Tag: Oregon
These awesome & inspiring church signs have doubled the congregation’s size
A church in Oregon is getting attention for the political and affirming messages on its signs.
Pastor Adam Ericksen of the Clackamas United Church of Christ in Milwaukie, Oregon, took over the church last year, and he found a way to build the church’s membership: be really open about its politics.
Clackamas United Church of Christ/via Facebook “People are thirsty to know they are loved,” Ericksen said. “In every area there are pockets thirsting for this message of radical inclusion.”
His signs...
Mall Cop Reports Anti-Gay Man For Machete Attack
Image via PixabayAn Oregon man is facing hate crime charges for yelling homophobic slurs at an officer while holding a machete.
According to Willamette Week, prosecutors in Multnomah County have applied hate crime charges to a 20-year-old man who shouted anti-gay slurs while waving a machete at a loss prevention officer at a Portland mall’s Macy’s. The man is specifically charged with two intimidation counts, which are Oregon’s hate crime laws, a felony of unlawful use of a weapon, and...
Oregon Parents Panic After Teen Hangs “A Gay Flag” In Class
A high school in Banks, Oregon is knee-deep in controversy after a student hung up a rainbow flag.
16-year-old Sam Munda, who's a student at Banks High School, put up the flag to promote the message that their class was a safe space for LGBTQ kids like them.
"There are a lot of LGBTQ youth in Banks, which most people don't know about," Munda told the Oregonian, "because they are scared that they're going to get bullied or they aren't going...
