By Kathryn Hickok, Cascade Policy Institute Common sense should intuit that suppressing the healthy operations of a normal human body is not “preventive” medicine. One might also think it could be an offensive political point to call doing so requisite for women’s workplace advancement. However, the Department of Health and […]

By University of Portland The film “Dawn of the Dead” will be featured Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7:15 p.m. as part of the series called “Bringing Eyes of Faith to Film.” The event, free and open to the public, will be in Franz Hall, Room 223 on the University of […]

The Living Savior Lutheran Church in Tualatin reopened to its first service after being set afire back in March. Two 13-year old boys were convicted in that fire. It is believed that the teens obtained keys to the church from their involvement of charity groups using the meeting hall during […]

Portland bomber planned to leave country Oregon Faith News Note: Mohamed Mohamud planned to flee to Yemen after he detonated a 1,800-pound bomb at Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square during the 2010 Christmas tree lighting ceremony, government prosecutors allege. Thankfully, the bomb never exploded, and Mohamud was arrested for attempting to […]

by Institute on Religion and Democracy   “These denominations have a history of being anti-Israel in their pronouncements over the past three decades.” -Mark Tooley, IRD President Washington, DC—Several major Jewish organizations have cancelled participation in the next meeting of a Christian-Jewish Roundtable after the Christian groups sent a letter […]

Liquid Church hosts a forum on celebrating Halloween. Tim Lucas, Lead Pastor of the non-denominational Christian church, Liquid Church in NJ, addressed the question many Christians are asking this fall about Halloween. In 2012, sales of Halloween-related goods nationwide are expected to exceed all previous years, with retail sales of […]

By Catholic League for Religious and civil rights Bill Donohue explains how the Catholic League is responding to the bigotry and censorship of Hollywood elites: On October 17, FX will air the first episode of the series, “American Horror Story: Asylum.” It depicts an evil Catholic home for the criminally […]

Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Neil Lomax, an assistant coach at Roosevelt High School who set multiple NCAA passing records as a quarterback at Portland State University before embarking on an All-Pro career in the National Football League, has been elected to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Hall of Champions. FCA […]

By Tony Kriz New Wine Skins A program of Multnomah Biblical Seminary. Election seasons divide people.  They do so almost by definition: positions taken, votes collected, ideological-bases solidified (and polarized). I fear that there is little to no hope.  Maybe for this one season, we need to accept that we […]

Church adopts unengaged people group in West Africa By Sheila Allen By NW Baptist Convention Members at Valley Baptist Church in McMinnville, Ore., intend to prove a lone church can make a difference in the world, one mission trip at a time. Pastor Ronny Cooksey was struck by the emphasis […]