By Tom Krattenmaker  Award-winning Portland-based writer Recent book: The Evangelicals you Don’t Know Tom’s article also featured on USA Today It’s nice to see evangelical Christians citing good-sense reasons for their presidential preferences these days. It seems that many are looking not so much for piety but for traits like […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue The politicization of “Spotlight” began even before it won the Oscar for Best Picture. Actor Mark Ruffalo held a rally outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels; 20 persons showed up. He said he stood by victims of […]

Oregon Legislator Blocks Hearing On Bill Which Would Protect Oregon Children’s Sexual Health Parents Rights in Education On January 27, 2016 Oregon State Representative Mitch Greenlick, Chair of the House Committee On Health Care blocked the scheduling of a hearing for Oregon 2016 House Bill 4061 which would have prohibited […]

NW Baptist Convention Northwest Baptists have opportunity his year to learn an approach to evangelism that involves less talking and more listening, according to Randy Adams, executive director of the Northwest Baptist Convention. In March, a series of one-day “story witnessing” workshops have been slated for eight locations across the […]

From Oregon Right to Life, During this legislative session we have been battling on several fronts against an undercover effort that could take health care decisions out of your hands. We’ve been telling people for years to protect themselves in case they become incapacitated at the end of life or […]

Book challenges youth exodus from church Author Mike Moore will transform the millennial generation with stories that are plainspoken, raw, and relatable in his new book, Love God Hate Church. Millennials are leaving the church in droves. A recent LifeWay survey showed that seven in ten young adults who regularly […]

Senator Knopp Lends Support to Individuals Subject to Criminal Impersonation Oregon State Senator Tim Knopp Press Release, Salem, OR -S enator Tim Knopp (R-Bend) co-sponsored legislation that creates a crime of criminal impersonation. Senate Bill (SB) 1567 passed through the Oregon State Senate on a near unanimous vote. This policy […]

From Oregon Faith News Note, In the ongoing signs of the danger of the rise of candy-snack type marijuana products, a Klamath Falls boy was hospitalized after mistakenly eating a medical marijuana cookie. See news clip below:

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on Pope Francis and Donald Trump: Earlier today, I commented on how the media like to ask Donald Trump to opine about the pope’s position on immigration, but no one wants to ask Hillary Clinton about the pope’s position […]

By Parents Rights In Education, Oregon Health Authority Urges Schools To Amass Data From Students About Their Beliefs And About Their Parents’ Home Behavior A November 4, 2015 letter from Oregon Health Authority Director, Lynn Saxton strongly recommends that Oregon School Boards give their approval of what some parents would […]