By Catholic League for Religious and Civil rights Bill Donohue comments on the way ESPN and CNN handled recent episodes involving sexuality: On Monday night, during the BCS national title game televised on ESPN, a camera focused on Katherine Webb, the Miss Alabama girlfriend of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron. Announcer […]

by Institute on Religion and Democracy Political shifts, continued economic hardship and changing religious trends could make 2013 a big year for church news. Below are IRD’s predictions for what religious news stories have the most potential to make headlines in the coming year. Ecumenical Councils Struggle: While the National […]

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry Did you know that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 50 million Americans are living in poverty? The 2011 U.S. Census figure for those living in poverty was 46 million. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, the U.S. […]

NE Portland residents ask church to stop sponsoring Boy Scout troop Oregon Faith News Note, A group of NE Portland residents circulated a flyer urging neighbors to ask the Presbyterian Church of Laurelhurst to stop sponsoring a Boy Scouts of America troop because of BSA’s policy on homosexuality. The flyer […]

By Holt International Eugene based chairty We at Holt are deeply saddened by the law recently passed in Russia banning the adoption of Russian children by United States citizens. Although Holt does not currently have an adoption program in Russia and this ban will not affect any families adopting through […]

By JOHN FORTMEYER Christian News Northwest Subscribe   Following the example of concerned parents and citizens in Salem and Keizer, hundreds of people in the Rose City turned out Dec. 3 to voice their objection to Planned Parenthood in their schools.“They’re encouraging behavior that many of us find offensive,” Harold Burke-Sivers, […]

The Wall Street Journal does an interview on Al Jazerra making inroads into American television.

University of Portland to host activist and author Jeff Dietrich Thursday, January 24 By University of Portland University of Portland will host activist, author, and cook Jeff Dietrich at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24. Dietrich will present “Broken and Shared: Tales from a Hippie Kitchen.” The presentation, free and open […]

by Institute on Religion and Democracy Oldline church disputes, threats to religious freedom and Middle East proxy battles made news throughout 2012. Below are IRD’s top church news stories for the year. Presbyterians and Methodists vote against Anti-Israel Divestment: Churchwide gatherings of the United Methodist Church and Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) […]

Eugene pastor at center of abuse case  Oregon Faith News Note: A lawsuit has been filed against the United Methodist Church in Eugene. A Portland man claims he was sexually abused by the pastor in the 1980s when he was a youth. Below is some of the details of the […]