a television personality, public radio host, author, and activist. He travels for a good portion of the year, so if people aren’t saying “Bon voyage” any more, he’d notice. “The whole idea about traveling is to get out of your

annual Study Away student photo contest. Photo Contest Mainz Synagogue “My earliest recollection goes back to age six. My mother took me to my first day in school. We were no longer able to go to public school, so the rooms in the synagogue, which was two blocks from where we lived, were converted into classrooms. Our rabbi was head of the school. There were probably 10 or 12 children in my first- and second- grade classes. I only know of four including myself who survived.” “The Mayers and our group

TechnologyStockholm Junior Water PrizeTop water science projects.BellarmineQuantification of Microplastics from Tributaries to the Puyallup River12 Jaylen ShawcrossNational Geographic SocietyThat's GeographyCultivating empathy for the earth. Award $100BellarmineModeling Nitrogen Isotope Fractionation in Nitrate Deposition on Early Mars 12 Brieanne Iaia Association of Women Geoscientists Outstanding Project in the Geosciences Increase the public awareness of the geosciences, illustrate the interdisciplinary nature

annual Study Away student photo contest. Photo Contest Mainz Synagogue “My earliest recollection goes back to age six. My mother took me to my first day in school. We were no longer able to go to public school, so the rooms in the synagogue, which was two blocks from where we lived, were converted into classrooms. Our rabbi was head of the school. There were probably 10 or 12 children in my first- and second- grade classes. I only know of four including myself who survived.” “The Mayers and our group

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, by Louis Frederic Rethinking the Buddha: Early Buddhist Philosophy as Meditative Perception, by Eviatar Shulman A Buddhist Approach to International Relations: Radical Interdependence, by William J Long ChristianityImportant text: the Bible Major holidays: Easter, Christmas, Pentecost Major figures in this tradition: Abraham, Moses, other Hebrew Prophets, Jesus Christ Place of worship: Church Brief Summary: Christianity has a basis in Abrahamic tradition, like Judaism and Islam. It’s holy book