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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Costco to not sell abortion pill at its pharmacy locations, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -Costco Wholesale has decided not to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone at its more than 500 pharmacy locations, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The decision follows a group of faith-based activists urging the retailer to avoid selling the drug, according to the report. Sign in to access your portfolio
Reuters
5 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Costco to not sell abortion pill at its pharmacy locations, Bloomberg News reports
Aug 14 (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale (COST.O), opens new tab has decided not to dispense the abortion pill mifepristone at its more than 500 pharmacy locations, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The decision follows a group of faith-based activists urging the retailer to avoid selling the drug, according to the report.
Fox News
12-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Deep blue city attracts tens of thousands for largest Christian revival event in decades
A major Christian revival event in Portland, Oregon this month drew one of the city's largest faith-based gatherings in decades. The PDX Crusade, hosted by Athey Creek Church in partnership with other churches, welcomed 35,000 attendees to the Moda Center in Portland on August 2-3, according to event organizers. The two-night gathering featured gospel messages and worship by popular Christian artists Chris Tomlin, Zach Williams, CAIN, TAYA, Anne Wilson, Kari Jobe and Cody Carnes. The church reported that 3,200 people came forward during the altar calls. Volunteers distributed Bibles and connected new believers with local churches, according to a CBN report. The event was one of the most significant evangelical gatherings Portland has seen in decades. In 2020, an outdoor worship protest during the height of coronavirus restrictions drew between 4,000 and 7,000 people. Prior to that, the late evangelist Luis Palau hosted large festivals in Portland that combined music with food and preaching. His 1999 festival reportedly reached over 90,000 people. PDX Crusade attendees, like Portland resident Laura Lybrand, were in awe of the turnout. "I'm really excited about it," she told Oregon Public Broadcasting as she stood in line for the event. "I haven't seen anything like this in a long, long time." Athey Creek senior pastor Brett Meador delivered Gospel sermons each night of the crusade in which he addressed the city's struggles with homelessness, crime and lack of faith, according to the OPB report. "Why is there so much darkness here?" Meador said to the crowd. "I believe it's because we have often pushed Jesus — the real light of the world — out." According to the Pew Research Center's 2023–2024 Religious Landscape Study, the Portland–Vancouver metro area is the only one of the 34 largest U.S. metropolitan regions where religiously unaffiliated people outnumber those identifying as Christian (44% to 42%). Meador, who moved to Portland in 1996 because it was considered the most irreligious city in America, views the region as ripe for revival. The pastor previously decried the city's "stupidity, wokeness and failure," in a sermon in July, according to the report, after the Oregon House of Representatives hosted a drag performance to celebrate Pride month. He hoped the PDX Crusade will be a catalyst for a spiritual awakening in the secular city. "I believe the Lord's doing a great work in Portland, and it's evident here tonight," Meador said, according to KLove. "But we have more work to do and that's why it's important for us to declare that He is the light of the world." Some attendees suggested that the Pacific Northwest may be on the verge of a broader religious revival. "I've just seen a number of different people over these last few months and years that are moving from different areas to the [Willamette] Valley, because they feel like there's some sort of revival taking place," said Brandon Porter of Newberg, also speaking to OPB. "They feel like God's called them here." Athey Creek Executive Pastor Rick Anderson said that leadership is now considering whether to continue the crusade as an annual tradition. "If the city of Portland reflects back and recognizes that this was a catalyst for reviving the church… and really bringing the love of Jesus to a lost and desperate world, we're going to consider that a success," Anderson told OPB. The Portland crusade followed another large religious revival event in Los Angeles in July. Around 45,000 people packed Angel Stadium to attend pastor and evangelist Greg Laurie's Harvest Crusade on July 19. Harvest Church said it was the second consecutive year the stadium had been packed out for the event and an additional 200,000 people watched the crusade online.
