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2024
Florida dentist accused of sending threatening message to Oregon minister | The Oregonian | 6-24-24
2023
Opinion: Oregon needs to discuss ‘Death with Dignity’ – and dementia | The Oregonian | 4-2-23
Wyden, Blumenauer, others react to the death of Portland’s iconic drag queen, Darcelle | The Oregonian | 3-34-23
Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest drag queen, dies aged 92 | PinkNews | 3-24-23
Lauren Boebert Faces Calls From Over 17K Christians to Repent and Resign | Newsweek | 3-3-23
2022
The Twitter exodus: As a Christian minister, I can no longer stay | Religion News Service | 11-18-22 (op-ed)
Pastor Warns About Marjorie Taylor Greene: She 'Dances With the Devil' | Newsweek | 7-28-22
Oregon minister rebukes Marjorie Taylor Greene for touting Christian nationalism in political messages: 'She dances with the devil’ | Business Insider | 7-28-22
Oregonians react to Roe v. Wade decision | The Oregonian | 6-24-22
Roe v. Wade: Faith leaders react to leaked SCOTUS opinion | Religion News Service | 5-3-22
Anti-Semitic death threat, fire scorch marks found outside Congregation Beth Israel in Northwest Portland | The Oregonian | 5-2-22
In State of the Union, Biden needs to return to the battle for the soul of America | Religion News Service | 3-1-22
Bud Clark, tavern owner and Portland mayor, passes away | The Portland Tribune | 2-1-21
Bud Clark: Portlanders share memories of their ‘whoop, whoop’ mayor | The Oregonian | 2-1-21
Portland’s Bud Clark, ‘The People’s Mayor,’ dies at 90 | KOIN-TV | 2-1-22
Spit, screens and sneakers: the rise of the preacher-influencer | The Guardian | 1-30-21
2021
Congressman’s family poses with guns on Christmas card days after deadly Michigan school shooting | The New York Daily News | 12-5-21
Texas pastor apologizes for event at church where 'let's go Brandon' chant was heard | FOX News | 11-20-21
'Let's Go Brandon' Chanted at QAnon-Linked Church Event in Texas | Newsweek | 11-15-21
Here's why I'm a pro-choice pastor. | The Portland Tribune | 10-20-21 (Op-ed)
The Proud Boys came to Portland. Here is what I saw. | Religion News Service | 9-3-21 (Op-ed)
Liz Cheney Faces Backlash After Blaming Trump and Biden for Afghan Collapse | Newsweek | 8-15-21
Proud Boys and Antifa exchanged paintball gunfire and pepper spray at rally by controversial pastor in downtown Portland | Insider | 8-8-21
Heat wave in Portland: three days in "hell" | Le Monde | 7-7-21
Our climate emergency demands action | ValeDaily | 6-30-21
Democratic Senator Defends Membership In All-White Beach Club | HuffPost | 6-21-21
City leaders respond to Portland Police resignations | KPTV-12 | 6-17-21 (video)
'What could possibly go wrong?’ Critics fear Idaho is moving closer to setting up a ‘whites-only homeland’ | Raw Story | 5-28-21
Vernon Jones: ‘Wish people recognized death of Jesus as much as George Floyd’ | The Grio | 5-26-21
Verdict: Guilty in Chauvin trial | The Portland Tribune | 4-20-21
Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Furse dies at age 84 | The Portland Tribune | 4-19-21
We must restore our city, and become the new Eden | The Portland Tribune | 4-2-21 (Op-ed)
Portland police rule out City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in hit-and-run accident | The Oregonian | 3-4-21
Former Pacific chaplain faced with death threats | Forest Grove News Times | 1-13-21
Portland religious leaders react to riot in Washington D.C. | KATU | 1-9-21
2020
Online celebration of Rev. Dr. T. Allen Bethel's life set for Dec. 30 | The Portland Tribune | 12-29-20
Dr. T. Allen Bethel, longtime Portland pastor and civil rights leader, has died | The Oregonian | 12-22-20
Joe Biden should reestablish the White House faith-based office | Religion News Service | 12-16-20 (Op-ed)
