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October 19, 2013 - Atheist demand Oprah apology

Boston Atheist is asking for an apology from Oprah Winfrey for her interview with Diana Nyad (the woman who swam from Florida to Cuba) where Oprah tried to get Diana to relabel her atheist views. Here is what Boston Atheist had to say. “In response to Oprah Winfrey’s biased comments […]


October 18, 2013 - Study: Are pastors getting raises?

By Christianity Today, A recent national survey of pastors and church staff shows that the majority of senior pastor respondents (51%) received salary increases “in the past year.” This is an increase of 11 percentage points compared to the previous study. Senior pastor average salaries are the highest they’ve been […]




October 14, 2013 - The NFL’s ethics problems

By Tom Krattenmaker  Award-winning Portland-based writer Recent book: The Evangelicals you Don’t Know – Article Also featured on..USA Today Pro football has a serious morality problem. I am not talking about promiscuous players or racist team nicknames. Nor am I referring to the obscene amounts of money changing hands between […]


October 11, 2013 - People see God in ‘Gravity’ film, breaks records

By Jacob Martin Oregon writer The movie “Gravity” is stirring a debate about religion nationwide and stirring box office sales at the same time. Gravity broke box office records for October with the highest grossing film of all time for the month with a hefty take of $55 million. The […]


October 9, 2013 - Suspense author to speak at Oregon Christian Writer event

Oregon Christian Writers Conference Spotlight on Brandilyn Collins One Day Speaker: October 12, 2013 An interview with Brandilyn Collins by Marilyn Rhoads. Q. Brandilyn, your first book, A Question of Innocence, landed you on local and national TV and radio. Was it a true story? A. Yes. In the middle […]


October 8, 2013 - 3 ft. tall speaker at Gala shows limitless courage

By Holt International Eugene based adoption organization “I’m proud that my parents chose to not see my limitations, but my potential, and chose me to be part of their family,” shared Holt adoptee and staff member Jordan Love at last weekend’s Holt gala and auction in New Jersey. All proceeds […]


October 7, 2013 - OSU debate: Jesus & Buddha

By Oregon State University Socratic Club The first Socratic debate of the new academic year will be held on Wednesday, October 9th at 7 p.m. in Milam Auditorium on the OSU campus. The topic is “Buddhism and the Teachings of Jesus: Two Perspectives.” The speakers are Prabhu Guptara and James […]


October 6, 2013 - Catholic bashing restaurant finds fans

  By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the reaction of a gay group, the New Civil Rights Movement, to a Chicago eatery that is featuring a hamburger topped with a Communion wafer: Five years ago we protested the desecration of a Communion Host by […]