Faith News Note, The first day for the stores in Washington to begin selling recreational marijuana has begun and the news out of the stores is big demand and high prices.

By ST. Luke Productions Battle Ground, Washington He was an actor first. That’s the thing that inspired me to start Saint Luke Productions. Pope John Paul II, who’ll be canonized, started out as an actor. In 2003, I brought “Thérèse” to the Vatican for an official screening. John Paul II […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue notes the reaction of bigots to the Hobby Lobby case: “Once again an all-Catholic, all-male, all-ultra-conservative majority of five has voted en bloc to eviscerate fundamental rights,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor of the atheist Freedom From Religion Foundation. Yup. Catholics […]

By Oregon Right to Life, In a close 5-4 ruling, in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court struck down the HHS mandate this morning. They ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, Conestoga Wood and other companies, which, on the basis of their religious conviction, objected to […]

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry By Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead*  Introduction Over the course of recent weeks three high profile events have taken place with serious ramifications for freedoms of speech and religion. They provide Evangelicals and other Christian groups with […]

Tom Ciesielka Pro-Life Action.org America’s foremost grassroots pro-life activist organization is applauding  U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McCullen v. Coakley. The nation’s high court struck down the restrictive Massachusetts abortion clinic buffer zone law, allowing pro-life sidewalk counselors to resume sharing life-saving alternatives with abortion bound women. “Today’s ruling is […]

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe Transgender student alleges George Fox bias on housing A “transgender” student — who has medically, socially and legally sought to transition from female to male — has filed a federal complaint against George Fox University because the school won’t let the student live next school […]

A West Linn 17-year old girl, Maddi Higgins, recently died in a car accident, with the year prior she had signed up as an organ donor. This allowed doctors to donate her kidney, heart & lungs to those in need. It is a beautiful Oregon act of love. Watch the […]

By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon EMO statement on Reynolds High School shooting Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon laments the tragedy of violence resulting in death, wounding and terror at Reynolds High School near Portland. Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon calls upon all houses of worship to pray for the victims’ families and […]

Mega Churches Rate Higher with First-time Guests and Micro Churches are Friendliest By Melanie Smollen Faith Perceptions has once again released their findings in their annual Church Index. This 2014 index incorporates data collected over six years and 4,288 worship services to shed light on how churches of different sizes […]