By Senator Betsy Close A bill to increase penalties on individuals convicted of trafficking humans passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday morning on a unanimous vote. Senate Bill 673 heads to the Senate floor for approval. “This morning we took the first step of action against the perpetrators […]

By Shepherding the Next Generation Prominent megachurches and hundreds of of other churches around the country will observe Blue Sunday, a day of prayer for abused and neglected children, on April 28. Shepherding the Next Generation, a network of evangelical pastors and faith leaders, is working with churches to promote […]

  By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry No idea is bigger than a little life snuffed out. Eight year old Martin Richard was waiting yesterday with his mother and sister for his dad to cross the finish line at the Boston Marathon. Now we are […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on how George Washington University (GWU) has handled the issue of students seeking to remove Father Greg Shaffer from his post as Chaplain of the Newman Center: Two students, neither of whom is Catholic (one belongs to some faux […]

Holocaust survivor Miriam Greenstein to speak at University of Portland at 4 p.m., Friday, April 19 By University of Portland University of Portland will host Holocaust survivor Miriam Greenstein at 4 p.m. Friday, April 19 in Buckley Center Room 163 on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Greenstein’s talk is in […]

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe All that one need do to get a fresh reminder of the common threads between the United States and Israel is to look at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pa., says retired Israeli ambassador Yoram Ettinger. Inscribed on the bell is Old Testament Scripture, “Proclaim […]

By Jeannie St. John Taylor Oregon author, Culture Proof Kids, Over the past few weeks I’ve received several emails from people asking whatever happened to my weekly prayers and requesting I once again write them. I’m not sure how long it’s been since I sent out a prayer, but today […]

By Holt International Eugene based charity Join Holt and Voice for Adoption in sending messages to legislators — thanking them for making the adoption tax credit permanent, and also urging them to reinstate the refundable provision of the adoption tax credit. Here’s the message we need to communicate: Nationally, nearly […]

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry Listen to this piece. Many people respond to questions about undocumented immigrants by saying that they must be deported if the law says so: always obey the law—no questions asked. But what if the law were to be changed […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the decision by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman ordering the Food and Drug Administration to make the “morning-after” emergency contraception pill available without a prescription to girls of any age: A 12-year-old girl in a New York City […]