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November 11, 2016 - Obama’s edited religion remarks

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on remarks made by President Barack Obama in his interview with Bill Maher that were cut from Maher’s Nov. 4 show: Not all of the comments made by President Obama in his interview with Bill Maher were aired on […]


November 9, 2016 - Starting a skateboarding ministry

First city skateboard ministry: ‘excited to share the gospel’ Corban University, Salem Oregon Photo: Chad Nix built a ramp with other Corban students in their backyard in order to have a place where skateboarders could ride during the winter months. During his senior year at Corban, 2016 graduate Chad Nix […]



November 7, 2016 - What Does It Mean to “Make America Great Again”?

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry What does it mean to “Make America Great Again”? Does it mean to make us better than everyone else, or to destroy all our enemies, or to help the poor, or to build our economy? All of the above, […]


November 3, 2016 - Mel Gibson talks faith, forgiveness & new film

Oregon Faith News Note, Mel Gibson has a new film that is creating incredible hype among the critics. The film is Hacksaw Ridge and is based on a true story of Seventh Day Adventist WWII soldier, Desmond Doss, who refused to bear arms in the war and served as a […]


November 2, 2016 - LGBTQ group puts local religious schools on shame list

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe If two Christian universities in Oregon must be “shamed” in today’s society for seeking to adhere to traditional values regarding sexuality, so be it. But both schools are contending that their stances are reasonable, despite whatever criticism they receive. Newberg-based George Fox University and Portland-based […]


October 31, 2016 - Rethinking Native Americans

From Corban College, Salem Mark Charles, an advocate for legislative Native American rights, visited students and faculty. Charles challenged and encouraged students to rethink their preconceived notions toward Native Americans. “We don’t know what justice looks like when everything we have access to is tarnished,” he said. Additionally, he shared […]


October 28, 2016 - Vatican rolls back cremation use

In 1963 the Vatican allowed cremation but this month the Vatican began to issue tighter rules on how it could be used or stored. It disallowed throwing people’s ashes at sea. Watch the FOX TV News clip for more information. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com


October 26, 2016 - Khan (of Trump, DNC fame) visits Tigard, inspires local Muslims

By Faith News Note, Khizr Khan, who lost his son in the Iraq war and became unexpectedly famous after speaking at the DNC convention and being criticized by Donald Trump, visited Tigard for a meeting held by the Muslim Educational Trust.  A crowd of 750 people gathered to hear him.  […]


October 24, 2016 - Live by the gun, die by the gun

By Tom Krattenmaker Award-winning Portland-based writer The easy availability of guns did not make 6-year-old Jacob Hall safer. It helped make him dead. We ought to remember this boy, who was fatally shot at his elementary school in Townville, S.C., just as we ought to remember the brilliantly applicable teaching […]