Portland
An interfaith group in Oregon is behind one of nation’s strictest gun control measures
By Alejandra Molina — July 26, 2022
(RNS) — ‘Never underestimate what can come from a church basement, a synagogue, a mosque or a temple,’ said the Rev. Mark Knutson, senior pastor of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon.
Portland’s season of unrest rekindled after Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
By Grant Stringer — November 24, 2021
(RNS) — This time, national and local faith leaders have organized largely peaceful protests.
The Proud Boys came to Portland. Here is what I saw.
By Chuck Currie — September 3, 2021
(RNS) — Churches must opposed the hate-filled ramblings of Portland's protests.
Hate watch groups voice alarm about Sean Feucht’s Portland security volunteers
By Alejandra Molina — August 13, 2021
(RNS) — ‘If you mess with them or our 1st amendment right to worship God - you’ll meet Jesus one way or another,’ Feucht said when he tweeted a photo of his security team.
Feucht, Locke and the like are a sideshow — quit letting them distract you
By Ed Stetzer — August 12, 2021
(RNS) — Since both are quick to cite their First Amendment rights, I’m going to use mine now to call Christians to a better way and implore the media to resist making them representative of the Christian faith. They are not.
In Oregon, churches and anti-fascists unite to provide mutual aid to fire evacuees and others in need
By Alejandra Molina — September 22, 2020
(RNS) — Mutual aid groups are partnering with churches to set up donation drives and tent distribution centers with hygiene kits, school supplies, clothing and food.
In Portland, this rabbi leads the clergy resistance
By Yonat Shimron — July 23, 2020
(RNS) — The Portland Interfaith Clergy Resistance, lead by Rabbi Ariel Stone, has been downtown since the protests began 55 days ago, supporting the people on the street and providing a daily witness.
A Christian writer joined the Wall of Moms to protest in Portland. Then they were tear-gassed.
By Kathryn Post — July 22, 2020
(RNS) — ‘Within seconds, there’s flash-bangs at my feet, and we’re surrounded by tear gas. It was really disconcerting to realize how fast it happened, with no warning and no real reason.’
The culture wars need to make a safe space for conscience
By Jacob Lupfer — July 31, 2018
(RNS) — The booing of Christian soccer player Jaelene Hinkle for following her conscience shows that we need to turn down the temperature in the culture wars.
Portlanders respond to killings with prayer and eclectic spirituality
By Emily McFarlan Miller — June 2, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. (RNS) Portland may be the least religious city in the U.S., but its residents are drawing on spirituality and shared values for comfort in the wake of a horrific stabbing on a light-rail train.
Suspect in fatal Portland attack yells about ‘free speech’ at hearing
By Yonat Shimron — May 30, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) Suspect Jeremy Joseph Christian, a 35-year-old convicted felon, entered the Portland courtroom Tuesday (May 30) yelling "Free speech or die, Portland. You got no safe place."
‘The most fantastic association of men imaginable’
By David P. Gushee — May 30, 2017
What is activating and inflaming white supremacists right now?
Don’t blame Trump for Portland killings
By Alia Salem — May 30, 2017
(RNS) Racism knows no politics, and white supremacy is not a disease of a particular political party or ethnicity.
Police investigate Portland stabbing suspect’s extremist ideology
By Yonat Shimron — May 30, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. — Jeremy Joseph Christian's Facebook page is full of disturbing posts supporting white supremacy, attacking women, mocking transgender people. It shows a man obsessed with fascism.
Portland Catholic school changes gay hiring policy after backlash
By Reuters — August 28, 2015
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) The school board of the all-girls St. Mary's Academy voted unanimously late Wednesday to add sexual orientation to its equal employment opportunity policy.
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