By Faith News Note, An Oregon group, Parents Rights In Education, released a press release about a new policy that would allow children as young as 15 to be able to receive a sex change operation and have it be covered under the Oregon Health Plan. This story was picked […]

Multnomah University News The Multnomah community grieves the tragic loss of nine of our brothers and sisters in Christ at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Once again we find ourselves mourning because of a senseless and evil act of racially targeted violence. Our hearts are […]

Institute for Religion and Democracy, The General Synod of the United Church of Christ (UCC), which has just under one million members in 5,100 congregations, voted today 508-124 with 38 abstentions to divest from companies conducting business in “Israel-occupied Palestinian territories” and boycott products made in those territories. The church’s […]

Faith News Note, The Oregon bakers who refused to make a same-sex wedding case and were later fined $135,000 by the Bureau of Labor and Industries made a rare interview on Fox News. This morning The Oregonian Editorial mentioned the case, defending the core decision but highlighting over-punishment and free […]

By Faith News Note, A marijuana party was held to honor Oregon’s first day of legalized pot which included public pot smoking and distribution of marijuana eot guests (who were ID’d). See video below:

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the application for a marriage license by Nathan Collier securing a legal union for him and his two Montana wives: “It’s about marriage equality,” is how Nathan Collier put it. And why not? Who among the five justices […]

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe What was billed as a “church and government briefing” here for Oregon’s pastors almost took on the flavor of an old-fashioned revival meeting, thanks to the fervency of both a nationally known news reporter and a local attorney. “Hope is not lost!” declared Fox News […]

by Rick Johnson Better Dads Ministry, Gresham, Oregon “I love you, too” were the final words my dad would say to me before he passed away. Can greater words ever be spoken amidst the knowledge that a final hour was drawing near? I am one of the blessed ones. Not […]

By Congressman Randy Forbes Congressman Randy Forbes, Founder and Co-Chairman of the Congressional Prayer Caucus, announced a new initiative on Tuesday, June 23rd. The purpose of the initiative, called #FaithitForward, is to unite the country around celebrating the positive impact of faith in local communities. Members of Congress across the […]

By Tom Krattenmaker  Award-winning Portland-based writer Recent book: The Evangelicals you Don’t Know Tom’s article also featured on USA Today Charleston slaughter demands we heal our sick society Let this awful moment open our eyes and galvanize our action. After the hideous murders of nine black worshipers in a Christian […]