By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB): In 2010, a pregnant woman went to a Catholic hospital after her water broke. She later claimed that she […]

Portland boy’s pro-same sex marriage Bar-Mitzvah goes viral Faith News Note, A Portland youth gave his Bar Mitzvah speech at the Congregation Beth Israel in Portland and choose the topic of the defense of same-sex marriage. Delving into a hot button current event topic for Oregon Duncan McAlpine gave his […]

Madison Root is an 11 year old Oregon girl who just wanted to sell mistletoe to help pay for her braces.  She quickly learned that running a business is tough but begging for money is easier in the City of Portland.  Watch video below.

By George Fox University George Fox University named one of nation’s ‘20 Healthiest Colleges’ School ranks high on list of ‘best schools for non-drinkers’ and ‘top drug-free campuses’ George Fox University is rated among the nation’s “20 Healthiest Colleges” according to The Daily Beast, a Webby-award-winning national news website “dedicated […]

By Portland Archdiocese Collection for retired religious The special collection for retired religious will be taken on the weekend of December 7 – 8, 2013. The collection asks Catholics to assist those members of religious orders in their retirement years, after they have given a lifetime of ministry to the […]

By Chronos Prize Hollywood’s elite filmmakers have until Dec. 5 at midnight to submit their scripts to the First Annual $50,000 Chronos Prize for the Most Inspiring Screenplay by Established Filmmakers that promotes a greater understanding or love of God. The winner of the $50,000 prize will be honored at […]

By Shawn M. Lindsay Oregon Family Council Protect Religious Freedom Initiative Religious freedom is the first freedom guaranteed by the United States Constitution. It is a fundamental human right and is the right to express, think and act upon what you deeply believe. Religious freedom upholds stability in a diverse […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Please visit his blog   One of the things people from the Center for Bioethical Reform (CBR) do is drive around with trucks showing graphic pictures that include aborted babies. This is not my way of doing it, but I’m fine with […]

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry This piece originally appeared at Sojourners on October 14, 2013. I watched 12 Years a Slave today. The film is based on Solomon Northup’s autobiography by that name. Northrup was a free black man living in Saratoga, N.Y. He was lured away from […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s transition committee: Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of 60 New York leaders to his transition committee. He instructed them to “identify women and men from every part of our […]