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June 13, 2018 - Observations on nation’s LGBT Pride festival

By Jim Miller, Guest Opinion I was in Washington DC this week to visit the news museum and found the entire street in front of the museum blocked off for the popular annual LGBT Pride festival. I took this as an opportunity to visit each booth, listen and have discussions […]


June 12, 2018 - 3000 Timber fans cheer boy who beat cancer

by Nicholas Comerchero Oregon Optimist, Five years ago, Atticus Lane-Dupre was the captain of his soccer team to leading them to a 10-9 defeat of the Portland Timbers at Jeld-Wen Field. Many professional players would consider winning against the Timbers, who took home the 2015 MLS Cup title, a significant […]


June 11, 2018 - Guilty: Oregon man sex abuse at Cambodia orphanage

Oregon US Attorney, A federal jury found Daniel Stephen Johnson, 40, of Coos Bay, Oregon, guilty today of repeatedly sexually abusing children who lived at an orphanage operated by the defendant in Cambodia. The verdict marks the end of the second foreign sexual exploitation trial held in the District of […]


June 8, 2018 - The death of civility

Catholic League Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Samantha Bee’s commentary last night about her assault on Ivanka Trump: Samantha Bee, and the geniuses at TBS, had a week to script an astute statement for her—getting the issue of her signature vulgarity off her back—and they blew it.


June 6, 2018 - Hidden flaw in the Christian baker verdict

By Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday for a baker who refused to custom-bake a cake for a same-sex wedding out of sincere religious belief. Hold the champagne—this apparent victory for religious freedom may be short-lived. As Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in legalizing same-sex marriage […]


June 6, 2018 - From Slave to Priest — Live drama

Friday, June 8, 2018, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Location: St. Cecilia Parish (Beaverton) No cost. A freewill offer will be accepted. THE STORY To characterize Father Augustus Tolton’s life as remarkable is an understatement, to say the least. He was born a slave on a Missouri farm in 1854, […]


June 1, 2018 - We are created in living color

Christian Newswire  In an effort to address racism, Starbucks is expanding to accommodate the least of these. Media funny woman Rosanne Barr is canned for exercising free speech and cussing during a frustrated racist rant. What in the world is going on? Is there a genuine Reconciled Church with a […]


May 30, 2018 - NIKE, Michael Jordan create jersey for Portland charity

NIKE Press Release, June 14, 1998; Salt Lake City, Utah: Michael Jordan’s jumper with 5.2 seconds remaining seals a Bulls victory over the Utah Jazz and with it a title, a legacy and a legend. Twenty years later, MJ’s Chicago finale will be commemorated with a forthcoming 10-part ESPN Films […]


May 30, 2018 - This man’s family political divide represents America’s

By Tom Krattenmaker Oregon writer Featured often in USA Today, Religion News Service If you’re worried about the extreme polarization in America, the case of Kevin Nicholson and his parents might be your new Exhibit A. Politics junkies know Nicholson as a rising-star GOP Senate candidate in the fiercely contested […]


May 25, 2018 - False Alarms

Christian Newswire                                                                                                  […]