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June 22, 2020 - Online Schools Opportunity Denied By Oregon

This article provided by Oregon Transformation Newsletter, Online schools could be a godsend for students and parents alike, but Oregon has shut down that opportunity By Nicole F. Miller, CEO of Word’s Out PR Each family is experiencing the coronavirus pandemic in their own way. In our family of four, […]


June 19, 2020 - Survey: Government’s role in church inner politics

By BECKET – Religious Liberty for All In a new survey of a nationally representative sample of American adults, respondents showed an intuitive understanding of and support for the First Amendment principles that protect a religious organization’s ability to determine its own religious mission and beliefs, including by selecting those […]


June 17, 2020 - CA court: Theaters before churches

By Pacific Justice Institute Salinas, CA – A federal court in the San Francisco Bay Area has determined that churches do not contribute to a vibrant and fun atmosphere and therefore may be excluded from Salinas’ downtown area. New Harvest Christian Fellowship has rented space along Main Street in Salinas […]


June 15, 2020 - Response to Supreme Ct. shutdown ruling

The Oregon Supreme Court Ruling and Our Statement By Kevin Mannix, Common Sense Oregon We have a ruling from the Oregon Supreme Court in our litigation challenging the Governor’s lockdown orders as to businesses and churches. Our argument was that the 28 day time limit of lockdown order authority applied […]


June 12, 2020 - HBO drops Gone with the Wind, yet keeps Bill Maher?

Rabbi Aryeh Spero, President of the Conference of Jewish Affairs The corporate boys are so anxious to prove that they are not racists that they are flexing their moralistic muscles beyond recognition. WarnerMedia, which is owned by AT&T, has said that it will pull “Gone With the Wind” from its […]


June 11, 2020 - Churches need to stand up for their rights

By Bridget Barton This article provided by Oregon Transformation Newsletter. It must be a cold day in hell. How else can we explain that President Trump shows far more spiritual fervor and passion for freedom of religion than the Northwest’s Catholic bishops, and certainly more than any Protestant leaders? Faithful […]


June 8, 2020 - Lawsuit helps Gov. Brown ease church restrictions

Alliance for Defending Freedom, Nine days after Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of two Oregon churches, Gov. Katherine Brown has issued new COVID-19 guidance that relaxes restrictions on church gatherings. The June 4 guidance revises the state’s public health ordinance to no longer treat churches […]


June 5, 2020 - Protest OK, but not church services?

By Catholic League of Religious and Civil Rights, “Anyone who tries to get in the water, they’ll be taken right out of the water.” That’s what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently said about his corona virus policy. Who will take them out of the ocean? The cops. […]


June 3, 2020 - ‘I hate quarantine. I hate this. I hate all of it’

Portland Youth for Christ, Even though we can’t meet face to face right now in this season, we are still reaching out and keeping up with our students. For many, this is a season of isolation. We are called to serve and love on our students as Christ does for […]


June 1, 2020 - Churches, Ministries Adapt To A Surreal World

By Christian News NW The Coronavirus pandemic continues By John Fortmeyer, CNNW publisher It’s several weeks now into the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and life still seems strange, surreal — definitely different in every way.  “Normal” is out the window and it seems like everyday life will never be the same. Whether […]