International Religious Freedom Report for 2011 By U.S. State Department, Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or […]

By Guest Opinion, There is no Chick-fil-A restaurant in Oregon, but that does not mean that the gravity of politics will not pull our state into the debate. Recently Chick-Fil-A’s Chief Operating Officer, Dan Cathy, issued comments about support for traditional marriage which infuriated a Chicago official who at first […]

By Guest Opinion, Nearly 300 zombies showed up to counter-protest the famous and controversial Westboro Baptist Church in Dupont Washington according the Dupont News Tribune.   The Westboro Church protesters were on hand to protest at the Joint Military Base Lewis-McCord.  

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven I was looking over their excellent young adult website, boundless.org, and read the following article concerning the young men who gave their lives to protect the women they loved. I found it touching, inspiring and insightful: Real Heroes at ‘The […]

By JOHN FORTMEYER Christian News Northwest Subscribe It really wasn’t a surprise when Washington’s secretary of state’s office announced June 12 that this November’s statewide ballot will include at least one measure related to marriage. During the previous week, opponents of same-sex marriage had submitted more than twice the number of […]

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Media coverage of both the “Fortnight for Freedom” events sponsored by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), and the competing “Nuns on the Bus” campaign, reveal interesting results. A total of 141 dioceses, involving tens of thousands of Catholics, participated in […]

By Oregon Christian Writers The 2012 Oregon Christian Writers Summer Conference will be held August 13-16 at the Aldersgate Conference Center near Salem, Oregon. Evening keynoter is James L. Rubart, bestselling author, popular speaker, and marketing consultant. Cecil Murphey, Thursday morning keynoter speaker, is a New York Times best-selling author […]

Rev. Jerome McNeil, a Pastor at Christian Chapel CME Church in Dallas Fort Worth gave a moving sermon and then afterwards had a heart attack and died. It shocked the congregation and yet reinforced on how the here and now can be there and went when eternity calls. See the […]

Churches with 300-500 in Weekly Attendance Rate Higher with First-Time Guests By Melanie Smollen, Faith Perceptions, After four years of sending mystery guests into churches to evaluate the first-time guest experience, Faith Perceptions has again released their findings in its annual Church Index. It shows that “large” churches (300 – […]

By Guest Opinion, Portland pastor Cole Brown used to work in the hip-hop industry. While there, he found Jesus, came back to Portland, and wrote a book—Lies My Pastor Told Me. Now he’s written a new book: Lies Hip-Hop Told Me, due to be released on July 2. When he […]