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Rev Sharon Ferguson, Chief Executive of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement (LGCM) has denounced the reactionary vote in the House of Lords to approve amendments to the Equality Bill which will enable churches and other religious bodies to discriminate in matters of employment.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Monday asked Congress to approve a record $708 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2011, including a 3.4 percent increase in the Pentagon's base budget and $159 billion to fund U.S. military missions in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The 112th Universal Day of Prayer for Students will be celebrated on February 21st.
The theme of the 2010 UDPS is the Federation's theme for this year - 'Climate Justice'.

For years, James Dobson has been the voice and face of Focus on the Family. Now, as he steps aside, his successor on FoF’s daily radio show, Jim Daly, will be bringing a softer voice, and a wider agenda, to the program and the organization.  Daly will almost certainly keep up an anti-gay stance on the show, but says he wants to move FoF away from making abortion and same-gender marriage the central issues of the organization.

Corporate polluters are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to block progress on clean energy jobs, independence from fossil fuels and efforts to fight global warming. 

Friends of Christian Pluralism: Pluralism Sunday is on May 2! Get your church or local group to join in the celebration of religious diversity.  On PLURALISM SUNDAY, churches celebrate elements of other world faiths in their sermons, litanies, and music; many feature speakers and singers from other faith traditions. Click more for more information and to sign up your church or group.

Brenda Peterson is either the most or least likely environmentalist in the United States today. Born into a nature-loving Southern Baptist family, she learned early on to love the natural world while preparing at the same time to be swept into the next. In her new memoir, she traces these contradictions in her life and proves that you don’t have to sacrifice here for the hereafter.

When it comes to questions about religion and politics and core questions about separation of church and state, clergy running for office is where the rubber meets the road. That’s why win or lose, the candidacy of Rev. Chuck Currie may inform our thinking about the role of religious progressives around the country for years to come.

When they're outside, the children in Erin Kenny's class don't head for cover if it rains or snows. They stay right where they are - in a private five-acre forest. It's their classroom.

Local Groups

Progressive Seekers of Portland
Portland, OR

Earth and Social Justice Commission
Cottage Grove, OR