Fox News
14-07-2025
- Business
- Fox News
Trump gathers CEOs for unprecedented faith, economy meeting to renew US 'spiritually and financially'
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump will recognize CEOs and business leaders who donate their time to faith-based charitable works and encourage them to continue investing with the White House Faith Office during a luncheon at the White House on Monday. The president and the White House Faith Office are expected to host the luncheon, which will include more than 60 CEOs and business leaders, in the State Dining Room. Founder of Hobby Lobby David Greene, Chairman and CEO of Jockey International, Inc. Debra Waller, Quest Events founder Lee Dunlap, Aethon Energy founder Albert Huddleston, Shoppa's Material Handling founder Jimmy Shoppa and others are expected to attend. The president will be joined by Cabinet secretaries for the event, where he is expected to deliver remarks to thank the business leaders and encourage a continued partnership with the White House Faith Office. White House Faith Office senior advisor Pastor Paula White, Faith Director Jenny Korn, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler will attend the event and also deliver remarks. The luncheon Monday is the first event of its kind, with White House Faith Office officials telling Fox News Digital that they have invited business leaders who work with faith-based charitable organizations "in a big way domestically and internationally." The president, in his remarks, is expected to explain why the White House Faith Office is so important to his agenda. He will also encourage business leaders to help the Trump administration, specifically on programs concerning foster care and adoption, fatherhood initiatives, poverty alleviation, substance abuse and prisoner reentry. "These are purpose-driven individuals who use their wealth for good in the Earth," the official said. "Faith and Economy come together to Make America Great Again—spiritually and financially." "President Trump is not only making America affordable, prosperous and strong again — he is making our country faith-centered again," Paula White, senior advisor to the White House Faith Office, told Fox News Digital. "CEOs and business leaders who give back their time and treasure is what America is all about." Trump signed an executive order establishing a White House Faith Office in February. The office empowers faith-based entities, community organizations and houses of worship "to better serve families and communities," according to the White House. The office is housed under the Domestic Policy Council and consults with experts in the faith community on policy changes to "better align with American values."
Fox News
09-07-2025
- General
- Fox News
Faith brings light to devastated Texas town after deadly flooding disaster
Volunteers have descended upon Kerr County, Texas, in the days following last weekend's disastrous flood. While many have come to help with searches, cleanup efforts and donations, others are looking to heal the community in a different way. Several faith-based groups are working to help survivors and victims' families lean on God as they grapple with the long road to recovery. Josh Holland, international director of the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team, spoke with Fox News Digital about the impact of ministering to people who have gone through recent tragedies. The Billy Graham Rapid Response Team focuses on the spiritual and emotional needs of people in crisis, making it a good fit to help those in Kerrville through this difficult time. "As our crisis-trained chaplains know, there are no words to say that will make things better in moments like this. There are no magic phrases. All we can do as Christians is to come alongside people, to be a listening ear, to be a shoulder to lean on, to cry with them," Holland told Fox News Digital. "The Bible talks about how we mourn with those who mourn." Holland noted that in small communities like Kerrville, "everybody knows somebody who's been affected" and said he felt "a very heavy, solemn spirit and atmosphere" in the town. Max Greiner Jr., an artist whose work is inspired by his faith, is the designer of the Coming King Sculpture Prayer Gardens and said the place has always given peace to people in dark times, and it has taken on a new meaning since the flood. "This is a strong faith community, and I don't know how people make it if they don't have that faith," Greiner said, adding that faith in God is "helping these people cope." The gardens are marked by a massive cross, which Greiner said is the exact halfway point between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and that the monument is on the same latitude as Israel. "We want the families, the wounded, to come up here when they need a break from all of the bad. There's death down on the river, but there's life up on this mountain," Greiner told Fox News Digital. Marcus Breaux, the National Director at Soldiers of Christ Ministries, wants people to remember that there are multiple ways to help those devastated by the floods in Texas. "Do not be discouraged. There are ways for people to get involved, whether it's donations, whether it is giving a pack of paper towels or toilet paper, whatever, there's a way that you can get involved. I ask people to pray on how the Holy Spirit allows them to do it and what their response is, but there is definitely a need in this community," Breaux said. Additionally, Matt Husted of the Churches of Christ Disaster Response Team told Fox News Digital that giving people "reassurance that God is looking over them" is important in times of crisis. There are several faith-based organizations already on the ground assisting victims. Many people working with these organizations encouraged everyone to pray for those who were injured, those who lost loved ones and those whose homes were damaged or destroyed, as well as first responders.
