By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry   Note from Randy: This is a sobering and important article from The Gospel Coalition’s Joe Carter, explaining how social media is causing our children to suffer, and encouraging parents to be proactive in protecting their children. (And it’s not just children who are […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Oregon Governor Tina Kotek did a great this week. Kotek used her budget veto to strip out a portion of a spending bill (SB 5506) that allocated $500,000 of tax dollars to OHSU to study legalizing prostitution. Kotek also vetoed the portion where $100,000 would […]

By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would support immigrants and refugees overcome common obstacles to naturalization, including language barriers and challenges navigating the search for employment. “The naturalization process shouldn’t be confusing for folks trying to achieve the American dream,” […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry In his 1982 book I Believe in Preaching, John Stott wrote these prophetic words: It is difficult to imagine the world in the year 2000, by which time versatile microprocessors are likely to be as common as simple calculators are today. [This will lead […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, In rural Southern Oregon, Josephine County commissioners voted 2-1 to cut funding to Oregon State University’s Extension Program after more than a century of providing financial support, threatening the future of 4-H, gardening, and other programs.   Commissioners pulled the funding because of what […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry ’ll never forget when I was a young pastor, and we invited Portland’s first and then only crisis pregnancy center to do a presentation at Good Shepherd Community Church. At the time, there were Catholic birthright centers, but only a dozen or so of […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The first of a proposed six city-sanctioned homeless camp is expected to open at Southeast Gideon Street and 13th Place in Southeast Portland by August, providing large-scale temporary camping sites. The encampment is expected to provide safe sleeping shelter for about 200 people in […]

BY US Attorney, Oregon District Press Release, On June 20, 2023, a former Veteran’s Administration police officer and resident of Roseburg, Oregon was sentenced to federal prison for repeatedly placing hidden cameras in sensitive personal locations to capture sexually explicit photos and videos of minors. Robert Wayne Roady, 50, was […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, With shrinking news, there isn’t always a lot of stories on local Muslims and their life.  We foudn a few and thought to share in case you missed them. Last March was Muslim-American Appreciation Month and it was celebrated in Beaverton, thanks to a city […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, Oregon spiritual guru J. Michael Shoemaker and the Movement Center are facing a lawsuit filed by a former student in U.S. District Court in Portland that alleges sexual exploitation, assault and negligence—charges he and his organization deny, according to the Oregonian/OregonLive. The woman, identified by […]