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August 24, 2015 - Hayden’s bill empowers mobile medical clinics

Mobile medical clinics get green light By Taxpayer Foundation of Oregon A bill (HB 3139) sponsored by Rep. Cedric Hayden was signed into law on May 21, making it easier for mobile medical clinics to go into communities to provide much needed medical and dental care. The law prohibits local […]


August 21, 2015 - President undermines faith based programs

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the Obama administration’s proposed reforms governing faith-based social service programs: It has been evident from the beginning that President Barack Obama was never serious about strengthening the faith-based initiatives established by President George W. Bush. The latest reforms […]


August 19, 2015 - Oregon Dr. speaks out on assisted suicide

William L. Toffler is an Oregon Health Science University doctor and director of Physicians for Compassionate Care. He wrote this op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. Since the voters of Oregon narrowly legalized physician-assisted suicide 20 years ago, there has been a profound shift in attitude toward medical care—new fear […]


August 17, 2015 - Bible lessons from Baltimore burnings

By Paul Louis Metzger professor at Mutnomah Biblical Seminary “Please respect our leadership. Please respect the work we’ve been doing and will continue to do. Please come and work with us and not for us.” These are the closing words to a post from leaders of local initiatives in Baltimore […]


August 14, 2015 - Another baker in gay wedding cake lawsuit

In light of the Oregon baker case, another case has advanced in the media spotlight. The case comes from Colorado where the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled in favor with a gay couple over a wedding cake case. The court said the business owner cannot rely on religious beliefs in […]


August 12, 2015 - Ore. Christian college lands in Cuba for baseball

Corban University, Salem, Oregon There is a popular phrase: “Timing is everything.” For the Corban University baseball team, that phrase could not have been more true when the Warriors traveled on a historic Mission Trip to Caimanera, Cuba. As the first American baseball team in Caimanera in nearly 60 years, […]


August 10, 2015 - Parachute team members return to NW

By Shelia Allen NW Baptist Convention Photo: Stephanie Gibson oversees a game at a block party in Tumwater, WA for new church plant, The Canvas Church. A homecoming of sorts took place in recent months when Stephanie Gibson arrived back in Tumwater, WA, to assist with The Canvas Church, a […]



August 5, 2015 - Respect, not Ridicule of Muslims

By Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead Paul Metzger is a professor at Mutnomah Biblical Seminary Christians in America need to reflect on two recent issues pertaining to Christian citizenship in a multi-faith society. In early May, Pamela Geller, a New York blogger and anti-Muslim activist, sponsored a “Jihad […]


August 3, 2015 - Rally protest hits Beaverton Planned Parenthood

Following the third video of a controversial hidden video of Planned Parenthood employees talking about selling body parts emerged a nationwide state-by-state rally began in protest. Here in Oregon, a Beaverton Planned Parenthood site was protested. See the KATU-2 video below.