Shawn Findley of Salem came home one night to find many of Christmas lawn decorations stolen.  Because the same thing happened last year, he was prepared with video surveillance which showed two teen boys raiding his lawn about 9:30pm.  Unfortunately, the video was not clear enough to make out more […]

From Multnomah University News Dr. Willard M. Aldrich passed away due to natural causes on November 27, 2009. He was 100 years old, and served as President Emeritus at Multnomah University. Dr. Aldrich founded Multnomah School of the Bible with Dr. B.B. Sutcliffe and Dr. John Mitchell in 1936. He […]

The Blind Side movie is making powerful impact on audience and actress Sandra Bullock By Beaver Believer, The miracle movie of the year is the film The Blind Side — a true life underdog story filled with heroic and spiritual themes.  The story itself is a miracle.  Veteran NBC Sports […]

Below is a transcript from a Georgene Rice KPDQ-FM interview with David Berlinski, a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture and the author of several controversial essays and books, including his latest, “The Deniable Darwin”. Georgene: Would Darwin be surprised at the utter loyalty many scientists […]

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Oregon Faith Report Reader Survey 1. Do you think a Governor or U.S. Senator who has been caught in adultery should be forced to resign in most circumstances? Here are the results; Yes 50% No 35.7% Undecided 14.3% Additional reader comments included, – Yes, and the President – He should be […]

by Matthew E. Berger Religion News Service WASHINGTON (RNS) Hate crime incidents targeting people based on their religion were at their highest frequency last year since 2001, according to a new report. The report, compiled by the Anti-Defamation League from FBI data, found 1,519 religious hate crimes in 2008, accounting […]

Faith and Family Film Review: Old Dogs By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Old Dogs— Passable comedy in which a sports marketing executive (Robin Williams) learns, seven years after the fact, that his quickly annulled second marriage produced fraternal twins (Conner Rayburn and Ella Bleu Travolta) whose mother (Kelly […]

Faith and Family Film Review:The Princess and the Frog By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting The Princess and the Frog— Enchanting animated musical, set in 1920s New Orleans, in which a voodoo sorcerer (voice of Keith David) casts a spell that complicates the lives of a visiting prince (voice […]

Archdiocese of Portland in full compliance with Charter for Protection of Children By Portland Archdiocese, The Archdiocese of Portland was found to be in compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People for 2009.  A letter of compliance was sent to Archbishop John G. Vlazny by […]