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Aaron Hedge

Aaron Hedge, originally from Colorado, earned his MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University in June 2023. His writing explores environmental issues and the relationship between humans and animals. He grew up in a Christian home and wants to write more about end times theology.

Aaron's Latest Articles

What’s behind the ‘Don’t mess with our kids’ message Nadine Woodward is posing next to

By Aaron Hedge ● Faith & Politics ● November 6, 2023

A photo of the mayor posing with a constituent wearing an anti-trans shirt came two days before a heated election and two months after her controversial appearance at a Christian nationalist concert.

How to spot an ad paid for by special interest groups

By Aaron Hedge ● Government ● November 2, 2023

This year’s election is fueled by record-breaking amounts of money. Here’s our guide on how to know who’s talking to you when you see a campaign message.

Zach Williams meets the redemption machine

By Aaron Hedge ● Faith & Politics ● October 29, 2023

Far-right celebrity pastor Sean Feucht, Matt Shea and allies built a massive media campaign claiming to have saved the soul of an unhoused Spokane man. The man tells a different story.

‘He would paint it. He would march it. He would sing it.’

By Aaron Hedge ● Criminal Legal ● October 1, 2023

Friends and activists are raising funds to cover medical bills for Spokane water protector Jacob Johns, who was shot in the chest at a New Mexico rally.

‘Condemnation only validates the power of the Gospel’

By Aaron Hedge ● Faith & Politics ● September 25, 2023

As Spokane City Council considers denouncing Mayor Woodward for her participation in a Christian nationalist concert, the worship pastor responsible is casting himself as a martyr and fundraising off the proposal.

Conservative Christians protest proposed censure of Woodward

By Aaron Hedge ● Faith & Politics ● September 12, 2023

The mayor has spent 3 weeks quietly trying to distance herself from Matt Shea and other Christian nationalists. Shea, his allies and congregants are helping her anyway.

Shea reiterates Woodward agreed to be at Let Us Worship before any fires started

By Aaron Hedge ● Faith & Politics ● August 27, 2023

Woodward hasn’t spoken about the event since Monday, but Shea had plenty to say on his podcast last Tuesday.

Political Pastors: Christian nationalism comes home

By Aaron Hedge ● Faith & Politics ● August 18, 2023

The Inland Northwest is a promised land to some of the movement’s most devoted theorists, and prime real estate for those envisioning a Biblical nation-state.