Georgene Rice interviews Deborah Sheasby, legal counsel with the Alliance Defense Fund, regarding a recent decision by the Arizona Court of Appeals.  The court found Arizona’s Abortion Consent Act constitutional and lifted a judge’s order that had stalled its implementation after Planned Parenthood filed suit.  ADF had joined with others […]

California Sister Assisting Immigrants is Named Winner of National Lumen Christi Award — Sister Gabriella Williams, O.P. and Diocese of San Bernardino to Receive Two $25,000 Grants from Catholic Extension for their Ministries CHICAGO—Catholic Extension today announced that Sister Gabriella Williams, O.P. of the Diocese of San Bernardino, Calif., has […]

by Stephen Schneider Grace Memorial Episcopal Church Portland, Oregon I am now reading a powerful book by Yale professor Miroslav Volf with the inviting title, A Public Faith: How Followers of Christ Should Serve the Common Good. This term, “the Common Good,” is finding its way into the vocabulary of […]

Petition to legalize marijuana in Bend gathers signatures Oregon Faith News Note: KTVZ reports, a former Bend city council candidate, Ron Boozell, is starting a city wide petition in Bend to legalize marijuana and possession in the city. The Measure prevents the City from using its resource to “to restrict […]

Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Excerpts from Press Release. This map shows the locations of 37 proposed mosques and Islamic centers that have encountered community resistance in the last three years…. In many cases, the opposition has centered on neighbors’ concerns about traffic, noise, parking and property values […]

Playboy Club flops on TV: Parents Council cheers Guest Opinion, The pilot episode for NBC’s risk taking Playboy Club proved to be a ratings disaster. After a huge advertising campaign it brought in only 5 million viewers in a critical September roll-out. The pilot ratings are comparable to other soon […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministires EPM Blog Sandy, Oregon Pat Robertson has said something so stunning, so at odds with the Word of God and the heart of our Savior, that when I heard he had said it I thought he had been misunderstood or misrepresented. But listen for […]

Georgene Rice interviews Bradley Wright, author of the book “Upside, Surprising Good News About the State of our World”.  He writes from the perspective of a sociologist. In an age of pessimism, this book offers good news for readers looking for glimpses of hope. He examines issues such as poverty, […]

NASHVILLE, Sept. 16, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — After intense public interest to see the new faith-based movie ‘Suing the Devil’ culminated in one man driving 3 hours in the rain to see the film, the filmmakers have decided on an official church release. “This will bring the film more quickly […]

Millions to Rally on International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., — As summer comes to an end and autumn approaches, Christians around the world are preparing for the 2011 International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP).The IDOP, which was first organized in […]