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January 25, 2013 - Catholics criticize Colorado Civil Union Bill

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil rights Colorado’s Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing today on a civil unions bill. Bill Donohue addresses its flaws: In 2006, the people of Colorado said no to gay marriage. Last year, lawmakers took up the issue of civil unions for homosexuals, […]


January 24, 2013 - Moving Beyond the Christian-Muslim Impasse

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry Challenging Evangelical Assumptions co-authored by Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead Evangelicals face enormous challenges in the pluralistic public square in the 21st century, especially among Muslims. Suspicion and fear of Muslims exist in many quarters as a result […]


January 23, 2013 - Portland ministry part of ABC Extreme Makeover

By All God’s Children International, Portland adoption ministry  In a rare quiet moment on the front porch of the Watson home, Daniel and Mandy share with AGCI their journey to adopt. Before creating a nonprofit to help single mothers, and before the excitement of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, God gave them […]


January 22, 2013 - Portland Catholic students attend Social Justice Summitt

Portland area Catholic students attend Social Justice Summit on human trafficking By Faith News Note, Seventy-five students from six Portland area Catholic high schools attended Jesuit High School’s first-ever Social Justice Summit. The focus of the summit was human trafficking for sex and labor. Speakers urged the students to help […]


January 21, 2013 - Salem churches unite for Martin Luther King

Salem churches unite for Martin Luther King By Faith News Note: From Salem Statesman Journal, “Several churches in the community came together Sunday to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.About 100 to 125 people attended the free event at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem for a […]


January 21, 2013 - MLK Day becomes Day of Service for George Fox

By George Fox University Students, staff from George Fox volunteer at MLK Day of Service in Portland Jan. 21 Students and staff from George Fox University will join about 1,000 volunteers from 10 other colleges and universities to serve at the fourth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service […]


January 20, 2013 - CFDB: Top 10 Christian Films 2012

Christian Film database This list is not a list of films released in 2012 but rather a list of the most viewed films on CFDb between January 1, 2012 and December 25, 2012. The point of this list is to show what the most popular films were in 2012 no […]


January 19, 2013 - Catholic Charities: Help for Oregonians with Lupus

  By Oregon Catholic Charities NEW PARTNERSHIP TO TRANSFORM LIVES OF OREGONIANS WITH LUPUS  Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus and Catholic Charities are announcing that they will be working together to empower Oregonians who are living with lupus. The two nonprofits will be pooling their expertise to ensure that people receive […]


January 17, 2013 - Oscar winner leaves Scientology

Faith News Note: It is a Hollywood tradition to hear celebrities share their Scientology, but now NBC is reporting about an Academy Award winning director< Paul Haggis, who has left Scientology making him the most recognizable person to leave. But every story has two sides, and later in the NBC […]


January 17, 2013 - Faith & Film: Les Miserables is testimony to God’s redemption

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven I love the redemptive message of Les Misérables, from book, to stage, to screen. It reminds me of the song “Amazing Grace,” because it is deeply loved even by those who don’t fully believe its message. The beauty of […]