Oregon Faith News Note: Earlier this year Washington’s legislature and Governor signed a bill allowing same-sex marriage in Washington. Since that vote a referendum petition drive has started with the filing deadline in June. Over 120,000 signatures are needed to stop the law from being enacted and instead refer the […]

Oregon Medic Heidi Olson, a 2010 George Fox University graduate, injured by IED in Afghanistan By George Fox University Heidi Olson, a 2010 George Fox University graduate from Springfield, Ore., was one of three U.S. Army medics seriously injured May 8 in an IED explosion in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Olson has […]

Oregon area Jewish Committee presents: “On Being Black in Portland and in America – Pre and Post Trayvon Martin” with Kathleen D. Saadat Wed., May 30 Noon Miller Nash LLP 3400 U.S. Bancorp Tower 111 S.W. Fifth Avenue Portland, OR 97204

Stephen Prothero is the author of the book “The American Bible: How our words unite, divide and define a nation” and “Religious Literacy and God Is Not One”, and also a professor of religion at Boston University. His recent essay was featured in the Wall Street Journal. At the beginning […]

In May of last year, a terrible tornado ripped through Joplin Missouri killing over 100 people.  The tornado destroyed the local St. Mary’s Catholic church.  All that remained was the cross.   This week during the anniversary, Joplin residents gathered around the cross to reflect, remember and renew their spirits.

ABC’s GCB Gets Canceled Because of Conservative Christians By Movie Guide, LFor family and child advocate Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of Movieguide®: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment, ABC/Disney’s cancellation of its “bigoted” show “GCB,” which mocked and ridiculed Christians, was a “victory for faith and values.” […]

Memorial Day Masses By Portland Archdiocese, Masses will be held at the two Archdiocesan Catholic Cemeteries on Memorial Day, May 28. Archbishop John G. Vlazny will celebrate Mass at Mount Calvary’s Altar Garden (333 SW Skyline Blvd, Portland). Monsignor Dennis O’Donovan will celebrate Mass in the Chapel at Gethsemani Cemetery […]

Girls only prom hosted for Muslim student A Muslim High School in Michigan, Tharima Ahmed, found a way to attend prom without violating her customs that restrict interactions with boys.   Her solution was to host an all-girls prom.   It turned out to be a success as over 120 students participated.   […]

From Gallup, “The 41% of Americans who now identify themselves as “pro-choice” is down from 47% last July and is one percentage point below the previous record low in Gallup trends, recorded in May 2009. Fifty percent now call themselves “pro-life,” one point shy of the record high, also from […]

By Oregon Faith News Note: The City of Portland spent a lot of time and public discussion over creating rules to allow churches to house homeless campers in their vehicle in the church parking lot. The rules were fine tuned to allow four cars per parking lot. The first church […]