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November 24, 2010 - NASCAR team owner finds way to share faith

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Sandy, Oregon Some of you are avid NASCAR fans; some of you know nearly nothing about it. Here’s what Wikipedia says: “Professional football is the only sport in the United States to hold more viewers than NASCAR. Internationally, NASCAR races are broadcast in over […]


November 24, 2010 - Pope condom statement: Best quotes, comments and responses

Below are some of the best and most interesting comments, quotes and responses on the recent Pope’s statements on condoms By Oregon Faith News Note: “Benedict stepped where no pope has gone since Paul VI’s famous 1968 encyclical “Humanae Vitae” barred Catholics from using condoms and other artificial contraception…Benedict did […]


November 23, 2010 - 7 churches robbed in 7 days

In Lane County, seven churches have been hit over seven days.  This comes at a time when these churches are struggling to help the homeless during the winter months.  It also may be just the beginning in light of the 30-church burglaries hit in the same region a year before. […]


November 23, 2010 - Football star Tim Tebow to release faith memoir

Football star Tim Tebow to release faith memoir NEW YORK — HarperCollins announces today that it will publish THROUGH MY EYES, an inspirational memoir by one of the greatest college football quarterbacks of all time: the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, two-time national champion at the University of Florida and current […]


November 22, 2010 - Rage against the beauty machine!

Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM interviews Margot Starbuck, author of “Unsqueezed: Springing Free from Skinny Jeans, Nose Jobs, Highlights and Stilettos”, takes her readers on a journey to become unsqueezed, help readers discover why God really gave us bodies and what we can do with to serve him and others. Georgene: […]


November 21, 2010 - Clinton report on Religious Freedom

Annual Report on International Religious Freedom By Secretary of State Hillary Clinton It’s my pleasure to join you today for the release of the State Department’s Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Every year, the State Department prepares a comprehensive review of the status of religious freedom in countries and […]


November 19, 2010 - Family-Faith Film Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Family-Faith Film Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting The penultimate film in the wildly successful franchise based on J.K. Rowling’s fantasy novels finds the Hogwarts trio — Harry (Daniel Radcliffe, of course), Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) — on the […]


November 19, 2010 - Family-Faith Film Review: The Next Three Days

Family-Faith Film Review: The Next Three Days By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Implausible, ethically dubious thriller about a Pittsburgh college professor (Russell Crowe) who decides to spring his wife (Elizabeth Banks) from a prison where she’s serving time for murder. Writer-director Paul Haggis embeds faulty moral logic inside […]


November 19, 2010 - Gang-busting priest visits Portland

Gang-busting priest, Father Greg Boyle, visits Portland by Oregon Faith Report News Notes & Homeboy ministry press release excerpts, National known speaker, author, priest and and gang expert Father Greg Boyle is coming to Portland on December 14th to Madeleine Parish at 7pm. Father Greg Boyle is Executive Director of […]


November 18, 2010 - Family-Faith Film Review: Unstoppable

Family-Faith Film Review: Unstoppable By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Unstoppable: This gripping suspense tale charts the efforts of a veteran rail engineer (Denzel Washington) and a novice conductor (Chris Pine) to stop a runaway train before it derails on a twisting stretch of track running through a densely […]