By Miriam Rainwater NW Baptist Witness, (photo: Northwest Collegiate Ministries intern Caylea Vessels prepares to lead a Bible study with upperclassmen at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, OR.) Despite ministering in settings brimming with numerous questions, civil unrest and economic strain, Northwest Collegiate Ministries (NCM) leaders report their work […]

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Winter is coming to Oregon, and it might be a rough one. As if the pandemic, riots, and a recession weren’t enough, the Northwest is looking at La Niña weather conditions that will bring us a cold, wet winter. While most of us will tough it […]

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue shares a Christmas victory: The Catholic League was contacted this week by Knights of Columbus Council #275, in upstate New York, about their being denied the right to erect a nativity scene outside the Ulster County office building, […]

By Corban Univeristy Salem, Oregon Back in March, when Oregonians were mandated to stay-at-home, most were left to wrestle with how they would carry on with life while confined to their homes. Corban alum Courtney Dodds was left wondering, “How do you stay at home when you don’t have one?” […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Please visit his blog COVID-19 has brought many challenges to all of us, but the challenges have been amplified for those in prison. WORLD News did a recent feature on this: It’s been a long eight months for inmates since the coronavirus […]

“Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court provides great relief for churches and places of worship. The handwriting is now on the wall.” By Liberty Counsel, The U.S. Supreme Court granted cert and vacated the lower court orders involving the emergency petition of Harvest Rock Church and Harvest International Ministry. The […]

By Oregon Right to Life When the Supreme Court ruled against Louisiana’s “Unsafe Abortion Protection Act” in its June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Russo decision, it missed a prime opportunity to protect women and children from rogue doctors. Yet it also leaves room — and hope — in the future […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Please visit his blog For several months, international organizations have been sounding the alarm about how the cascading effects of COVID-19 will impact the vulnerable and poor around the world. The Western Journal reports: A new report from the United Nations published […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial, 11/27/2020 Wow. That word rarely applies to Supreme Court opinions. But it does in our view to the Court’s order on Thanksgiving eve enjoining New York’s Covid-19 order restricting attendance at religious services. The Court is back as a sentinel protecting the free exercise of religion, […]

By Diana Chandler, Baptist Press As Americans focused most their attention on electing a President in the Nov. 3 national election, voters in Oregon and Washington strongly approved state measures opposed by organizations that deal work on conservative moral concerns. Oregon will become the first state in the nation to […]