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September 23, 2010 - Church homeless shelters see backlash

Everyone wants to help the homeless, but if the help comes in the form of a shelter and in a place located in your neighborhood then people begin getting second thoughts. Seattle is experiencing this debate with the decision of a local Lutheran Church deciding to use its building as […]


September 22, 2010 - Michael Moore: $60K for Ground Zero Mosque

Michael Moore defends Ground Zero Mosque plan By Oregon Report Faith News Note: The controversy behind the New York Ground Zero Mosque may not be over as liberal filmmaker Michael Moore has decided to enter into the debate in full defense of the mosque according to Arab News.  Moore’s used […]


September 21, 2010 - Nun feud erupts in Spokane

Nun feud erupts in Spokane Oregon Faith Report News Note:  Police are investigating a report of theft of money, goods and records between nuns at two Spomane convents.  Adding to the conflict are allegations of slander and harassment.  Even criticism has been directed at teh police on how tehy handle […]


September 19, 2010 - Survey examines Glenn Beck as possible spiritual leader

New Survey: Less than 1-in-5 Support Fox News host Glenn Beck as Religious Leader — Survey points to potential religious tensions between Beck and supporters WASHINGTON, D.C.—Following the rally where Fox News television host Glenn Beck called for a religious renewal in America, less than 1-in-5 (17%) Americans believe Glenn […]


September 17, 2010 - Easy-A Film Review: Best Anti-Christian Film of the Year!

Easy-A Movie Review: The Best Anti-Christian Film of the Year! By Beaver Believer, Oregon Writer Easy-A is a film that takes a modern day high school twist on the Scarlet Letter but takes the premise of moral Puritanism to the extreme.   Christian teens in Easy-A viewed as the primary villains […]


September 17, 2010 - Family-Faith Film Review: The Town

Family-Faith Film Review: The Town By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting The Town—Seamy heist drama in which a failed pro hockey player-turned-underworld-thief (Ben Affleck) first stalks, then falls for, a bank manager (Rebecca Hall). He and his cohorts (most prominently Jeremy Renner) fear she could identify them, despite the […]


September 17, 2010 - Christians pick up unburnt Qurans to show peace

Christian Organizations Pick Up Qur’ans That Were Scheduled to be Burned in Gainesville, Florida — Groups had the 225 Qur’ans, which weighed 200 pounds, shipped to Washington, D.C. By Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, WASHINGTON, — The Christian Defense Coalition and the National Clergy Council had the Qur’ans sent to the […]



September 15, 2010 - Stop the church bashing!

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Sandy, Oregon Why should the local church be important to us? from Randy Alcorn on Vimeo. I tire of the incessant church-bashing and endless tales of people disillusioned with their churches. Yes, Christians can be jerks, and we’ve all had rough times in churches, […]


September 14, 2010 - Reasons behind Boston's Catholic decline

Georgine Rice of KPDQ-FM interviewed Philip Lawler, author of “The Faithful Departed: The Collapse of Boston’s Catholic Church” A cautionary tale, a masterful job of explaining how the Catholic Church in Boston lost it’s influence. Rice: “This is an important book because it gets to the heart of what undermined […]