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March 25, 2020 - A faith perspective on Coronavirus

Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon based ministry Recently I sat down with my friends Greg Cahalan and Steve Keels, pastors at my home church, Good Shepherd Community Church, and we recorded a message for our church body. For the first time in our 43-year-old history, with the exception of […]


March 23, 2020 - Pandemics reveal who we really are

Tom Krattenmaker Oregon based author and guest writer for USA Today and Sojourners. A crisis like the coronavirus pandemic reveals who we are as individuals and as a society. When push comes to shove, as the saying goes, which side of us will have the final say? Will it be […]


March 20, 2020 - This church saw record breaking attendance

By Church Online Platform, In the wake of recommendations to suspend large gatherings to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Church Online Platform saw record-breaking attendance for the weekend of March 14-15. The tool helped churches in countries around the world stream church services to a total of 4.7 million […]


March 18, 2020 - Archdiocese cancels Oregon Masses, begins live streaming

Portland Archdiocese Press Release Regarding Live Streaming of Masses The Archdiocese of Portland will once again be live streaming the 11:00 AM Sunday Mass from The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception THIS SUNDAY (March 22nd), and hope to do so moving forward until the current health crisis is over. We […]


March 15, 2020 - President issues national call to prayer

By Oregon Faith News Note: President Trump issued this “Proclamation on the National Day of Prayer for all Americans“: In our times of greatest need, Americans have always turned to prayer to help guide us through trials and periods of uncertainty. As we continue to face the unique challenges posed […]


March 13, 2020 - UN religious freedom report actually attacks religious freedom

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, A recently released United Nations report on religious freedom that was presented to the Human Rights Council deserves a sharp rebuke. While appearing reasonable at different junctures, the report is nothing but a frontal assault on religious autonomy and religious freedom. No wonder […]


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 […]