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October 8, 2013 - 3 ft. tall speaker at Gala shows limitless courage

By Holt International Eugene based adoption organization “I’m proud that my parents chose to not see my limitations, but my potential, and chose me to be part of their family,” shared Holt adoptee and staff member Jordan Love at last weekend’s Holt gala and auction in New Jersey. All proceeds […]


October 7, 2013 - OSU debate: Jesus & Buddha

By Oregon State University Socratic Club The first Socratic debate of the new academic year will be held on Wednesday, October 9th at 7 p.m. in Milam Auditorium on the OSU campus. The topic is “Buddhism and the Teachings of Jesus: Two Perspectives.” The speakers are Prabhu Guptara and James […]


October 6, 2013 - Catholic bashing restaurant finds fans

  By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the reaction of a gay group, the New Civil Rights Movement, to a Chicago eatery that is featuring a hamburger topped with a Communion wafer: Five years ago we protested the desecration of a Communion Host by […]


October 4, 2013 - Fox News host unquotes Jesus

Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has made two best selling history books on the death of famous people – John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Now O”Reilly sets his sights on his latest book, Killing Jesus, which aims to share what we know and do not know about how Jesus Christ […]


October 2, 2013 - Teen births hit record lows.

By National Conference of State Legislatures, Introduction In 2011, teen birth rates reached record lows. However, teen pregnancy, abortion and birth rates in the United States for teens between the ages of 15 and 19 remain among the highest in the industrialized world. Three in 10 girls will be pregnant […]


September 30, 2013 - Eugene helps Ethiopia build kids hospital

By Holt International Eugene based charity On Monday morning, the community of Eugene, Oregon rallied to fill two shipping containers full of donated medical equipment, and get those containers traveling toward Shinshicho, Ethiopia, where Holt is helping to build a maternal-child hospital. Check out some of the stories from local […]


September 28, 2013 - Priest website gets makeover

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, Portland, Oregon Catholic Speaker & Founder of Dynamic Deacon Check out the new look for the Vocation Boom! website, voted the number one vocation website by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops! If you or someone you know or love is thinking about the priesthood, this […]


September 26, 2013 - Former polygamy wife speaks out

The woman involved in a sex abuse case involving a Texas polygamous sect was interviewed by the Today Show on her new book. Please view. (Please note: the sect as the center of the criminal story is an independent movement and not associated with other religious organizations)


September 25, 2013 - Reed College criticized over rowdy gods festival

Reed College criticized over rowdy gods festival By Faith News Note: Before the first lecture of the Humanities 101 class, a required course for all Reed College freshmen, a group of juniors and seniors gather outside the building yelling and gesturing, some dressed as gods, some naked, to demand libations […]


September 23, 2013 - Portland pastor on “12 years as Slave” film

Imago Dei Portland Church A few words from Pastor Eric Knox on an upcoming film: I’m excited about Brad Pitt’s film 12 Years a Slave for sentimental reasons. I was one of those athletes that did the bare minimum in college. If the academic standard to stay eligible was a […]