Santa Monica bans public Christmas displays; Churches  sue Christians and atheists have been clashing for the past three years over Christmas displays on public land in Santa Monica. Last June the Santa Monica City Council voted to ban all private, unattended displays in city parks. In response, a coalition of […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven God may already be restraining 99.99 percent of evil and suffering. Why does the chaos that breaks out in some corner of the world always prove the exception rather than the rule? Why haven’t tyrants, with access to powerful […]

Kids attempt armed robbery in church parking lot. Then return to be on camera!!! Oregon Faith News Note, Two children, ages 11 and 7, attempted a carjacking and armed robbery in the Portland Freedom Foursquare Church parking lot. They first demanded that Amy Garrett, 22, give them her truck. When […]

Oregon Faith News Note: This weekend the Clackamas Mall property CEO issued a rare full page ad reaching out to the NW with condolence and sympathy to those impacted by the shooting last week (see photo). “…We stand beside you in grief and healing following the tragic events of last […]

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EMO statement on Clackamas Town Center shooting By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon In the midst of the season of hope and joy, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon laments the tragedy of violence resulting in death, wounding and terror at Clackamas Town Center yesterday. Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon calls upon all houses […]

By Gail Coniglio “If  I speak at a college about unlocking the Gospel, fifteen people will show up,” said Joseph Pearce, author of the new book, Bilbo’s Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Hobbit. “But if I speak about unlocking the ‘Lord of the Rings,’ 300 show up.” And […]

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil rights Bill Donohue released the following remarks today: The Salvation Army is under increasing attack from homosexual activists this Christmas season. The Christian organization is under fire for merely holding Christian beliefs on marriage and the family—it does not discriminate against anyone—and now […]

By George Fox University Six downloadable handouts are available for free on clinic’s website In wake of the Dec. 11 shooting incident at the Clackamas Town Center in Clackamas, Ore., George Fox University’s Trauma Response Institute is providing online resources that provide practical ideas to help those affected by the […]

Scrooge strikes local churches A Milwaukie church that does a Christmas tree sale to raise money for their utilities and youth group programs had a massive 50 tree theft strike hit this week. The Harvest Church of God was set back by the crime. Also, this season in Longview Washington […]