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February 13, 2012
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December 2004

New York's New Hope
From inner-city gardens, to fine-art exhibitions, to political activism, street-smart churches are changing the culture of America's largest and most dynamic city.


Baptism + Fire
Suffering may build character, but ultimately it's not about us.


Faith, Fear, War, Peace
Snapshots of the grim and 'happy' ministry of today's military chaplains.


Cheated by the Affirming Church
Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.


Why I Return to the Pews
The church has often left me bemused, bored, or mystified, but I can no more abandon it than I can myself.


The Shroud's Second Image
New evidence reopens debate about the controversial relic.



HeadLines

Law: Catholic Charities ordered to pay for contraceptives.

Israel: Christians complain of spitting assaults in Old City.

Human Rights: New Presbyterian policy on Jewish state raises hackles.

North Korea: U.S. evangelicals win key human-rights legislation.

Anglicanism: Much-anticipated report leaves church in disarray.

Haiti: Christians minister amid the muck.

Canada: Interfaith coalition says same-sex marriage laws may curb religious liberty.

Q+A: Charles Krauthammer on 'democratic realism.'

India: 'Lost Tribe' seeks return to Israel.

Nigeria: Evidence of human sacrifice unearthed.


Departments

Inside CT
Post-Election Faith at Work

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Canterbury Crackup; Nightmares and Miracles

Speaking Out |
From Ewww … to Wow!

Reflections
Word Become Flesh

Good Question |
Killing with Kindness

Editor's Bookshelf |
Please Fence Me In

Always in Parables |
When Backward Is Forward

The CT review
Learning from America's myths; Bookmarks; Fernando Ortega creates the perfect blend

The Back Page |
Worldview Boot Camp

 
Obama Does Not Widen Religious Exemption for Contraceptive Mandate
The burden to cover contraception shifts.

The Best Ways to Fight Poverty—Really
The church's role in raising the poor's standard of living.

Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the December issue.

Calling All Callings: Amy Sherman on ‘Kingdom Calling’
Christians can build thriving communities by exercising their vocational gifts.

Pro-life Advocates Cheer State Court Rulings, Parliament Reaffirms Church De-Regulations, and More News
Important developments in the church and the world.

First They Came for the Catholics: Obama's Contraceptive Mandate
An open letter to evangelical Christians.

You Can't Worship Here: Evicting Churches from New York Schools
What will really happen this weekend when churches gather in school buildings for the last time?

A Crackdown on International Adoptions
The rate of adoptions in Ethiopia has declined 90 percent.

 
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