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September 14, 2012 - Religious Freedom Film Debuts — Last Ounce of Courage

The film, Last Ounce of Courage, has been gaining national television and radio media attention for speaking a strong religious liberty message in the middle of a hot political season. Religion film review site, Dove Foundation, says of Last Ounce of Courage “This inspirational movie is well done and has […]


September 13, 2012 - TBN showcases thriving Portland church Imago Dei

By Imago Dei Portland Church This month, Rick (Pastor of Portland’s Imago Dei church) was interviewed Tony Campolo on TBN.com. He talks about how Imago Dei was founded, his heart in the process and the impact God’s kingdom is having on the city. “Once God rescued me from building a […]


September 12, 2012 - Ministry blasts casino measures

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) joins with citizens and groups across the state in recommending a NO vote on Measures 82 and 83 on the Oregon ballot. By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Measure 82 would amend the constitution and authorize the establishment of private non-reservation casinos under certain circumstances, and […]


September 11, 2012 - Church tries rap video to reach people

By Oregon Faith News Note, The Gold Creek Community Church in Mill Creek just produced a rap video to get people thinking about coming back to church. A few of their middle-aged members spent 100 hours putting together a catchy song and top notch video set an originally created rap […]


September 10, 2012 - Author rebukes Pat Robertson on adoption swipe

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven Last year I expressed my opposition to Pat Robertson’s horrific statements about encouraging a man to divorce his wife with Alzheimer’s so he could have a meaningful relationship with another woman. I followed up with a second blog after […]


September 9, 2012 - Why are you getting married?

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers Catholic Speaker & Founder of Dynamic Deacon Portland, Oregon During the first session of marriage preparation, I ask the couple a simple question: Why are you getting married? They typically look at each other for a while and then respond, “We’re in love” or “We’re compatible.” Sadly, […]


September 8, 2012 - Cardinal Dolan's prayer at both political conventions

Dolan provided key prayer times at both Democrat and Republican conventions. Dolan did speak about protecting the unborn and religious liberty calling it the “first, most cherished freedom.” and warning against “replacing moral laws with the idols of our own making or to remake those institutions you have given us […]


September 7, 2012 - Portland Church may be tied to dozens of abuse victims

Faith News Note: A 29-year-old woman filed a civil lawsuit this week against one of state’s larger churches — the Apostolic Faith Church in Portland for abuse that occurred 20 years ago in the day care center. A 1994 suit against the church pointed to the same abuser. No charges […]


September 6, 2012 - Tension over convention closing prayer by Cardinal Dolan

By Robert George Professor of jurisprudence, Princeton University. If, as the Obama-Biden campaign alleges, there is a “war on women,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, is its field marshal. If opposition to same-sex marriage is “bigotry,” as many on the left insist, then Cardinal Dolan—as the most […]


September 6, 2012 - Video: Dems re-insert God & Jerusalem into platform

Earlier this week at the Democratic Party Convention delegates removed the word “God-given” from a statement in their platform and also removed mention of Jerusalem as the capitol of Israel. Then during the week it was changed. See below for the video of the change.