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By Faith News Note,

Two Pennsylvania men, Sean Dougherty and Brian Sabo, were abused by their local Priest as young middle school boys. The Priest has since come forward and confessed to his crimes which included other children. The revelation helped Sean Dougherty and Brian Sabo to reconnect since they were childhood friends and have not seen each other for 30 years. They decided to meet with their abuser and ask a news outlet to record their conversation to help others understand.

Please watch the video below:

Faith News Note,

A new A&E cable TV documentary looks at Oregon’s role in children dying from the Followers of Christ church in Oregon and Idaho. The A&E documentary is called “No Great Law” and debuted this fall.

See a video news clip below of when the documentary debuted in September.

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici Press Release,

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) announced that Easterseals Oregon will receive $1.5M in federal funding over three years to provide employment services for homeless veterans in Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties. The funding allows Easterseals Oregon to expand beyond Multnomah County and offer these services for the first time in Washington and Clackamas counties.

By Holt International,
Eugene based non-profit

There are many kids with Down syndrome who are waiting for families, but here are just a few from our photolisting!

Wall Street journal Editorial,

Two years after being unjustly imprisoned in Turkey, the American pastor Andrew Brunson is coming home, thanks in no small part to President Trump. On Friday a Turkish court convicted Mr. Brunson on unsupported terrorism charges, yet sentenced him to time served. This leniency was purportedly for good behavior, but more likely a response to U.S. pressure.

“This is the day our family has been praying for,” Mr. Brunson said. “My entire family thanks the President, the administration, and Congress for their unwavering support.”

By Jim Miller,

The film called, Gosnell, opened this weekend nationwide.  It is a very hard hitting film stripped from the news headlines about an abortion doctor whose businesses plunged into criminal neglect.   The Gosnell movie tackles a tough subject but does not get graphic nor does it try to over-expose the controversial subject matter.  The film is worth a see in the theaters.

By Christian News NW,
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A two-phase, weeklong evangelistic effort that specifically targeted the Rose City took place last month, and its organizer said it was the start of something bigger for the whole nation.

“There’s a mighty move of God sweeping across the Northwest that will impact America,” evangelist Chris Overstreet said to thousands at the opening session Sept. 19 of his four-day Compassion to Action event at the Oregon Convention Center.

Faith News Note,

Portland teacher,Aron Nels Steinke, has been making national headlines and raves among students for his graphic novel “MR. Wilf’s Class” which he shares with his students. See the video clip from KOIN-TV-6 News below.

By Randy Alcorn,
Eternal Perspectives Ministry
Sandy Oregon based

Genesis 2:15 tells us, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” Work wasn’t part of the Curse. The Curse, rather, made work menial, tedious, and frustrating (Genesis 3:17-19). Because work began before sin and the Curse, and because God, who is without sin, is a worker, we should assume human beings will work on the New Earth. We’ll have satisfying and enriching work that we can’t wait to get back to, work that’ll never be drudgery.

By Catholic League religious and civil rights,

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a new poll by the Pew Research Center on Pope Francis:

The pope’s popularity has taken a major hit in the U.S., and it is directly traceable to the way he has handled clergy sexual abuse. By a margin of two-to-one, Catholics give Pope Francis negative marks on this issue.

Over the last four years, those who rate the pope’s handling of sexual abuse as “excellent” or “good” has dropped from 54% to 31%; 62% now rate his performance as either “fair” or “poor.” Only 13% today believe he deserves an “excellent” rating, as compared to 36% who say he deserves a “poor” one.