Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon applauds Oregon Legislature for passage of workplace religious liberty bill By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) today applauds the Oregon State Legislature for passing SB 786-A, a workplace religious liberty bill.  SB 786-A requires that employers provide reasonable accommodation to religious observance […]

Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu brings message of ‘transformation through forgiveness’ to thousands in Oregon By Deirdre Steinberg Oregon Episcopal Church News The world’s best-known Anglican brought his message of “The Transformative Power of Reconciliation in Society,” to Oregon on May 4, when he was the honored speaker at Ecumenical Ministries […]

Pro-Life Action League — CHICAGO, June 1 /Christian Newswire/ — “We deplore the killing of George Tiller on Sunday morning,” said Joseph M. Scheidler, national director of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League. “It has always been my philosophy that we convert abortionists,” said Scheidler. “As activists committed to saving lives, […]

Conversations with Dr. George Wood General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Insights from an interview with Mart Green, CEO for Mardel Christian Bookstores and son of the founder of Hobby Lobby, Int’l There are a number of business men and women who serve the Lord as lay people, running […]

By Tom Fuller, Oregon author “Oregon At Work: 1859-2009” “Images of America: Salem” Oregon celebrates 150 years of statehood this year. It’s kind of cool to look back 150 years to see what things were like, working in 1859, as opposed to 2009. In 1860, just a year after statehood, […]

Pope Benedict XVI Completes Historic Holy Land Pilgrimage NEW YORK, May 29 /Christian Newswire/ — On May 15, Pope Benedict XVI completed his first papal pilgrimage to the Holy Land, visiting and praying at holy sites and making a concerted effort to build bridges of peace between Judaism and Christianity.”I […]

Catholic Movie Reviews.org — Off we go into the wild blue yonder—literally—with this instant classic, the story of Carl Frederickson (voice of Ed Asner), a grumpy septuagenarian who decides to get away from it all by relocating his home to South America with the help of thousands of colorful balloons. […]

Kigali Festival with Andrew Palau will culminate a Season of Service By Andrew Palau, Beaverton KIGALI, Rwanda May 27 /Christian Newswire/ — Rwanda President Paul Kagame met with international evangelist Andrew Palau in April to pledge his support for Palau’s upcoming Kigali Festival. As part of the festival in July, […]

Former NBC show Three Wishes hosted by Amy Grant is returning to TV on the GMC channel. ATLANTA, May 28 /Christian Newswire/ — Gospel Music Channel (www.gospelmusicchannel.com) has acquired the television rights to the off-net series “Amy Grant’s Three Wishes” and “Clash of The Choirs” and will air the shows […]

Michael Paulson of The Boston Globe said the Obama nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor; “[S]he will be the sixth Catholic on the nine-member court. That is a remarkable accomplishment for American Catholics, who make up 23 percent of the nation’s population, and will now potentially hold 67 percent of the […]