Abstinence-Only Classes Reduced Sexual Activity, Study Found Adolescents who took abstinence-only sex education classes were more likely to delay having sex, a new study shows.  In the study, some 662 black 6th- and 7th-grade students, ranging in age from 10 to 15 with an average age of 12, participated in […]

Citing research from cases around the world, Dr. Jeffrey long provides new evidence of existence after death January 25, 2010—Near-death experiences have long been a fascinating phenomenon, prompting more questions than answers. According to a Gallup poll, between 8 to 12 million Americans—around five percent—say they have had a near-death […]

A jury ruled in favor of convicting criminally negligent homicide charge against Jeffrey and Marci Beagley over the death of their teen son for whom the choose prayer over medical treatment for his life-threatening disease. The parents were members of Followers of Christ Church in Oregon City which has made […]

The Plan to Reach 100 Million People in 1 Week By Luis Palau Ministries, Working with Enlace, TBN’s Hispanic network, and the Luis Palau Association’s Hispanic broadcasting friends, LPA will produce six nights of continent-wide, one-hour long interactive TV broadcasts during Easter week (March 28-April 2, 2010). The Q-and-A program […]

Multnomah University Ranked as One Of Oregon’s 100 Best Nonprofits To Work For from Multnomah University News Oregon Business magazine ranked Multnomah University #22 of 33 large nonprofits in its list of 100 top nonprofit organizations. The article, “The 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon 2009,” reported the […]

Family and Faith Film Review: When in Rome By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting When in Rome—Perky romantic comedy about a work-obsessed New York museum curator (Kristen Bell) who travels to Rome for her sister’s (Alexis Dziena) wedding and falls for the best man (Josh Duhamel), but their path […]

Faith and Film Review – Legion By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Legion—Theologically skewed apocalyptic horror outing in which a despairing God unleashes hordes of demonic angels to destroy human civilization but, rebelling against the plan, the archangel Michael (Paul Bettany) battles to defend a remote roadside cafe (owned […]

Here is the results of the Oregon Faith Report online survey on Pat Robertson’s comments.

“Pastors must be more creative in facilitating people-to-people social networking — face-to-face and through the web” LOVELAND, Colo., – Pastors take note: Americans believe they make more new friends in sports bars and restaurants rather than your churches, and watch out, you also have competition from online social media. A […]

Atheist Group Assails Mother Teresa Postage Stamp Photo: Túrelio on Wikimedia-Commson, CC-BY-SA WASHINGTON — An anti-religion group is urging its members to write complaint letters to the U.S. Postal Service over the upcoming issuance of a stamp to honor the late Mother Teresa. In a press release, the Freedom From Religion […]