Politics+Current Affairs

It’s Not Only Bullies Who Boast
We’re too quick to ignore one of Paul’s most persistent warnings.
Germans Are Welcoming Refugees as a Way to Honor Luther’s Legacy
Asylum seekers and immigrants are big part of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary in Germany.
Gleanings: September 2017
Important developments in the church and the world (as they appeared in our September issue).
What a Playground’s Victory Means for Christian Schools
Supreme Court decision could change playing field for school choice movement.
Facing Our Legacy of Lynching
How a memorial could help lead America—and Christians—to repentance from a dark history.
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Our September Issue: Our Checkered Pasts Are God's Glory
Why redemption is sweeter without selective memory.
State Department's Unusually Short Religious Freedom Update: ISIS Is Bad
Months late, new Secretary of State highlights ongoing genocide in Middle East.
Dispatches from Charlottesville: What Happens When Neo-Nazis Are Outside Your Church Doors
The protesters came with torches. We sang, “This Little Light of Mine.”
The Use of Nuclear Weapons Is Inherently Evil
No earthly leader gets the ‘authority to do whatever.’
North Korea Frees Ailing Canadian Pastor Serving Life Sentence
The Presbyterian minister was arrested on a humanitarian mission in 2015. He returns home due to health concerns.
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Robbing God, Literally: 1 in 10 Protestant Churches Experience Embezzlement
Survey finds 1 in 2 only has enough cash for four months of services.
The ‘Prophets’ and ‘Apostles’ Leading the Quiet Revolution in American Religion
A Christian movement characterized by multi-level marketing, Pentecostal signs and wonders, and post-millennial optimism.
Joel Hunter Is Done Pastoring His Orlando Megachurch
(UPDATED) Obama’s spiritual adviser explains why his gifts are at 'their highest potential' but his call to local churches like Northland is ‘fulfilled.’
South Carolina: Breakaway Anglicans Must Return 29 Churches
Split ruling by state supreme court favors Episcopal Church’s physical but not intellectual property claims.
Democrats Willing to Fund Pro-Life Candidates to Win Back Congress
Question is how many single-issue voters are really up for grabs.
Trump Picks Sam Brownback as Religious Freedom Ambassador
President makes his nomination much faster than President Obama.
Most White Evangelicals Don’t Believe Muslims Belong in America
Pew updates its comprehensive survey of what US Muslims believe and do, and how their neighbors feel about them.
Young, Female, and Pro-Trump
How white evangelical millennials are defying political predictions.
Pew: What Christians Worry About Most
How five religious groups rank seven bad scenarios.
Caste Aside: India’s New President Has ‘No Room for Christians’
Church leaders believe Hindu nationalism will outweigh the Dalit leader’s lower-caste loyalties.

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Bringing the City of God to the Cities of Earth
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