Churches should not put parishioners' health at risk | The Portland Tribune | 11-11-20 (Op-ed)
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Children Hit Back at Mitch McConnell for Mentioning Him in Victory Speech | Newsweek | 11-4-20
UCC people present at Portland protests with gas masks, safe space, Twitter and more | United Church News | 9-7-20
Trump uses Democratic cities as stage for “law and order” theatrics | The Christian Century | 8-4-20
The Federal Crackdown on Portland Protesters |The New York Times | 7-20-20 (Letter to the editor)
Tear gas deployed as federal officers, protesters clash outside Justice Center in Portland | 6-17-20
Where Will the Portland Protests Be Happening Tonight, June 5? | The Portland Mercury | 6-5-20
Churches challenging stay-home orders have forgotten whom they serve | The Oregonian | 5-19-20 (Op-ed)
Oregon Supreme Court puts hold on Baker County judge’s ruling declaring governor’s coronavirus orders ‘null and void’| The Oregonian | 5-18-20
2019
Portland Protesters Call For Impeachment, Removal Of President Trump | OPB | 12-18-19
Climate activists to rally in Hillsboro, Forest Grove | The Forest Grove News Times | 9-17-19
Trump’s history of denigrating majority black countries hangs over his response to Bahamian refugees | The Washington Post | 9-10-19
UPDATE: Six Out Of The Nine Killed In Dayton Shooting Were Black | BET | 8-4-19
Derek Minor on Why ‘Send Her Home’ Is So Hurtful: ‘That Is Just Racist’ | Relevant Magazine | 7-18-19
Walkout takes page from segregationists | The Portland Tribune | 7-11-19 (Op-ed)
NRA cancels NRATV — and the internet sends 'thoughts and prayers' | Yahoo News | 6-26-19
Twitter Users Celebrate NRATV’s Demise With ‘Thoughts And Prayers’ For Dana Loesch | HuffPost | 6-26-19
Thoughts and Prayers for Dana Loesch and NRATV | Vogue | 6-26-19
Hillsboro-area senator criticized for 'threats' to state troopers | The Hillsboro Tribune | 6-20-19
'This is the saddest day of my legislative life' | The Portland Tribune | 6-20-19
What Mike Pence got wrong at Liberty University | Religion News Service | 5-16-19 (Op-ed)
Mike Pence’s speech to Christian college graduates furthers ‘evangelical persecution complex | The Washington Post | 5-13-19
Mike Pence’s advice to Christian college grads: Prepare to be ‘shunned or ridiculed for defending the teachings of the Bible’ | The Washington Post | 5-13-19
Community gathers for Christchurch vigil | Forest Grove News Times | 3-19-19
Local universities, police offer additional support after New Zealand mosque attacks | KATU | 3-15-19
2018
Embracing the work of Christmas | Religion News Service | 12-18-18 (Op-ed)
Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar responds to minister saying Congress will 'look like an Islamic republic' | AOL | 12-8-18
Religious leaders recall George H.W. Bush’s priorities: friendship, faith, family | Religion News Service | 12-3-18
Police warn of a protest planned in downtown Portland, first since protest ordinance was rejected | KPTV | 11-16-18
Franklin Graham Says Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s Abuse Allegation Against Brett Kavanaugh Is Irrelevant | Inquisitr | 10-19-18
Poll: Most Oregonians don't fear death | KOIN-TV | 10-20-18
Blind evangelical support for Trump is theological malpractice | The Hill | 9-6-18 (Op-ed)
21 faith leaders arrested during religious sit-in at Portland ICE offices | The Oregonian | 8-31-18
Fires show need to be good stewards | The Portland Tribune | 8-2-18 (Op-ed)
Paula White Faces Theological Backlash After Saying Jesus Never Broke the Law | Sojourners | 7-11-18
Melania Trump is not missing, but Twitter thinks otherwise | USA Today | 5-30-18
Trump’s Exit From the Iran Nuclear Accord | The New York Times | 5-8-18 (Letter to the editor)