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March 7, 2013 - Portland man faces terrorism charges

Portland man faces terrorism charges Portland resident who worked for the City of Portland (Columbia Boluevard Wastewater Treatment plant) has been charged by authorities with aiding terrorist groups in Pakistan. Part of allegations include wiring $750 from an Oregon store to people connected with terrorists. Here is more from the […]


March 6, 2013 - Abortion tax funding measure petition starts

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe An effort — largely energized by concerned Christians — to let Oregon voters have their say on state funding of abortion fell short last year, but those behind it are wasting no time at trying again. On Jan. 1, a new citizen initiative to stop […]


March 5, 2013 - Pastor jailed in Iran captures local attention

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven Some of you have followed the story of the Iranian pastor Saeed Abedini. I’ve included a video in this post in which his wife Naghmeh speaks of her husband’s eight year sentence to a horrific prison. Saeed was in Iran […]


March 4, 2013 - Portland among film premier of sex-trafficking film

Portland is among the 20 opening cities to feature the film Not Today about human Trafficking. By Michael Conrad Not Today Movie KariJobeNT from Not Today the Movie on Vimeo. Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning Christian recording artist Kari Jobe — along with an impressive list of global partners — is […]


March 2, 2013 - Priest to be awarded Medal of Honor

By Kevin Wandra He was a soldier. He was a war hero. He was a priest. His Cause for Canonization is being considered by the Vatican. And now Fr. Emil Kapaun will receive the Medal of Honor from the President of the United States. Fr. Emil’s heroic story will be […]


March 1, 2013 - Bias behind Catholic surveys

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue addresses a Pew Research Center survey of Catholics that was released on February 21: The Pew Research Center survey is entitled, “U.S. Catholics Divided On Church’s Direction Under New Pope.” Not surprisingly, most media outlets ran similar headlines. I have […]


February 28, 2013 - Oregon AG makes second child porn bust

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTES EUGENE MAN IN CHILD PORN CASE By Oregon Attorney General   Catalin voda Dulfu, 54, was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison after the Eugene resident was convicted two weeks ago of multiple counts of first- and second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse. Dulfu […]


February 27, 2013 - Parental rights & school health clinics

By Lori Porter Former middle school teacher, Parents’ Rights in Education A new school-based health center is scheduled to open within the next few weeks at Century High School. Should parents be excited or apprehensive? Since 2011, districts across Oregon have received more than $7 million of federal money to […]


February 26, 2013 - Bill addresses Pledge in classrooms

Bill addresses Pledge in classrooms By Faith News Note, Below is a bill to require the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited every day in Oregon schools.


February 25, 2013 - Dalai Lama to visit Portland

By University of Portland Maitripa College and University of Portland are honored to co-sponsor His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, on the University of Portland campus on May 9, 2013 for the first of two public events in Portland as part of The Dalai Lama Environmental Summit on […]