By Daniel Burke Religious News Service (UNDATED) First, the silver lining: people of faith are better citizens and better neighbors, and America is “amazingly” religious compared to other countries, says Harvard University professor Robert Putnam. Now, the cloud: young Americans are “vastly more secular” than their older counterparts, according to […]

Dr. Paul Metzger, Prof. Multnomah University, New Wine, New Wineskins Ministries A Native American Christian woman who attended New Wine, New Wineskins’ conference “Created to Create” said that it was encouraging that we made space for a Native perspective; the dominant Christian culture rarely includes indigenous people in such discussions. […]

By Liberty Legal Institute Govt. Says Religious Leaders Can Speak Out on the Issues: MEDIA ADVISORY, May 12 /Christian Newswire/ — Liberty Legal Institute announced today that the Internal Revenue Service found that pastors who gathered in 2006 for a series of public policy conferences had every right to do […]

By Faith Report, Changing a ministry name is tough.   Sometimes it can lead to the ruin.  Last year, NW Medical Teams made the big switch to Medical Teams International. They grew into 100 countries and the local NW name was too limited for their scope.  The ministry said, “Our new […]

By Beaver Believer, Portland Miss California, Carrie Prejean, was thrust into the national spotlight after answering a pageant question from a judge about same-sex marriage.   She said she supports traditional marriage between a man and a woman.  In true dramatic fashion she came in second place heightening thoughts of persecution.  […]

Mt Angel Abbey has been celebrating the 2000th anniversary of the birth of St. Paul. The picture shows Father Jeremy telling the Pope on the Mount Angel St. Paul Year activities. By Elaine Park, Professor of Religious and Biblical Studies Mt Angel Abbey Oregon Mt Angel Letter, Spring 2009 Pope […]

BUENA PARK, Calif., May 6 /Christian Newswire/ — First Southern Baptist Church in Buena Park, CA will host the first Christian/Muslim Dialogue event. The event is scheduled for 6 PM Pacific time, Sunday May 24th and is open to the public. Reverend Wiley Drake of FSBC, will share the podium […]

ATLANTA, May 5 /Christian Newswire/ — The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) has honored bestselling author Cecil Murphey by giving him the 2009 Extraordinary Service Award, one of their most prestigious awards. This award reflects the great respect the ASJA membership holds for Murphey and his extraordinary service […]

By John Fortmeyer Christian News Northwest Become a subscriber SALEM — It was, admittedly, a visit to the Oregon State Capitol by a special interest group.  But the primary interest of about 300 people who swarmed the Capitol for the second-ever Pastors and Christian Leaders Day on Tuesday, April 14 […]