Below is a transcript from a Georgene Rice KPDQ-FM interview with Beth Felker Jones, Assistant Professor of Theology at Wheaton College and author of “Touched by a Vampire: Discovering the Hidden Messages in the Twilight Saga”. [Please take an Oregon Faith survey on Twilight here] Georgene: I know when the […]

Jimmy Carter tries to rally liberal Baptists Institute on Religion and Democracy Seeking to provide “an alternative voice to more strident Baptist voices,” a group of liberal Baptists convened by former President Jimmy Carter is meeting this week in Atlanta, Georgia and at remote viewing sites in several cities. The […]

Penn State Coach Joe Paterno was recently fired as head football coach. The video below shows when a crowd of supporters flocked to Paterno’s house. Paterno tries to rally school spirit and then makes a most unexpected request to pray for the victims of child abuse. The video went viral […]

Donations up 5% — despite recession The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) announced today that cash charitable giving to ECFA members continues to be very strong, totaling $9.38 billion last year, a 5.8 percent increase from the 2009 level of $8.87 billion. “It […]

Dead Man Walking author & Rabbi speaks at UofO Oregon Faith News Note: The University of Oregon hosted a nationally known death-penalty opponent, Sister Helen Prejean, who is a prominent author of which the movie Dead Man Walking is based upon. Sister Helen Prejean was joined by Rabbi Will Berkovitz […]

Catholic Charities human trafficking program loses Federal funds Loss eliminates comprehensive assistance for immigrant victims of human trafficking in Oregon By Catholic Charities, Oregon Human trafficking victim’s assistance in Oregon will face a major setback on Nov. 30, when Catholic Charities’ Outreach and Support to Special Immigrant Populations (OSSIP) program […]

Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM, interviews Jonathan Saenz, the Legislative Director of the Liberty Institute. They discuss the controversy of the textbook social study standards being discussed and set by the Texas State Board of Education. GEORGENE: Due to the large number of textbooks purchased by Texas, their standards have implications […]

by Kelly Clark, Oregon writer The Gospel of Bill W. Blog Penn State University Administration officials on Tuesday abruptly cancelled the scheduled press conference by legendary football coach Joe Paterno, where he was scheduled to discuss his role in the unfolding sex abuse scandal engulfing Penn State. Speculation is all […]

by Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy, Oregon Sunday, November 13, is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church, a global day of intercession for persecuted Christians worldwide. It’s a day to remember and pray for the hundreds of men, women, and children killed for Christ each day, […]

It is not often a faith message makes the top ten “Popular videos on the web” on You Tube. Even more rare is to see a video go viral based mostly upon a person speaking for 5 minutes as opposed to the usual pet antics or outrageous moments caught on […]