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Black couple says white church banned wedding (video)
A Jackson couple said their big wedding plans were dashed by a white church in Crystal Springs because they are black. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Black and White and Red All Over: Why Racial Justice Is a Gospel Issue
How civil rights pioneers convinced conservative Christians, and why civil rights is no longer a "culture war" issue (Russell Moore, Moore to the Point)
Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible
The good book should be read as a great work of literature – but it is not a guide to morality, as the education secretary Michael Gove would have us believe (Richard Dawkins, Guardian)
Blasts rock Nigeria's north as Islamist 'ultimatum' expires
No casualties were reported after the attacks in Maiduguri and Damaturu late Wednesday (AFP)
Animals at the Manger
Is there any theological justification for animals in the Christmas story? Do they have a rightful place at the manger? (James Edwards)
Ohio Bill Splits Anti-Abortion Forces on Legal Tactics
A widening and emotional rift over legal tactics has split the anti-abortion movement, with its longtime leaders facing a Tea Party-like insurrection from many grass-roots activists who are impatient with the pace of change. (NYTimes.com)
Let's put 'Christ'-mas in its place
Instead of engaging in a battle to reclaim Christmas, I propose an alternative. Let's take Christ out of Christmas. I know what you're thinking: What about "the reason for the season"? But that's precisely my point. Do Christians really want to think of the son of God as the reason for reduced-price waffle-makers and winter wonderland scenes at the local mall? ( USATODAY.com)
Personhood amendment shows that ‘pro-life’ not a monolith, even on Roe v. Wade
This was a family fight, in other words — a difference of opinion among those who identify that way, over both strategy and theology, because not everyone with moral qualms about abortion has those same concerns about birth control. (The Washington Post)
The religious roots of Iran’s rivalry with Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and Iran are the two most avowedly religious states in the Middle East. But they are not of the same creed. At issue between them is not which is more religious and truer to the spirit of Islamic law, but rather whose Islam is the true faith.
The Double Lives of Iraq’s Christian Children
Converts from Islam find persecution is tolerable until it affects their little ones. (Compass Direct)
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