Oregon Faith News Note, In a blow to low income families struggling in a down economy is the latest news that Oregon ranks third as the most expensive day care. Studies show that such families spend more money on child care than on rent! Consider that high cost news when […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, A total of 35 churches in Oregon are participating in the local effort calling people to seven days of prayer and fasting for Portland, Oregon and for the nation. Few churches in Oregon as big the ones involved in this project. Pastors from Oregon’s largest […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights The evidence that Jesus had a wife can be ascertained by using a magnifying glass to read a 3.8 x 7.6 centimeter inscription made on a scrap of papyrus. We know nothing about when the scrap was discovered. We know nothing about […]

Lord of the Rings Actor to Play Villain in Upcoming Christian Movie By Beyond the Mask Film John Rhys-Davies of Lord the Rings fame has officially accepted a lead role in Beyond the Mask, a period action-adventure currently filming in the Detroit area. Beloved by American and British audiences alike, […]

New Wineskins, A program of Multnomah Biblical Seminary. On Monday, September 3rd at 7:30 PM, Powell’s City of Books (1005 W. Burnside in Portland) hosted an interfaith dialogue/exchange between evangelical theologian, Paul Louis Metzger (Ph.D., King’s College London), and Zen Buddhist priest, Kyogen Carlson (ordained Shasta Abbey; certified teacher, Dharma […]

France to ban words Father & Mother for same-sex rights reforms  Faith News Note, Under a new law being considered in France, the words “mother” and “father” would be removed from official state documents. The effort is being motivated out of a plan to legalize gay marriage and expand adoption […]

by Michael MacLeod Oregon academic blog Politics Among Friends What does the emergence of Mitt Romney as a Presidential candidate tell us about the American political story? Regardless of whether or not the Republican ticket wins the November election, the possibility that the nation could elect a Mormon as President […]

By Evergreen Presbyterian, Beaverton The Beaverton Religion Forum is returning to Evergreen’s fall schedule. We are hoping to expand beyond our discussions with our atheist and agnostic neighbors to include the Bahai, Ananda, and once again, the Islamic Center of Portland. We hope to discuss with the Bahai, “What is […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Two weeks ago, in the weekly bulletin of an Upper East side Catholic church, there was a letter by six former U.S. ambassadors to the Vatican stating their support for Romney. The priest responsible for including the letter is now the subject […]

Pastor Jeremy Stillwell of Beaverton Foursquare church spoke at the funeral of 17 year old Max McGregor of Beaverton Oregon. McGregor was killed when he was hit by car walking home from a bus stop when the car veered off the road. The car also ran over a fence and […]