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 […]

Basic Rights Oregon announced this week that there will be no initiative petition drive for the 2012 ballot but possible for the 2014 ballot. Press Release excerpts from Basic Rights Oregon and Oregon Family Council are listed below: Basic Rights Oregon — Press Release excerpts “For three years, Basic Rights […]

Wardrobe Malfunction case faces setback The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit threw out a $550,000 fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission against the CBS TV network for its airing, during halftime of the 2004 Super Bowl, of nudity in what has become known around the world […]

NW church foils arsonist Oregon News Note: An arsonist broke into the United Methodist Church in Castle Rock, Washington. The suspect tried to start a fire six separate times inside the church but failed. The video captures the many objects he burned but was unable to set fully aflame. The […]

A new national Public Religion Research Institute poll reveals faith role in politics, income redistribution, Mormon candidates & Obama. Public Religion Research Institute WASHINGTON, D.C. – A strong majority (60 percent) of Americans say that society would be better off if the distribution of wealth were more equal. A new […]