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April 6, 2012 - Timothy Dolan represents new stronger media presence for American Catholics

Cardinal Timothy Dolan has been all over the media in the past few weeks and represents a strong media presence for the voice of Catholics in America.    Below is a Wall Street Journal interview about Dolan’s conversations with the President and a Fox News video interview. From Wall Street Journal, […]


April 6, 2012 - Media impact on youth is changing

Snapshots of Today’s Youth Culture Youth For Christ Portland It always amazes me how much the youth culture changes and how frequently it happens. The changes are often motivated by the ever increasing influence of media. Take a look at how media influences teens: Media/Technology Controls Teens • In General: […]


April 5, 2012 - Vietnam Babylift 37th Anniversary — Eugene group recalls

By Holt International Thirty-seven years ago, on April 5, 1975, Holt evacuated exactly 409 children from Saigon in what has now famously become known as the “Vietnam Babylift.” Holt’s flight – one of several agency-arranged “babylifts” at the end of the war – came two days after President Gerald Ford […]


April 4, 2012 - Lottery: Any better way to spend $56 billion?

By Guest Opinion, Oregon, The $640 million jackpot came and went and does anyone feel any better? I didn’t think so. Last Friday, my local Portland Fred Meyer had 20 people standing in line to get tickets hours before the deadline, “The highest ever” said the clerk. Unfortunately, the aftermath […]


April 4, 2012 - True events inpsire play on inter-faith struggles

George Fox University presents original play, ‘The Broken,’ as its spring drama by George Fox University Production explores the tensions, paradoxes and complications inherent in the clash between two cultures with different ways of expressing their faith George Fox University will bring an ambitious original play to the stage with […]


April 3, 2012 - Bush honors ChinaAid founder

ChinaAid Founder Bob Fu at Launch of George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Freedom Collection freedomcollection.org, ChinaAid founder and president Bob Fu joined other freedom fighters, dissidents, activists, and local community group representatives at the launch on Wednesday of the George W. Bush Presidential Center’s Freedom Collection. The small group was […]


April 2, 2012 - Portland hosts world premier Jewish Haggadah musical event

Oregon Area Jewish Committee Presents A World Premiere Concert – Crossing Over: A Musical Haggadah – Music by Michael Allen Harrison, Book and Lyrics by Michael Allen Harrison and Alan Berg Thousands of versions of Haggadah books exist with their sole purpose to retell the story of Exodus, but never […]


April 1, 2012 - ESPN blocks Christian voter ad from Nascar driver

ESPN rejected an ad from Nascar driver, Blake Kock saying that the television ad went beyond their polices for religious and political advertising content. The television ad was a voter registration promotion ad. You can view below the Fox News interview with Blake Kock.


March 31, 2012 - Titanic 100 — Event honors Christian legacy

Titanic 100: International Event to Celebrate Christian Legacy of Titanic’s Sinking As the world pauses this April to remember the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, one group will gather to celebrate the sacrifice of the men and boys on board the ship who gave their lives so […]


March 30, 2012 - 50-State survey: Prison chaplains, religious extremism, conversion behind bars

By Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life From the perspective of the nation’s professional prison chaplains, America’s state penitentiaries are a bustle of religious activity. According to “Religion in Prisons: A 50-State Survey of Prison Chaplains,” a new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & […]