Homeschoolers win key victory in South Dakota PIERRE, S.D.,– On March 7th, South Dakota Governor Daugaard signed HB 1133 into law repealing an archaic South Dakota law that prohibited families from homeschooling their children until the local school board individually approved each family. Requiring individual family approval wastes resources and […]

Oregon State Senator Mark Hass authors  adult business zoning law Oregon Faith News Note: Oregon State Senator Mark Hass has sponsored two bills to allow cities to establish zoning laws for adult establishments. The laws would need to be put in the Oregon constitution and which requires a vote of […]

Georgene Rice interviews Jim Ware, who along with Kurt Bruner, co-authored the book The Purpose of Passion, Dante’s epic vision of romantic love. The authors explore the secrets of the Divine Comedy and what it reveals about passion, romance, spirituality, and how they are all connected. Men and women will […]

Fake Cancer Stories Fake Cancer story lands St. Helens woman in jail By Oregon Christian Post: A St. Helens woman who lied about having terminal cancer was sentenced to 30 days in jail for perjury and 20 days for theft. Janette Arnold, a single mother of two has lost custody […]

King’s Speech Oscar worthy, but no excuse for vulgarity By Robert Peters, Morality in Media, NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — Robert Peters, President of Morality in Media, had the following comments in response to last night’s announcement that the film The King’s Speech won four Oscars, including […]

Local Catholics prepare for Operation Rice Bowl — Operation Rice Bowl begins Ash Wednesday, March 9 By Catholic Charities in Oregon (Portland, Ore.) – Millions of Catholics in the United States are gearing up to participate in Operation Rice Bowl, Catholic Relief Services’ annual program to raise awareness of global […]

Family-Faith Film Review: Drive Angry By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Drive Angry — Over-the-top, hyper-violent 3-D action flick weaving a vendetta theme into a demonic road trip narrative. In director and co-writer Patrick Lussier’s noisy story — which manages to affront audiences on every level — doomed soul […]

Kulongoski praises new Oregon-Israel alliance By Faith News Note: The Oregon Jewish Review reports that a new business partnership has been created to bring the businesses communities of Israel and Oregon together. The group is called the Oregon-Israel Business Alliance and they just had one of the first meetings at […]

Gay Beaverton student teacher settles for $75,000 Religion Legal News Note: A Beaverton School district teacher who told a fourth grader that he was gay has been given his job back and $75,000. Seth Stambaugh, an elementary school student teacher was fired from Sexton Mountain Elementary after a fourth grader […]

New book “The Gospel according to Bob Dylan” examines religion, Christian history and spirituality of Bob Dylan Louisville, Kentucky—A new book from Michael J. Gilmour examines the spiritual mystique of one of the most respected musicians of the last fifty years. In The Gospel according to Bob Dylan: The Old, […]