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 […]

Health Daily News, More movies approved for young viewers are showing alcohol brands, a trend that could influence teen drinking, researchers say. Children’s exposure to movie imagery of tobacco and alcohol has been linked to smoking and drinking at a younger age, heavier drinking and alcohol abuse, said the researchers […]

Attack on Religious Liberties and Non-Profits Bill Passes CA Senate Contact: Karen England, Capitol Resource Institute, The following statement can be attributed to Karen England, Executive Director of Capitol Resource Institute, in response to the passage of Senate Bill 323 on the floor of the California State Senate. Today the […]

Religious Groups Join Effort to Protect Pollinators By Faith News Note A pilot program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon for “faith-based pollinator protection” is an attempt to help reverse the loss of bee populations in our area. The project is part of Ecumenical Ministries’ Interfaith Network for Earth Concerns and […]

A Seattle woman has gone 5 days without eating and she is doing it to save the world. She wishes to show that it is possible to live without consuming so much food.