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March 23, 2010 - 30-Year Portland Priest leaves. Cites celibacy rules.

Oregon Faith Report News Note: The Rev. Tom Farley, St. Clare Catholic Parish in  Portland, of has announced that he is leaving the priesthood of 30 years.  He said he could “no longer live the celibate life.” and “I leave because of a private longing in my heart and soul […]


March 23, 2010 - Buddhists Policy: Gross National Happiness

Bhutan’s Buddhists keep eye on `Gross National Happiness’ By Vishal Arora Religion News Service THIMPHU, Bhutan (RNS) The Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan is the only nation that puts happiness at the core of public policy. But its thrust on a “Gross National Happiness”(GNH) index is not just a warm-and-fuzzy inheritance […]


March 21, 2010 - Study shows Easter identity crisis

Most Americans Consider Easter a Religious Holiday, But Fewer Correctly Identify its Meaning Barna Research Update As American society becomes more religiously diverse, the nation’s population has had to grapple with how to define its holidays and celebrations. A recent study by the Barna Group explored Americans’ definition of the […]


March 20, 2010 - Family-Faith Film Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Family-Faith Film Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Diary of a Wimpy Kid—Mostly likeable, though lightweight coming-of-age comedy about the travails of a first-year middle school student (Zachary Gordon) whose ill-conceived efforts to gain popularity and status in his new environment — frequently, […]


March 20, 2010 - Family-Faith Film Review: Repo Men

Family-Faith Film Review: Repo Men By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Repo Men—Extremely violent futuristic thriller about two men (Jude Law and Forest Whitaker) whose job is to repossess artificial human organs when the recipient falls behind on exorbitant interest payments owed to a malevolent corporation. Despite a major […]


March 19, 2010 - The battle over Communion and church coffee

The danger of replacing Communion with a coffee bar. by Paul Louis Metzger Prof. Multnomah University, It’s very difficult for many contemporary Christians to recognize how much we have been shaped by the consumer culture in which we live—it is in the air we breathe and the water (or coffee) […]


March 18, 2010 - Debate over social cost of pornography

By The Witherspoon Institute WASHINGTON — A growing body of research suggests that the habitual use of pornography — especially Internet pornography — can damage people of all ages and both sexes, negatively impacting their relationships, productivity, happiness and their ability to function in society. These are among the social […]


March 17, 2010 - Video: Heaven and suffering by Oregon author

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries Sandy Oregon Sunday morning, March 7, I was with Greg Laurie and Harvest Fellowship in Riverside, California. Greg interviewed me about Heaven, and evil and suffering, and we opened the Word together…To facilitate the interview, someone at the church built a Larry King-style interview […]


March 16, 2010 - Court changes church defamation rules in Oregon

Oregon Ruling could affect churches’ dealings on internal matters By John Fortmeyer, CNNW publisher Christian News Northwest, Subscriptions SALEM — In what is being described as a first-of-its-kind ruling in the United States that could force churches to change the way they handle internal matters, a former Vernonia pastor’s $335,000 […]


March 15, 2010 - Gay prom date debate ends in canceled dance

Faith News Note:  Latest developments and both sides speak out on the Mississippi same-sex prom debate. A Mississippi school board has ruled that the prom will be canceled after a senior student requested to bring her girlfriend to the upcoming prom.  Also part of the request is that her date […]