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October 2004

John Kerry's Open Mind
The candidate has religious roots that spread beyond the church.
by Mark Stricherz

Wooing the Faithful
How badly do evangelicals want President Bush for another four years?
by Tony Carnes

Election Hot Spots
Three contests test the strength of conservative Christian voters.
Senate's Top Democrat in the Cross Hairs,
California's Prop. 71 Stem-Cell 'Scam',
Ethics Cloud Hangs Over DeLay Campaign
by Collin Hansen & Sheryl Henderson Blunt

The Nightmare of North Korea
A story of courage and love.
by Kang Hyeok

A Heartless Homeland
Why more North Koreans than ever are fleeing their country.
by Gregg Chenoweth & Tricia Miller

Through a Lens Clearly
Christian photojournalists open our eyes so the world can enter our hearts.
Joanna Pinneo: Intimate Storyteller
Jon Warren: Eyewitness to Suffering
Mei-Chun Jau: Community Journalism
Greg Schneider: God's Personal PR Firm
John H. White: Mercy Over Justice
by Denise McGill

The Ecstatic Heresy
A theology for maintaining superficial unity.
by Robert Sanders

Pick Your Shibboleths Wisely
Do we really want to give marriage over to the government?
by Daniel A. Crane

Wind of Terror, Wind of Glory
We cannot know God's majesty without his terrible holiness.
by Daniel Tomberlin

Smuggling Cats for a Gay Celebrity
Love took an unusual expression for this man dying of aids.
by Jonathan David Taylor

From Sex Pistols to Shadowmancer
Vicar turned fantasy author took a bumpy road to the top.
by Bob Smietana

HeadLines

Iraq: Bombings prompt thousands of Christians to flee; others urge perseverance.

Law: California Supreme Court voids San Francisco unions.

Mormons: DNA tests find no link between Native Americans and ancient Israel.

Natural Disaster: Some Christian organizations see 'total loss' after August hurricane.

China: Nationwide campaign launched against house churches.

Afghanistan: Unconfirmed report on martyrdom deepens gloom for Christians.

Society: 'Mayday for Marriage' rally organizer says stakes are high.

Q+A: Carl Moeller on praying for persecuted Christians.

Publishing: Financial woes kill once-influential missions newsletter.

Departments

Inside CT
Good Shooters

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Heat Stroke; It's Not About Stem Cells

Reflections
Sin and Evil

Bearing the Cross | Jeff M. Sellers
Ordinary Terrorists

Good Question | Bill T. Arnold
Vegetarians in Paradise

Editor's Bookshelf | David Neff
Operation Human Rights

Always in Parables | Andy Crouch
Salt-and-Pepper Politics

The CT Review
Second-Best Kid Lit Ever; Changed by the Unchanging; Living with Fundamentalists; Poetry, Parables, and Prose; Blogging for Jesus; Why Commitment Matters

The Back Page | Charles Colson
The Moral Home Front

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God Is Not Dead Yet
How current philosophers argue for his existence.

William Lane Craig | posted 7/03/2008 10:50AM

Recommended Reading
Books on the existence of God.

William Lane Craig | posted 7/03/2008 09:02AM

A New Day for Apologetics
People young and old are flocking to hear — and be changed by — winsome arguments for the Christian faith.

Troy Anderson | posted 7/02/2008 08:50AM

Fact and Faith
Mark Mittelberg says this is no time to jettison logic.

Interview by Stan Guthrie | posted 7/02/2008 08:51AM

Tory Believers: Which Higher Loyalty?
During the Revolutionary War, many preached Loyalism as the Christian response.

Mark Noll | posted 7/03/2008 09:34AM

Directions: Was the Revolutionary War Justified?
Americans fought a war to gain the kind of freedom that Canada, New Zealand, and Australia were simply given.

posted 2/08/1999 12:00AM

Early Returns Are Mixed
Global evangelicals don't necessarily vote like American evangelicals.

Mark A. Noll | posted 7/01/2008 08:33AM

Reading the Bible with Obama
The presidential candidate crosses swords with Dr. Dobson over hermeneutics.

Collin Hansen | posted 6/30/2008 09:46AM

Poll: Does your church celebrate Independence Day?

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