Archives

July 30, 2023 - Pray for Pregnancy Resource Centers as they face attacks

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry ’ll never forget when I was a young pastor, and we invited Portland’s first and then only crisis pregnancy center to do a presentation at Good Shepherd Community Church. At the time, there were Catholic birthright centers, but only a dozen or so of […]


July 26, 2023 - Portland latest city-sanctioned homeless camp

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The first of a proposed six city-sanctioned homeless camp is expected to open at Southeast Gideon Street and 13th Place in Southeast Portland by August, providing large-scale temporary camping sites. The encampment is expected to provide safe sleeping shelter for about 200 people in […]


July 24, 2023 - Former police officer involved with child pornography

BY US Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, On June 20, 2023, a former Veteran’s Administration police officer and resident of Roseburg, Oregon was sentenced to federal prison for repeatedly placing hidden cameras in sensitive personal locations to capture sexually explicit photos and videos of minors. Robert Wayne Roady, 50, was […]


July 18, 2023 - Signs of life, vitality for Muslims in Oregon

By Oregon Faith News Note, With shrinking news, there isn’t always a lot of stories on local Muslims and their life.  We foudn a few and thought to share in case you missed them. Last March was Muslim-American Appreciation Month and it was celebrated in Beaverton, thanks to a city […]


July 17, 2023 - Guru lawsuit update in Portland

By Oregon Faith News Note, Oregon spiritual guru J. Michael Shoemaker and the Movement Center are facing a lawsuit filed by a former student in U.S. District Court in Portland that alleges sexual exploitation, assault and negligence—charges he and his organization deny, according to the Oregonian/OregonLive. The woman, identified by […]


July 12, 2023 - When money becomes our master

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Money is more than just metal disks or colored paper. It is a tool that simplifies trade. A farmer needs lumber more than beef, milk, and eggs. He has plenty of those. A lumberman needs beef, milk, and eggs more than his many stacks […]


July 10, 2023 - Hate crime reports rise 178% since 2020

Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) Annual Bias Report Shows Troubling Growth in Hate and Bias Incidents Statewide By Oregon Attorney General, Press Release (6/30/23) The Oregon Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Unit today released an update on the work of DOJ’s statewide Bias Response Hotline via the annual Criminal Justice […]


July 5, 2023 - Portland pastor found guilty of abuse for 3rd time

By Oregon Faith News Note, A former Southeast Portland pastor found guilty of sexual abuse for a third time has been sentenced to 13 years in prison, according to KATU. Although detectives say 72-year-old Michael Sperou abused seven young girls at the Southeast Bible Church in Clackamas County between 1988 […]


July 2, 2023 - Supreme Court protects free speech, religious liberty

By Alliance for Defending Freedom, In a landmark decision Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld free speech for all Americans in 303 Creative v. Elenis, stating, “as this Court has long held, the opportunity to think for ourselves and to express those thoughts freely is among our most cherished liberties […]