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March 11, 2020 - Christian-based scouting group rises

By Christian News NW Newspaper, Subscribe A small blond-haired boy wearing a black and neon green jacket laughs as he darts around the fellowship hall. He dodges under tables and fumbles his way around padded chairs, stopping only momentarily to look around. Then, his eyes flash — and off he […]


March 9, 2020 - Top religious rights defender coming to Portland

Michael P. Farris, president, CEO, and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom will be speaking at the 2020 Oregon freedom Rally on March 28th. Farris was founding president of both the Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College. He specializes in constitutional appellate litigation and has argued before […]


March 6, 2020 - Supreme Ct. to take same-sex foster case

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on an important case that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear: We may not know the outcome until the spring of 2021, but it looms as one of the most important cases pitting gay rights […]


March 4, 2020 - CA bill bans boy and girl toy, clothing aisles

By Pacific Justice Institute—Center for Public Policy Sacramento, CA—The Pacific Justice Institute—Center for Public Policy (PJI-CPP) is opposing new legislation that threatens to fine retailers for separating boys’ and girls’ clothing, toys, and other childcare products. Assembly Bill 2826, introduced by Asemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley), would impose fines of […]


March 2, 2020 - Does God need to apologize for world suffering?

Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon based ministry We have great staff members at EPM, and one of those is Doreen Button. She has worked as one of my editors for many years and does an excellent job. She also serves with Life Impact Ministries, an outstanding organization that offers hosted places […]


February 28, 2020 - Religious Rights win

Wall Street Journal Editorial, The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals broke no new legal ground last week when it reversed its earlier decision ruling that a cross erected on a public park in Pensacola, Fla., had to go. But it carries the message that the so-called Lemon legal test that […]


February 26, 2020 - 140 human trafficking victims in Clackamas County

By Faith News Note, Federal officials describe human trafficking as modern-day slavery and one of the fastest-growing criminal industries in the world, but last year only counties in Oregon prosecuted any cases. That’s because most state and local agencies and even the general public don’t believe it exists, said Rusty […]


February 24, 2020 - Solutions to Oregon homeless crisis

Featured in the Oregon Transformation Newsletter, Q and A with Chuck Bennett, Mayor of Salem, Oregon You’ve been a journalist, state legislator and lobbyist. In an era when many would rather not be involved in public service, what have you found rewarding about being the mayor of Salem? I’ve spent […]


February 21, 2020 - UPS blocks employees from praying

Liberty Counsel, United Parcel Services (UPS) has discriminated against employees’ religious freedom for voluntarily praying together before work. Several drivers also have been fired. Liberty Counsel sent a demand letter to UPS stating that drivers’ prayer meetings must be allowed again, and the drivers who have been fired must be […]


February 19, 2020 - Hong Kong church stands firm amid chaos

By NW Baptist Witness, By Sue Sprenkle, Baptist Press: Months of unrest and protests have transformed Hong Kong from a hub of global finance to an unpredictable place of upheaval. Butch Tanner, pastor of Kowloon International Baptist Church (KIBC), sees the wear and tear from the last six months in […]