By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry I took my family to see the new Spielberg movie Lincoln over the Thanksgiving weekend. The theater was packed. I sensed throughout the movie that the audience was engaged, caught up in the drama. The acting was great. So […]

This week is when Washington will formally begin accepting and processing same-sex marriage licenses after a public vote approved the law last November. Many questions abound such as the role of clergy and out of state licenses were some of the most common questions surrounding the new law. To sort […]

By Holt International Eugene based charity Holt International is proud to announce that Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) became a cosponsor of the Making Adoption Affordable Act (S. 3616/H.R. 4373), which prevents the adoption tax credit from expiring on December 31. The legislation, originally introduced by Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA), supports […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, David Green is the largest evangelical benefactor in the world. Forbes magazine estimates that his net worth is about $4.5 billion and that he has given away upwards of $500 million over his lifetime. Technically, Green and his family own 100% of the arts and […]

Thomas More Society Defends Private Religious Speech in “North School Park,” a Traditional Public Forum The Arlington Heights Park District as well as other city officials have received a letter of complaint for their decision to reject a Nativity scene as part of an annual holiday display held in one […]

Restaurant challenged over church discount By Faith News Note, Restaurants offering discounts to customers is a common practice, but is offering a discount for a church bulletin amount to religious discrimination? One Pennsylvania restaurant got challenged. One local newspaper reported, “A conflict over a promotion offering discounts to restaurant patrons […]

By Catholic League for Religious and civil rights The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the Fourth Circuit of Appeals to hear the constitutional issues involved in two provisions of ObamaCare, formally known as the Affordable Care Act. Previously, the circuit court ruled that a challenge by Liberty University to ObamaCare was […]

By Rick McKinley is pastor of Imago Dei Portland Church I was asked to contribute to the CNN “Belief Blog” on the topic of Black Friday. Below is a selection from my post. *This content is posted with permission from CNN. As I watched the scene on TV, I imagined […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, Oregon state Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland) plans to introduce a bill proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the death penalty and substitute life in prison without possibility of parole. If the legislators pass the bill, Oregonians would then vote on the amendment in the 2014 […]

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry You may have come across statements to the effect that the apocalypse is at hand given the election results. You may have heard similar statements from those whose candidates won, if they had lost. It certainly makes me wonder […]