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September 19, 2018 - Poll: How Americans view organized religion

Pew Research, The highly religious typology groups – Sunday Stalwarts, God-and-Country Believers and the Diversely Devout – tend to have positive views of churches and other religious institutions. Majorities in each of these groups say that religious organizations strengthen morality, bring people together and do more good than harm. By […]


September 16, 2018 - Oregon Ad Battle: Atheist vs. Hobby Lobby

By M. Martin, Oregon writer, The nature and narrative of America’s religious history is being battled out with full page ads in the state’s largest newspaper.  First it was Hobby Lobby placing a full page in The Oregonian on Independence Day (Independence Day ad here). Now this weekend, the Freedom […]


September 14, 2018 - Christian ad barred from Football field

Press Release by 4 Winds USA, Before a Louisiana high school football game, two Benton High School students were told they had to remove Christian logos from the end zones. The two students left the field and did not help those who removed the logos. The “Christ Fit Gym” logos […]


September 12, 2018 - Child pornographers holding each other hostage

Oregon US Attorney General, Press Release, Andre Eugene Shaw, 34, of Portland, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for extorting child pornographers for money and services. Shaw previously pleaded guilty to extortion, transmitting extortionate communications in interstate commerce, money laundering and […]


September 10, 2018 - Paula breaks Eugene ballpark crowd record!

By Luis Palau Association, What a great week in Eugene! The Lord worked in awesome ways in Lane County at numerous outreaches and CityFest at PK Park. The event was a fun-filled day of music, action sports, activities for kids, and multiple opportunities for individuals to hear a powerful message […]


September 8, 2018 - College bars Valentine Bible message

By Faith News Note, Fox News interviews a woman who was blocked by security from handing out Valentine hearts with Bible messages on them at a local college campus.


September 6, 2018 - Mother Teresa order unfairly attacked

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on news stories about the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (previously referred to as Calcutta), India: Mother Teresa’s order, the Missionaries of Charity, has come under fire for allegedly being involved in a baby selling racket in […]


September 5, 2018 - NFL cheerleading & its sexualization should end

By Tom Krattenmaker Oregon author Featured often in USA Today, Religion News Service Miss America has finally retired its antiquated practice of parading women onstage in swimsuits. The National Football League ought to go next. Actually, a beauty-pageant swimsuit competition is mild compared to what passes for “cheerleading” in the […]


September 3, 2018 - Pastor serving the deaf community for 40 years

By Sheila Allen Northwest Baptist Convention, A routine class assignment at California Baptist University changed the trajectory of Fred DeBerry’s life. After leaving the Navy where he served during the Viet Nam war and enrolling at CBU, DeBerry volunteered in a school for his classroom assignment. He wound up at […]


August 31, 2018 - Jesus film series close to breaking crowdfunding records

By VIdAngel, VidAngel, the market-leading entertainment company celebrated for offering parents technology empowering families to skip and mute unacceptable scenes on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO, Roku, Apple TV, and Fire TV, and for its original, family-friendly content created through VidAngel Studios, is announcing another milestone in its bid to become […]