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• OR House: Matt Wingard blocks child abuse bill :
  In the United Church of Christ are congregations work to develop safe child policies that include criminal background checks for all volunteers and staff working with children. Clergy are required to undergo more detailed background checks and psychological testing. This is true for most mainline churches. As a minister, I ...
• AFSCME Local 189 Endorses Jefferson Smith and Mary Nolan:
  Once again, I appreciate how Jefferson Smith is running a positive campaign based on the issues. He's developing a coalition of Portlanders whose endorsements we can all be proud off and that reflect our deepest values as a city.
• Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady:
  I know from working with Erik Sten to get to voter owned elections put in place in the first place and working to help save that effort from the PBA that Jefferson Smith has been a long-time supporter of public financing of elections. Jefferson's commitment to clean and fair ...
• Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady:
  The PBA has been the strongest backer in Portland of the anti-camping ordinance and other efforts to criminalize homelessness. They have fought investments in housing and opposed ballot measures that impact funding for social services, including housing and mental health. That is how I can say what I do. They ...
• Portland Business Alliance endorses Eileen Brady:
  No single group has done more damage to progressive causes in Portland than the Portland Business Alliance. They've opposed clean and fair elections, worked to fight affordable housing and solutions to address homelessness, and endorsed ballot measures and candidates that activity seek to undermine the values that make Portland ...
• Eileen Brady: 751 reasons why we must focus on homeless children:
  It is sad to see this topic quickly turn into an attack on our churches. Perhaps Ms. Winters is unaware that 100% of the emergency shelter beds in Multnomah County for homeless families are provided by the faith community. You heard me right: 100%. Churches and other communities of faith ...
• Mayor 2012: First debate tonight. (Live video.):
  Jefferson Smith is right about the CRC, of course. What's even better is he had the courage to say it in a place where people thought he shouldn't. But in the end, I think Portlanders respect honesty and directness more than politics and usual.
• The Mayoral Candidates and the Costly, Risky CRC:
  I appreciate the way Jefferson Smith is looking at this issue. I certainly share the concerns he has lifted up about the project.
• Protestors against Mars Hill Church make things worse:
  As a minister in the United Church of Christ who believes deeply that when God declared that all creation was "very good" that statement included gays and lesbians, I'll say that the anti-Mars Hill Church protest today was pathetic & offensive. Shame on the protesters. - Rev. Chuck Currie

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