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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 […]


February 17, 2020 - Vietnam’s ‘Napalm Girl’ on healing mission

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon based ministry One of the best-known photographs from the Vietnam War is a Pulitzer Prize–winning picture of a young burn victim running in terror, arms outstretched, after a napalm bomb was dropped on her village. After months of hospitalization and multiple surgeries, nine-year-old […]


February 14, 2020 - Europe wanes on religious liberty

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a new effort to ensure religious liberty: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has been a vocal advocate of religious liberty, both here and abroad. He has now established a new International Religious Freedom Alliance with […]


February 12, 2020 - Pro-Life lawsuit against 2017 Oregon Reproductive Act

Oregon Right to Life Press Release, (Photo: 2020 Oregon March for Life) On January 14, Oregon Right to Life (ORTL) filed a complaint with the U.S. Office for Civil Rights, challenging the abortion-related health insurance coverage mandated by the 2017 Oregon Reproductive Health Equity Act. Oregon requires health benefit plans […]


February 10, 2020 - Wyden: New 9-8-8 suicide hotline

US Senator Ron Wyden, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today announced he is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation that would designate 9-8-8 as a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. Amid deeply troubling statistics about suicide in Oregon and nationwide, Wyden has been a long-time advocate of setting aside a three-digit […]


February 7, 2020 - TV show bypasses Iran’s censors to reach Christians

Pioneering broadcaster SAT-7 today announced a virtual, “real-time” television news-talk show — Signal — that is the first program of its kind encouraging Iran’s “secret church” — at a time when U.S.-Iran tensions have ramped up the threat of persecution against Iranian Christians. Middle East satellite TV network SAT-7 (www.sat7usa.org) […]


February 5, 2020 - Stemming the youth church exodus

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon based ministry This article is well done and is on a vital subject I’m deeply concerned about: the numbers of young people leaving the church, in what this article calls “the church exodus crisis.” I encourage pastors, parents, and those serving with youth […]


February 4, 2020 - Sex trafficker caught again in Oregon

By Oregon US District Attorney Release, An Oregon man was sentenced to 149 months and 12 days in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for sex trafficking minors, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams […]


January 31, 2020 - Film on Clarence Thomas’ faith, history

Manifold Productions, Manifold Productions, Inc.—creator of 15 award-winning films over 30 years—is releasing the faith trailer for the new documentary, Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words, which is coming to theaters nationwide as part of a platform theatrical release starting January 31. With unprecedented access, producer/director Michael Pack […]


January 29, 2020 - 2000 rally at Capitol for Life

By Oregon Right to Life, On Saturday, January 25, more than 2,000 Oregonians met on the steps of the State Capitol to commemorate the nearly 61 million lives lost over 47 years of legal abortion in America. “Oregonians are frustrated and upset that our elected official have consistently ignored their […]