Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM interviews Dr. Daniel Lockwood from Multnomah University discusses the new Department of Education’s proposed rules for education institutions, which include 14 directives, including the ability to control curriculum, admissions and hiring standards. Georgene: As I mentioned , Christianity Today ran an article indicating that the Department […]

By Christianity Today International, The 2012 Church & Clergy Tax Guide by nonprofit tax expert, Richard Hammar, J.D., LL.M., CPA, releases this month. This annually updated, exhaustive tax reference includes key developments from the past year. Here are five developments Hammar highlights in this book that you’ll want to find […]

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By Evergreen Presbyterian This Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. the Beaverton Religion Forum returns to Evergreen. Tom Gebhardt of the Center for Inquiry Portland and Keith Thomas, Assistant Pastor of Evergreen Presbyterian Church will answer the question, “Do you need God to be a genuinely moral person?” The forum’s Master of […]

How Tim Tebow Messed Up My Plans & Forced Me to Preach on His Family’s Behalf By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries Sandy, Oregon I was one of those people tweeting and Facebooking to celebrate Tebow and the Broncos winning their playoff game Sunday. They say that after that game […]

Supreme Court hears profanity on TV case By Oregon Faith News Note: The United States Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving the FCC rules governing profanity and nudity on the airwaves. The Obama administration is defending the FCC and the nation’s broadcasters are taking the side of free […]

The Medford Mail Tribune reports that five Southern Oregon women (Shawnie Cannon, Kitti Chandler, Kirsten Savage, Heidi Jarvis & Lisa Anderson) have started a podcast aimed at correcting disinformation about their Mormon faith. They call themselves the Mysterious Mormon Moms. Questions and urban legends surrounding Mormons and the issue of […]

Haiti–Two Years After the Earthquake Informational Event Medical Teams International Oregon based Two years ago, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Southern Haiti. Nearly 230,000 people were killed and millions more were left injured and homeless. Within three days, Medical Teams International staff and volunteers were on the ground in Haiti. Two […]

Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM talks with Robert Velarde – Author of “Wisdom of Pixar,” an animated look at virtue Velarde: We have a long history of Pixar movies, going back to 1995, with Toy Story through Toy Story 3, another phenomenal success. It is a great way to get people […]

By Institute for Religion and Democracy Washington, DC—Denominational conventions, changing religious trends and a U.S. presidential election could make 2012 a big year for church news. Below are IRD’s predictions for what religious news stories have the most potential to make headlines in the coming year. Redefinition of “Pro-Life”: In […]