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December 27, 2019 - U.S. Religious Freedom panel restored

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on renewed funding for a religious freedom panel: The Senate has reauthorized funding for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, an important global watchdog that monitors religious persecution. Those who support religious liberty are […]


December 25, 2019 - A dad’s police Christmas

Faith News Note, My favorite Christmas story from Focus on the Family Christmas stories; My memories of Christmas growing up were with my dad as a law enforcement agent. He wasn’t home on Christmas until his lunch break came. And so I remember my brother and I watching for a […]


December 23, 2019 - Jewish Santa aims to ‘Repair the World’

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. […]


December 20, 2019 - Editorial Fight: Christianity Today, Trump, Rev. Graham

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 […]


December 18, 2019 - Lawsuit: Save Christmas spirit, homeless help in parks

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 […]


December 16, 2019 - Call to prayer on Supreme Ct. DACA case

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. […]


December 13, 2019 - Chick-fil-A donates to controversial liberal group

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 […]


December 11, 2019 - School blocks ‘Joy to the World’ then relents

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) […]


December 9, 2019 - When your wife is labeled a female Chuck Norris

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 […]


December 6, 2019 - NBC poll on Church Employees

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 […]