Part 3 of a three-part series Oregon Family Council In the last series we discovered that abstinence-only education does work—teens do listen to and heed its message. But is actual sexual abstinence really important? What difference does it make whether a person starts having sex before marriage or waits? Well, […]

  BY Oregon State University Socratic Club The Socratic Club at OSU will sponsor a lecture by Henry F. Schaefer on the topic, “Stephen Hawking, The Big Bang, and God,” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 21, in the LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU campus. Schaefer will discuss leading […]

Brian Eno Director of Next Generation Ministries Oregon Ministries Network During Christmas break I read the book Killing Lincoln, by Bill O’Reilly. I enjoy reading, but I don’t normally read novels, biographies or fiction. I usually read nonfiction, leadership or spiritual growth type books. This year, I thought I would […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on David Letterman’s latest cheap shots: On February 11 and 13, David Letterman got a little too cute for us. We didn’t say anything on Tuesday about Monday night’s shots, but when spliced together with last night’s, it suggests […]

by Institute on Religion and Democracy Warning of “generational injustice” and an unsustainable federal budget deficit, Evangelicals for Social Action President Ron Sider has resigned his membership in the AARP over its opposition to changes in Social Security and Medicare. In a recent Huffington Post article, Sider, a longtime influential […]

After Washington State passed a same-sex marriage law in 2012, local Oregon groups are starting an Oregon initiative petition to bring the issue to voters. It will be a constitutional amendment. See more in the KGW-8 news video below.

Close and Johnson will work to erase Oregon’s “D” rating on sex trafficking issues By Senator Betsy Close & Betsy Johnson, Salem, OR – Senator Betsy Close (R-Albany/Corvallis) and Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose) are introducing legislation to fight the purveyors of the sex trade in Oregon and protect its victims. […]

 Local Catholic voices on Pope’s resignation Statement of Portland Archbishop Vlazny “This decision surely results from the Pope’s personal prayer, great wisdom and genuine love of the church. The demands of his office have changed greatly during his lifetime. I must say that I admire him all the more for […]

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life On Feb. 12, the French National Assembly is expected to pass a measure legalizing same-sex marriage. Although the bill still needs to win the approval of the French Senate and be signed by the president, it is expected to become law as soon […]

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil rights Bill Donohue comments on an op-ed piece in today’s New York Times: The decision to publish the op-ed by Daniel A. Olivas was malicious. Here’s why. Olivas says he once knew a Latino priest in southern California who was a molester (the […]