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November 18, 2012 - Inspirational “cancer” letters compiled in new book

Woman Fulfills Promise to Dying Friend, Publishes Personal Letters That ‘Became Her Miracle’ Jason Jones, “I want you to know that if my illness inspired you to write these stories … the cancer was worth it.” These are the words Margaret Terry’s dying friend Deb spoke to her, after Terry […]

November 17, 2012 - Catholics launch $15 million Hispanic outreach effort

$15 Million National Hispanic Leadership Initiative Announced By Renae Godish, Catholic Extensionannounced the launch of the national Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative, a three-year commitment of strategic investment by Catholic Extension to fund the salaries of 100 new Hispanic lay leaders in poor mission dioceses across the U.S. The initiative is […]

November 16, 2012 - New book and documentary on Noah’s Ark

NEW BOOK: NOAH’S ARK: Ancient Accounts and New Discoveries will be released for sale on October 31, 2012. A new documentary film on the Chinese-Kurdish claimed discovery of Noah’s Ark is being released these days. The documentary film is produced by Clara Wei, a Hong Kong based journalist. She has […]

November 15, 2012 - Oregonians Rank 20th in Charitable Giving

Oregonians Rank 20th in Charitable Giving By Oregon Tax News Oregon ranks No. 20 out of 50 states in charitable giving, according to a new study by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Average contributions of discretionary spending is 4.6 percent and 34 percent of Oregonians volunteer. Portland ranked No. 25 out […]

November 14, 2012 - Portland bus ads spark religious free speech battle

Portland TriMet ads spark controversy By Oregon Faith News Note: Ads on their vehicles are sparking controversy, but TriMet can’t do anything about it. Many people find the ads offensive, but a 2008 ruling by the Multnomah County Circuit Court is forcing TriMet to accept all ads as a matter […]

November 13, 2012 - Lost Oregon WWII chapel found

The last of 11 Camp Adair chapels is finally located By Faith News Note: Amateur historian Gary Richards has finally tracked down all 11 of the Camp Adair military chapels. The 57,000-acre Camp Adair, which was located about six miles north of Corvallis, was built during World War II to […]

November 12, 2012 - Non-religious Americans hits highest level

Excerpt from Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life report “Nones” on the rise. The number of Americans who do not identify with any religion continues to grow at a rapid pace. One-fifth of the U.S. public – and a third of adults under 30 – are religiously unaffiliated today, […]

November 11, 2012 - Value voters buck Presidential re-election wave

by Institute on Religion and Democracy White Catholics, Evangelicals and other Protestant voters appear to have returned to their 2004 party voting preferences in 2012, according to two polls released following Tuesday’s voting. Exit polling released through CNN revealed Protestant Christians (including evangelicals and Mainliners of all races), who made […]

November 9, 2012 - How this local pundit got the election wrong

by Ron Mock Politics Among Friends George Fox University Professors blog I am a political science professor.  I am 56 years old, so this was my 15th presidential election, although I was born in the lull before the party conventions in 1956 and don’t really remember anything substantive about any […]