Muslim cleric denies plans to set up terrorist training camp in Oregon Faith News Note, Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Bly, Oregon, in 1999. The camp would have provided material […]

By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Prof. Gary Dorrien to speak on “God’s Economy” 2012 Collins Lecture will explore faithful response to economic crisis With high levels of unemployment and underemployment across the country, a growing divide between rich and poor, and economic uncertainty throughout the world, one question becomes increasingly […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven Today’s guest blogger, Tami Yeager, is the bookkeeper at EPM. She also happens to be an area coordinator for The Voice of The Martyrs. (Read more about Tami.) By Tami Yeager This month marks the 45th anniversary of The Voice […]

Einstein was not an Atheist By Living Waters Publications, The faith of some of the more crusading fundamental atheists has no doubt been bolstered by a letter written by Einstein, in which he said, “The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, […]

Holt International Receives MoneyGram Grant for Education in India By Holt International Eugene based outreach MoneyGram, (NYSE: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, announced a $100,000 grant to Holt International Children’s Services to support girls in India who are at risk of dropping out of school. An international child […]

Excerpt from Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life report “Nones” on the rise. While the ranks of the unaffiliated have grown significantly over the past five years, the Protestant share of the population has shrunk. In 2007, 53% of adults in Pew Research Center surveys described themselves as Protestants. […]

Bruce E. Brown Proactive Coaching Washington-based group for athletes, parents, teachers Boys Little boys are like puppies. Most of the time they are easy going, and they spend a lot of time playing and sleeping. For the most part, they are very cute. They are inquisitive, adventurous, free spirited and […]

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe When the ballots are officially tallied here, will Washington have followed the lead of 32 other states and voted to preserve traditional one-man one-woman marriage for now, or might it be the first to endorse same-sex marriage in a public vote? Unless the vote is […]

by Michal Ann McArthur Last December, Austin Sprout, 16, of Creswell, Oregon, died of a burst appendix because his parents did not seek medical help for him. On September 18,  Russel and Brandi Bellew (his biological mother) pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and were sentenced to five years’ probation. The […]

OAJC will present 2012 Human Relations Award to Senator Merkley Oregon Area Jewish Committee On October 25, 2012 the Oregon Area Jewish Committee will honor Senator Jeff Merkley with its 2012 Human Relations Award. The award will be presented at a dinner to be held at the Benson Hotel with […]