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January 27, 2011 - Court upholds hiring of people who share same faith

By World Vision, World Vision applauds today’s action by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, upholding our legally protected practice of hiring people who share the same faith. The court rejected a petition to re-hear a case involving three former employees terminated in 2007 because, after several […]


January 26, 2011 - Bill could cause widespread shut-downs of crisis pregnancy centers

Georgene interviews Dr. Thomas Glessner, President of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, and the founder of the first Crisis Pregnancy Center in Seattle. Their legal organization, based in Washington D.C., provides services to Pregnancy Resource Centers all across the country. They discuss a piece of legislation in […]


January 25, 2011 - Oregonian pens two books to celebrate 400th King James Bible anniversary

400th Anniv. of the KJV Sees Two Ground-Breaking Books from Dr. Brake By Multnomah University 2011 is a big year for the King James Version Bible. Not only is it the 400th Anniversary, but Dr. Donald L. Brake, dean emeritus of Multnomah Biblical Seminary and avid Bible collector, will release […]


January 24, 2011 - Religion trends of the new Congress

By Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life Many analysts described the November 2010 midterm elections as a sea change, with Republicans taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives and narrowing the Democratic majority in the Senate. But this political overhaul appears to have had little effect on the […]


January 23, 2011 - Catholic blockbuster film to debut — There Be Dragons

Oscar nominated Roland Joffe, the director of the highly acclaimed films “The Mission” and “The Killing Fields,” has returned to the big screen with the epic movie “There Be Dragons,” a powerful story of love, loss and forgiveness set during the time of the Spanish Civil War. Coming to US […]



January 21, 2011 - China White House visit skips human rights

China Expert Dismayed by Hu Jintao Visit By Population Research Institute, According to internationally recognized China expert Steven W. Mosher, Chinese president Hu Jintao’s official visit to Washington is cause for concern, not celebration. Mosher, who was the first American social scientist allowed into China in 1979, points to China’s […]


January 20, 2011 - Family-Faith Film Review: The Dilemma

Family-Faith Film Review: The Dilemma By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting The Dilemma — Unappealing mix of comedy and drama as a Chicago businessman (Vince Vaughn) and reformed gambler discovers that his best friend and partner’s (Kevin James) wife (Winona Ryder) is cheating with a younger man (Channing Tatum). […]


January 20, 2011 - Alabama Governor Bentley's Christian Remarks: What he & critics said

Alabama’s Governor Robert Bentley made some headline quotes about Christian brothers and sisters on his swearing in as governor at the Montgomery Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church. Here are the three things he said that got the media’s attention… — “There may be some people here today who do […]


January 19, 2011 - Twittering away your significance

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Sandy, Oregon I saw this comic and it reminded me of the pride and presumption of imagining that swallowing toothpaste while brushing your teeth or being stuck in traffic is of compelling enough importance to others to interrupt their lives by telling them RIGHT […]