Bill Bright will be 80 when he passes control of his 87-ministry organization to Stephen Douglass, a Campus Crusade for Christ colleague of 30 years and Crusade's current executive vice president.The baton will change hands in July of 2001, but Douglass will now begin to assume Bright's responsibilities to ensure a "seamless transition." Bright plans to develop at least 10 more books for Crusade's International Training University, an institute that prepares workers for evangelism all over the world (CT July 14, 1997, p. 14)."There is no other Bill Bright," says Douglass, who admires Bright's humility, faith, and commitment to make the Christian life simpler for the average person to understand.
Christian Coalition Tax-Exempt in 1990
A Virginia district judge has ordered the Internal Revenue Service to refund taxes paid by the Christian Coalition in 1990 because the irs has conceded that the organization was tax- exempt that year.The decision on July 25 by U.S. District Judge Henry Morgan Jr. of Norfolk, Va., came within two weeks of the coalition receiving a refund for its $169.26 payment to the irs.The decision is a "major victory," says Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of the American Center for Law and Justice, which represented the coalition. The suit followed irs rejection of the coalition's application for tax- exempt status in 1999.
Copyright © 2000 Christianity Today. Click for reprint information.
Have something to add about this? See something we missed? Share your feedback here.
Our digital archives are a work in progress. Let us know if corrections need to be made.
Annual & Monthly subscriptions available.
- Print & Digital Issues of CT magazine
- Complete access to every article on ChristianityToday.com
- Unlimited access to 65+ years of CT’s online archives
- Member-only special issues
- Learn more
More from this Issue
Read These Next
- TrendingAmerican Christians Should Stand with Israel under AttackWhile we pray for peace, we need moral clarity about this war.
- From the MagazineShould the Bible Sound Like the Language in the Streets?Controversy over Bibles in Jamaica, the Philippines, and Germany reveal the divide between the sacred and the relatable.
- Editor's PickA Theologian’s Vision of ‘Peasant’ Politics Is Surprisingly Lordly in ScopeEphraim Radner’s “narrow” concern for protecting the mundane goods of earthly life isn’t so narrow after all.