Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life With Christmas fast approaching, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life published a new comprehensive demographic report on the size and distribution of the world’s Christian population. The study finds that there are 2.18 billion Christians of all […]

In Four Months, Ian Will No Longer Be Eligible for Adoption! — Ian represents many children who need to be adopted.  hear his story. Holt International Eugene, Oregon In April, Ian will turn 14 and become ineligible for international adoption from China. Eligible and interested families should immediately contact their […]

Kitzhaber proposes reducing welfare time limit Because of budget deficits, Governor Kitzhaber has proposed reducing the time limit for receiving welfare from five to three years. Currently, Oregon residents who qualify may receive cash benefits under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for a life-time limit of […]

At Oregon Faith Report we want to wish you special blessings on the New Year.  We will do our part to start the year off with laughter and hopefully you can finish the year just the same.

Common English Bible Is a Bestselling Translation in Record Time Common English Bible The new Common English Bible  is #10 on the CBA Bible Translation Best Seller list for the month of December. Since the list is based on actual unit sales in Christian retail stores in the United States […]

You have to see it to believe it, and when you do see it you may wish you haven’t. A fight among clerics broke out between two Greek Orthodox sects at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. In the sign of the times you can see one cleric rushing […]

by Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries Sandy, Oregon Congratulations to two Christ followers in the NFL. Drew Brees broke Dan Marino’s all-time single season passing record. If you haven’t read Drew’s book, I recommend it. Earlier this weekend our buddy Jason Hanson, whose Detroit Lions clinched the playoffs, kicked his […]

Different views on church car camping rule in Portland Oregon Faith News Note: Portland City Council has been working towards approval of a one-year pilot program allowing limited camping in cars located in certain church parking lots. The City of Eugene allows for some car camping for churches and business […]

‘Heartbreaking’ Survey: Group Sex Occurring Among Teens Author Teresa Tomeo notes porn’s role in consensual and coerced behavior By Maximus, A study led by a Boston University School of Public Health faculty member revealed that one in 13 teenage girls (ages 14 to 20) have had at least one group-sex […]

Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM interviews Yvonne Ortega, author of “Finding Hope for your Journey Through Breast Cancer”, a survivor herself, she offers helpful and practical advice. Georgene: First, let’s discuss how you learned you had breast cancer, how did you find out and what that was like? Yvonne: I was […]