KGW-TV News looks at how the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage impacts local petition efforts. Please watch the video below.

By Elise Hilton, Cascade Policy Institute   One in five Oregonians participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal government’s “food stamp” program. Despite indications that the national economy is showing signs of revival, SNAP usage is at an all-time high: Food-stamp use rose 2.7% in the U.S. in February from […]

By Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead New Wine Skins Ministry, Oregon Most of us cringe when we hear a knock on the door and see a salesperson there. We often have a similar distaste for the prospects of visiting a car lot as we try to buy a […]

Marriages Forged on the Internet May Last Longer By Health day News, If you’re looking for the perfect mate, a new study suggests you might be on the right track if you turn to the Internet: Married couples who met online were slightly more likely to be happy and stay […]

Faith May Complement Treatment for Mental Illness By Health Day News A belief in God may boost the effectiveness of short-term treatment for mental illness, according to a small new study. The study included 159 psychiatric patients whose levels of depression, well-being and self-harm were assessed at the start and […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial, Democrats have a supermajority in the California legislature, and one fear is that they’ll use it to punish their political enemies. Consider the bill moving fast in the legislature to suspend California’s statute of limitations on child sex abuse torts and expose nonprofits to unlimited litigation. […]

by ParentsRightsinEd Do you think minors teaching a group of adults about porn is “best practice” or “research-based”? Below is a link to yet another article from a non-Oregon resident who attended last month’s Adolescent Sexuality Conference. As you read this, keep in mind that many students and teachers from […]

By Tom Krattenmaker Tom is an award-winning Portland-based writer Recent books Onward Christian Athletes & The Evangelicals you Don’t Know – Featured also at USA Today here God is all good. God is all-powerful. Evil and tragedy happen. Pick two, as the saying goes, but all three of those postulations […]

  Bobby Passmore Gladstone Campus Life, Youth for Christ, Portland Mindy had been a part of my youth group before and had showed up sporadically to club. Eventually, she stopped coming due to work, school, and family. After a couple of months, she showed up again and was excited to […]

TV evangelical pioneer and leader Pat Robinson made headlines recently upon responding to a letter from a wife who is struggling with her husband who is having an affair. Some say he was insensitive to the wife while others say he was offering sound advice on how to preserve the […]