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February 15, 2017 - Oregon Bill curbs marijuana accessories

State Representative Hack Introduces Legislation to Keep Marijuana Paraphernalia Out of the Hands of Kids Oregon Representative Jodi Hack Press Release, State Representative Jodi Hack (R-Salem) introduced House Bill 2556 which would allow only licensed marijuana dispensaries to sell marijuana paraphernalia and only to those over the age of 21. […]


February 13, 2017 - Will the church accept my mental illness?

New Wine Skins Ministry Multnomah University By Sara Mannen Ten years ago, I sat curled up in fetal position with tears streaming down my face as I begged God, “Help me. Take this away.” The thing I desperately cried out concerning was the tight grip my monster, anxiety, had on […]


February 10, 2017 - Text of Trump’s Prayer Breakfast speech

White House Transcript, THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mark. So nice. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. It’s a great honor to be here this morning. And so many faith leaders — very, very important people to me — from across our magnificent nation, and so […]


February 8, 2017 - Concerns over End-of-Life Bill SB 494

Calls for Rejection of SB 494 to Protect Patient Rights Oregon Right to Life Oregon Right to Life is calling on Oregon state senators to reject Senate Bill 494, which is designed to allow for the starving of patients with dementia or mental illness. This bill would remove current safeguards […]


February 6, 2017 - We are all refugees

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry Have you ever lived out of a suitcase? It isn’t easy. I can only imagine what it must be like for a refugee, who is fleeing one country in search of another, only to be held back from entering […]


February 3, 2017 - Abortion hits record low

Guttmacher Institute Press Release, For the first time since 1975, the number of abortions in the United States dropped under one million (958,700 in 2013 and 926,200 in 2014), according to “Abortion Incidence and Service Availability in the United States, 2014,” by Rachel Jones and Jenna Jerman. The abortion rate […]


February 1, 2017 - Faith and sadness follow Lawmaker’s sudden exit

Oregon Faith News Note: This week, Oregon State Representative Vic Gilliam, stepped down from office just 48 hours before his re-confirmation ceremony and the start of the 2017 Oregon Legislature. Representative Vic Gilliam has been battling ALS for many years. The deteriorating disease began to exact a toll that made […]


January 30, 2017 - George Fox: NASA astrophysicist on ‘Universe of Wonder’

NASA astrophysicist speaks on ‘Universe of Wonder’ at George Fox University Feb. 9 George Fox University, Dr. Jennifer Wiseman of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is latest speaker in Dalton Lecture Series Astronomer, author and speaker Jennifer Wiseman, PhD, a senior astrophysicist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center […]


January 27, 2017 - Does the White House need a chaplain too?

The following is submitted by Wiley Drake: Congressional Prayer Conference January 23, 2017 we will begin our efforts to ask our New President to Establish an office of Chaplain of the White House. – We have an office for Chaplain of The U.S. Senate, and for the House of Representatives. […]


January 25, 2017 - 100 students apologize for bullying

The Protectors, Medford based ministry More than 100 Students Apologize for Bullying in January Alone At the end of The Protectors freedom-from-bullying presentation, we give students the opportunity to give the gift of Vitamin A: an apology. More than 100 students apologized for bullying last month alone. Three of those […]