Politics+Current Affairs
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Surrogacy Makes More Babies. Pro-Lifers Should Still Oppose It.Church leaders can offer clear moral and ethical guidance for a practice that violates biblical mandates.
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Haitians Are Ministering at the End of the WorldAs Haiti is uprooted by violence, church leaders treat gunshot wounds, give up homes for strangers, and rescue dignitaries.Français
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Forgotten War: Sudan’s Displaced Christians Brace for ‘World’s Worst’ Hunger CrisisInterview with leader of new evangelical alliance describes his escape from Khartoum and the pressure to pick a side.
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What We Can Offer If We Uncircle the WagonsTwo new memoirs, Troubled and Between Two Trailers, make a powerful—if unintentional—case for the Christian ethos of family and community.
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Died: Beverly LaHaye, Pastor’s Wife Who Led Religious RightThe founder of Concerned Women for America was credited by President Ronald Reagan with “changing the face of American politics.”
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Your Neighbors (Probably) Don’t Hate YouThey might not even know you’re there. When paranoia eclipses our witness, here’s what to remember.
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Make Nepal Hindu Again: Christians Concerned by Rising Religious NationalismHindutva ideology is crossing the border from India and making ministry more challenging for churches in the former Hindu kingdom.
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More Porridge? Senegal Protestants Debate Exchanging Holiday Foods with MuslimsNgalakh combines baobab fruit and peanuts to end Easter in West African nation, reciprocated by the sharing of meat breaking Ramadan’s fast.Français
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Some Evangelicals Want a Third-Party Option, Even Without a Chance at WinningThe American Solidarity Party is a small but growing alternative to the Trump-Biden race.
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Record-Setting Betting Weighs on College AthletesAs players face new pressures from bettors upset with their performance, chaplains in the NCAA are trying to help students remember their imago Dei.
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After Taiwan’s Powerful Earthquake, Christian Aid Groups Work to Rebuild LivesOn an island where Buddhist disaster relief is prominent, Christians work with churches to care for children and families.简体中文繁體中文
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Vietnam’s New Religious Decree Further Burdens Local ChurchesPastors and religious liberty advocates worry the government’s effort to manage religion will bring tighter control.
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New Atheism Finally Learns How to Destroy ChristianityRichard Dawkins’s cultural “Christianity” could hollow out our faith far more efficiently than straightforward attacks.PortuguêsFrançais简体中文繁體中文
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It’s the End of the World (But Not as We Know It)The total eclipse is the latest of many apocalyptic expectations corrupting our view of Revelation.Français
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The Christian Faith of ‘Shogun’s’ ‘Blue-Eyed Samurai’The real-life John Blackthorne was an Englishman who came to be known as Anjin. What the letters he left behind reveal about his relationship with God.Français
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How Do LGBTQ+ Students Fare at Christian Colleges? It’s Complicated.Our research, based on large-scale student surveys, finds a surprising and complex interplay of religion and mental health at US universities.
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The Regulation Suffocating Christian Ministries in IndiaDesigned to monitor foreign funding, more recently FCRA has crippled numerous organizations. Is it intentional?
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Easter Pilgrimage Bus Crash Shocks Botswana’s Christian CommunityLeaders extend prayers and lament road safety after 45 were killed on the way to Zion Christian Church in South Africa.Français
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‘Christ Is King’ Is Not the Slogan Some White Nationalists Want It to BeJesus’ lordship is not good news for those who want to use him to become kings themselves.
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A Theologian’s Vision of ‘Peasant’ Politics Is Surprisingly Lordly in ScopeEphraim Radner’s “narrow” concern for protecting the mundane goods of earthly life isn’t so narrow after all.
News & Reporting
- Baptism by Flood: Kherson Christians Persevere After Ukraine Dam’s DestructionOccupied, liberated, and now underwater, Kherson remains on the frontline of fighting—and faith, as a local seminary president explains.
- Christian Leaders Pray for Peace and Safety Amid Capitol MobFor believers under democratic rule, peaceful transitions are “part of honoring and submitting to God’s ordained leaders.”
Top Story April 19, 2024
Biblical Literacy in a Postliterate AgeWe must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.
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