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September 30, 2015 - NW Christian college & unmarried pregnant teacher case

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe Did a Christian university here act appropriately in firing a faculty member for becoming pregnant out of wedlock? Coty Richardson, the faculty member, has her own strong opinion on it. So she’s suing Northwest Christian University for $650,000. As reported by both The Oregonian and […]


September 28, 2015 - Portland school defends ‘obscenity’ assignment

A Portland charter school teacher came under fire for giving her students an assignment that involved the B-word and N-word and the social debate around those words. View the KATU-2 news clip below.


September 23, 2015 - Dispute: Ore. Planned Parenthood hearings

There has been a lot of back and forth on the proposed Oregon Planned Parenthood hearings in Salem. Here is a quick breakdown of what happened and what both sides have said. By Faith News Note: In light of national news over Planned Parenthood videotapes and Congressional Hearings, 19 Oregon […]


September 21, 2015 - Pope’s visit: How to handle the LGBT issue

By Tom Krattenmaker  Award-winning Portland-based writer Recent book: The Evangelicals you Don’t Know Tom’s article also featured on USA Today “Love is our mission.” So proclaims the promo language for the Catholic World Meeting of Families, which begins Sept. 22 in Philadelphia and will feature the most famous and well-loved […]



September 16, 2015 - Video: Judge Day goes public

It has made front page news all last week about Oregon County Judge Vance Day who is under an investigation over several issues including the issue of same sex marriage. Judge Vance Day spoke before KATU-2 “Your Voice, Your Vote” this weekend to answer those questions.


September 14, 2015 - Wish Fox News was at the Muslim wedding I was at

By Paul Louis Metzger professor at Mutnomah Biblical Seminary I wish Fox News could have been at the Muslim wedding celebration we attended Friday. There would have been nothing sensational to report, only something very normal and wholesome. That’s what made it newsworthy. Many Westerners view Muslims as terrorists. While […]



September 9, 2015 - 125 non-profits unite for state’s #1 volunteer expo

2015 Volunteer Expo, The Standard Launches New Storytelling Project Profiling Oregon Volunteers New #MyVolunteerStory video booth at The Standard’s Sept. 10 Volunteer Expo gives Portlanders a chance to share why they volunteer Tomorrow, Oregon’s largest and longest running volunteer expo returns to Pioneer Courthouse Square for its seventh consecutive year. […]


September 9, 2015 - Nation spotlight: Oregon judge on marriage

Nation spotlight on Oregon ‘marriage’ judge By Faith News Note: The story of the Oregon judge, Vance Day, has gone beyond state headlines into national media attention with the story being picked up on CBS News, New York Daily News, Newsmax, The Examiner and more. Marion County Circuit Court Judge […]