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Pius Utomi Ekpei / AFP / GettyNigeria Declares Emergency as Christians Debate Amnesty for Islamists
(UPDATED) Controversial proposal to end terror campaign creates another faultline for Christians in Africa's most-populous nation.
May 14, 2013
Will New Guidelines Solve Wycliffe's Two-Year Bible Translation Controversy?
Updated best practices point the way forward for missionary-Muslim interactions.
May 10, 2013
God Among the Roma
Dreams, visions, and healings spur new disciples among the 10-12 million Roma in Europe.
May 23, 2013
We're All Makers Now
Chris Anderson, longtime editor of Wired magazine, makes the jump from high-tech to physical objects. Why we should follow him.
May 20, 2013
Angelina Jolie's Breasts and the Bravery of Letting Go
Refusing to let beauty become a trap.
May 20, 2013
Auditing America's Political Integrity
The IRS scandal, Benghazi incidents, and the disappointment of dishonorable leadership.
May 20, 2013
Embryonic Stem Cell Breakthrough To Revive Cloning Debate
Human cells have been resistant to cloning—until now.
May 15, 2013
Home Improvement Meets the Gospel
How two co-founders of the home-supply store TreeHouse infuse their business with environmentally sound faith.
May 14, 2013
You Can't Buy Your Way to Social Justice
Why the activism of some fellow Americans scares me.
May 14, 2013
A Wake-up Call for Blasé Believers
Christians, says Richard Stearns, have everything they need to finish Jesus' mission—except the willpower.
May 14, 2013
Where Have All the Women Leaders Gone?
Seeking lives that steward our giftedness wisely and well.
May 9, 2013
Top Urbanists Agree: Casinos Ruin Cities
Alongside all the moral arguments against gambling, it turns out casinos simply are a bad investment.
May 9, 2013
How Missionaries Are Changing Medicine
Why we'll see more impressive discoveries in the field.
May 7, 2013
Not 'That' Kind of Housework
Why many contemporary women are embracing knitting, home cooking, and a variety of domestic arts.
May 6, 2013
The Good Heart of the Adoption Movement
Kathryn Joyce's book, 'The Child Catchers,' misses out on how adoption benefits women.
May 3, 2013
Here's to the Misfits
How Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are taking a leap of faith to create technology that makes you more human.
May 3, 2013
Adoption Horror Stories Aren't the Whole Story
'The Child Catchers' demonizes overseas adoption through agenda-driven journalism.
May 3, 2013
Obama Administration Halts Prosecution of Some Young Immigrants
Homeland Security will now exercise prosecutorial discretion against those brought to the nation as children.
North Dakota Rejects Religious Liberty Measure
Measure 3, rejected by two-thirds of voters, would have prohibited the state government from "burdening" religious liberty.
California Moves To Pass First State Ban of Gay Conversion Therapy
Many Christian therapists have already abandoned the practice.
Irish Government Proposes Allowing Abortion in Emergencies
The Irish government has proposed legislation to allow abortion in cases where a threat exists to a woman’s life, including from suicide. (The New York Times)
Obama backs Planned Parenthood in political fight
States want to turn women's health back to the 1950s, he said (Associated Press)
Turn to Religion Split Bomb Suspects Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Home
Over the past five years, the personal lives of the Tsarnaev family members slipped into turmoil, driven, at least in part, by a growing interest in religion by both Tamerlan and his mother. (The WallmStreet Journal)
Evangelical Christians Increasingly Favor Pathway to Legal Status for Immigrants
Evangelical leaders are conducting an ambitious push to sway Congress, including ad campaigns on Christian radio stations in five states, meetings with lawmakers and a challenge to churchgoers to pray every day for 40 days using Bible passages that speak of welcoming the stranger. (NYT)
Russell Moore on the Role of Religion in American Politics and Culture
"I don't like to think in terms of culture wars." (C-SPAN)
Abortion bill in Legislature has rare bipartisan support
Florida lawmakers are poised to pass an abortion-related bill this year that would require doctors who provide abortions to offer emergency medical care in the unlikely event a baby is born alive. Even Planned Parenthood withdrew its initial opposition (Tampa Bay Times)
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