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November 2005

Good Morning, Evangelicals!
Meet Ted Haggard, the NAE's optimistic champion of ecumenical evangelism and free-market faith.
by Tim Stafford

The Underrated Spiritual Secret
Thanksgiving is not exotic or sophisticated, but it can change your life.
by Ellen Vaughn

A Peace Plan for the Gender War
How to love your egalitarian or complementarian neighbor as yourself.
by Timothy George

Bridging the Ephesians 5 Divide
A fresh look at what this controversial marriage passage says-and doesn't say.
by Sarah Sumner

In Praise of the Church Lady
God manages to use dubious characters to shape our lives.
by Mark Linville

The Problem with Evangelical Theologies
Ben Witherington III thinks there is something fundamentally weak about each branch of the movement.
Interview by Mark Galli

A Hard Pill to Swallow
How the tiny tablet upset my soul.
by Agnieszka Tennant

Hurricane Heroes
Government may have been tripped up by Katrina and Rita, but the Southern Baptists, among others, are standing tall.
by Tony Carnes

God's Muckraker
A top investigative journalist uses Southern charm and dogged reporting to bring delayed justice.
by Russ Pulliam

The Missionary King
How a double-M.D. couple ended up getting the royal treatment in Nigeria.
by Deann Alford

HeadLines

Abortion: Can unborn children perceive pain?

Church and State: Air Force issues new religion guidelines.

Mexico: Christians flee machete-wielding mobs.

Northern Ireland: Evangelicals condemn "Christ-centered, Bible-based" Orange Order.

American Baptists: Conservative exodus begins.

Morocco: Christians fight lingering stereotypes in moderate Muslim nation.

Education: Christian campus groups win key membership rights.

Q & A: Salvation Army Maj. George Hood on hurricane relief.

Religious Freedom: U.S. court justifies China's repressive religion policy.

Departments

Inside CT
Be the Change

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Fear Not the Disabled; Necessary Truths

Reflections
Poetry

Do Likewise | David P. Gushee
Our Missing Moral Compass

Speaking Out | Wess Stafford
One Child at a Time

Editor's Bookshelf | David Neff
Hermeneutics, Anyone?

Weblog in Print | Ted Olsen
The Katrina Quandary

Civil Reactions | Stephen L. Carter
Evolution, Not Revolution

The CT Review
Logic, Love, and Whimsy on the Menu for Seekers; the Gospel in Horror Flicks; Bookmarks

The Back Page | Philip Yancey
Exploring a Parallel Universe

The Other Prodigal Son
The Prodigal's coming-home gala was for both sons.

Carolyn Arends | posted 2/13/2012 09:46AM

Go Figure
Recent stats on atheism, celebrities, and denominations.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 2/13/2012 09:47AM

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

Sarah Pulliam Bailey | posted 2/10/2012 01:18PM

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

Mark Galli | posted 2/10/2012 09:21AM

Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to the December issue.

posted 2/10/2012 09:23AM

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

Interview by Morgan Feddes | posted 2/09/2012 09:47AM

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

posted 2/09/2012 09:52AM

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

Timothy George and Chuck Colson | posted 2/08/2012 10:10AM

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