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June 17, 2013 - God is not your Secretary!

  Bobby Passmore Gladstone Campus Life, Youth for Christ, Portland Mindy had been a part of my youth group before and had showed up sporadically to club. Eventually, she stopped coming due to work, school, and family. After a couple of months, she showed up again and was excited to […]


June 15, 2013 - Did Pat Robertson mispeak over cheating husband question?

TV evangelical pioneer and leader Pat Robinson made headlines recently upon responding to a letter from a wife who is struggling with her husband who is having an affair. Some say he was insensitive to the wife while others say he was offering sound advice on how to preserve the […]


June 14, 2013 - Film Study: Kids see more beer, less cigarettes

Health Daily News, More movies approved for young viewers are showing alcohol brands, a trend that could influence teen drinking, researchers say. Children’s exposure to movie imagery of tobacco and alcohol has been linked to smoking and drinking at a younger age, heavier drinking and alcohol abuse, said the researchers […]


June 13, 2013 - California Senate passes bill limiting religious hiring

Attack on Religious Liberties and Non-Profits Bill Passes CA Senate Contact: Karen England, Capitol Resource Institute, The following statement can be attributed to Karen England, Executive Director of Capitol Resource Institute, in response to the passage of Senate Bill 323 on the floor of the California State Senate. Today the […]


June 12, 2013 - Oregon multi-faith outreach saves the bees

Religious Groups Join Effort to Protect Pollinators By Faith News Note A pilot program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon for “faith-based pollinator protection” is an attempt to help reverse the loss of bee populations in our area. The project is part of Ecumenical Ministries’ Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns and […]



June 10, 2013 - Donor trend sours for small ministries, non-profits

Ty Mays, ecfa.org While charitable giving to large ECFA-accredited nonprofits and churches increased a modest 2.4 percent in 2012, as compared with a 1.4 percent decrease for 2011, giving to small organizations continued to decline for the second consecutive year, the faith-based financial accountability organization announced today.   When adjusted […]


June 8, 2013 - University-Portland hosting Catholic Education event

University of Portland to host “The Impact of Catholic Education in America: Past, Present, and Future,” Thursday through Saturday, June 20-22 By University of Portland University of Portland will host a conference, “The Impact of Catholic Education in America: Past, Present, and Future,” Thursday through Saturday, June 20-22, on the […]


June 7, 2013 - HBO, NBA & Catholic slurs

  By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on Bill Maher’s HBO Friday night show: Maher’s obsession with Catholicism was on display again Friday night. His joking around about the pope being an atheist crossed no lines, nor did his swipe at Jesus being a hippie. […]


June 6, 2013 - Oregon City church highwire bee removal

What do you do when your church steeple is infested with a massive bee hive 40 feet of the ground? You call in the experts — which are few. See KGW-TV video below.