Tom Krattenmaker, Oregon writer, USA TODAY contributor and Yale Divinity School communications director. There’s a Santa Claus I know who is spreading Christmas happiness in the Louisville, Kentucky, area as the holiday season ramps up. His bushy white beard is as genuine as his affection for the people he meets. […]

By Faith News Note, Mark Galli, editor of Christianity Today made this editorial, “But the facts in this instance are unambiguous: The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president’s political opponents. That is […]

By Faith News Note, A dozen volunteers who feed meals to the homeless in a downtown park have sued the city of Portland over a rule that restricts meal service to once a day. The nonprofit Oregon Justice Resource Center filed the lawsuit Nov. 27 in Multnomah County Court, insisting […]

By by Kimberly Won Multnomah University, Portland, Oregon WHAT IS DACA? The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, is a program that temporarily protects unauthorized immigrants who were brought into the United States as children. Established in 2012 by President Barak Obama, DACA protects these immigrants from deportation. […]

By Family Research Council, Townhall.com has uncovered an IRS 990 form showing that the Chick-fil-A Foundation contributed $ 2,500 in 2017 to the anti-Christian Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). On August 15, 2012, a terrorist shooter stormed Family Research Council’s (FRC) headquarters armed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol, 100 rounds […]

By Pacific Justice Institute, Grinch: School Says Student Performance of “Joy to the World” Not Acceptable, Then Backtracks Sacramento, CA—A school in Northern California has reversed course after initially declaring “Joy to the World” unacceptable for a student piano performance. The Benzel family reached out to Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) […]

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon based ministry My wife Nanci was featured in a column  by Chuck Norris, our friend and brother in Christ. Chuck writes, “I know Nanci, and I know she’s not happy with me placing this much focus on her, right Nanci?” He’s right. Both […]

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a survey of Catholic workers by NBC: There have been many polls of Catholics, but until now there has not been a survey of those who work for the Catholic Church. NBC has filled that […]

By Faith News Note, Oregon’s young people used marijuana at higher rates than their counterparts in all but one of the United States. A study by the US Drug Testing Centers in Las Vegas showed that 10.35 percent Oregonians between 12 and 17 used marijuana in 2017—second only to the […]

By Alex Landry New Wineskins A project by Multnomah University What is religious freedom? Often, the conversation immediately goes to defending your own religious freedom. How can I protect myself? With that in mind, what would religious freedom for all look like? Is this an admirable goal? This is a […]