Politics+Current Affairs

The Theology of Ted Cruz
Questions raised by the candidate’s God-and-country vision.
Quick To ListenEpisode 3|34min
Why We Mourn for Pakistan’s Christians
Persecuted church advocate K. A. Ellis on what it takes for the Western Church to support its beleaguered brothers and sisters.
Malaysia Rules Muslim Man Can Convert to Christianity
Judge's landmark decision offers hope to Malay Christians amid Bible seizures and 'Allah' bans.
More Americans Agree Christians Face Intolerance But Complain Too Much About It
Survey suggests tone matters when advocating for religious liberty.
Unions Survive Supreme Court Challenge from Christian Teachers
Fight for freedom of association could have eliminated collective bargaining.
What Apple’s Encryption Fight Has to Do with Religious Freedom
How the tech giant came to share a defense with Hobby Lobby and Little Sisters of the Poor.
Suicide Bomber Kills More Than 70 as Taliban Targets Christians Celebrating Easter at Pakistan Park
(UPDATED) Blasphemy execution goes from good news to bad news for beleaguered believers.
An African American Confronts the Klan in Accidental Courtesy
Daryl Davis has a startling method for converting racists: he befriends them.
China Frees Lawyer Who Defended 100 Church Crosses
Zhang Kai gave what advocates deem a forced confession on state TV last month.
Introducing Quick to Listen, a New Podcast from Christianity Today
Our contribution toward making the Internet a less noisy place.
Quick To ListenEpisode 2|27min
Confronting Flint's Underground Disaster
For Michigan political science professor Kevin R. den Dulk, water is a matter of politics.
Light for Electricians: How Christians Bring Hope to Business
Our new web series on work shows beautiful orthodoxy in action.
Pay-to-Pray Scam: Christian Prayer Center Must Refund $7 Million
Seattle-based website with 1 million Facebook fans used deceptive methods to entice people to pay $9 to $35 for prayers.
Actually, Most Evangelicals Don’t Vote Trump
The numbers tell a different story than the headlines.
'Finally': What the Pope and the Patriarch's Cuba Meeting Meant
A snapshot of Christian witness in the world (as it appeared in our April issue).
Why We Shouldn’t Remove God from the Pledge of Allegiance
What we really need, says Kevin Seamus Hasson, is a different understanding of the ‘God’ our nation is under.
What Arab Christians Think of Muslims' Marrakesh Pledge to Protect Them
Middle Eastern evangelicals respond to modern update of Muhammad’s Medina Charter.
How Pakistani Christians Fleeing Persecution Get Tied Up in Thailand
Churches fall victim to their own successful welcome of Pakistani refugees.
Is It Time for American Christians to Disobey the Government?
When to practice civil disobedience.
The Data Don’t Lie: Couples That Pray Together Actually Do Stay Together
And other key findings from new major research on minority US families.

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Care for the Environment Is Biblical. It’s Also a Witness to Environmentalists.
Care for the Environment Is Biblical. It’s Also a Witness to Environmentalists.
Do activists often invest their work with religious significance? All the more reason for Christians to be discerning co-laborers.

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