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Important developments in the church and the world.

She's a Person, Not a Uterus

Fighting women's global health disparities with dignity.

InterVarsity Wins Key Nondiscrimination Battle at Tufts

School amends "all comers" policy to exempt religious student group leaders.

The Story Behind One of the Most Ironic Religious Freedom Lawsuits Ever Filed

The religious discrimination complaint against the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom moves closer to trial.

Children with Down Syndrome: Will Culture Make Them Disappear?

Why we should see them as an endowment from God and not a mistaken diagnosis.

A Private Matter: Vanderbilt Vets Student Ministries

Campus ministries need different defenses.

City Fines Couple for Hosting Bible Studies Without a Permit

Officials say the meetings violate residential use policies.

Court Rejects Prostitution Restrictions on AIDS Funding

Evangelical NGOS say the ruling is unlikely to change their operations, but the case touches on larger principles.

Americans Like Evangelicals After All

What they really think about evangelicals, and why we worry about it.

9th Circuit: University Can Force Christian Groups Open to Non-Christians

But court says policy may have been enforced unconstitutionally.

Two Peoples Separated by a Common Revelation

What I've learned from dialogue with Jews.

Pope Benedict XVI Points Fingers on Who Killed Jesus

Jews bear no collective guilt for crucifixion, he says.

Christianity Thrives among 'Gypsies' Despite Prejudice

Roma Revival: Missionary efforts continue to succeed.

Bullying Blame

Is it enough to say bullying gays is wrong?

'Civility May Not Be Sexy'

Amid a call for civility, Christians trade political jabs.

Condemnation

Should Christians publicly denounce believers who vilify others?

Religious Hiring's Status Quo Victory

A 2-1 ruling by Ninth Circuit affirms World Vision's right to consider religious beliefs in employment. But questions over faith-based hiring practices and government funding seem far from settled.

Canada's Split Decision on Hiring

Experts, organizations see mixed victory in recent court ruling.

Is the Christian Legal Society's Loss a Loss for Everyone?

What the Supreme Court's verdict means for campus ministries.

Christian Legal Society Loses in Supreme Court Case

Group must allow leaders who disagree with its statement of faith.

Faith-Based Fracas

From the White House to the courthouse, the battle escalates over whether Christian groups have the right to employ only Christians.

Immigrants, Gays, & Bankers

Political groups focused their energies this week on immigration, gay rights, Wall Street reform, and the place of Christianity in the public square.

Supreme Court on Major Discrimination Case: 'Huh?'

Before the justices can render an opinion in the Christian Legal Society dispute, they'll have to figure out what the facts are.

The End of Religious Freedom?

The nightmare scenarios could very well unfold, but they are not the last word.

Where It's Hardest to Believe

Charting the world's worst persecutors.

Welcome the Exceptional

Churches that embrace people with disabilities do more than they imagine.

Ugandan Bishop Pleads With American Christians on Anti-Homosexuality Bill

David Zac Niringiye, the Church of Uganda's assistant bishop of Kampala, says that American Christians should cultivate relationships before condemning the proposed legislation.

Anti-Homosexuality Bill Divides Ugandan and American Christians

American pastors and leaders are united in condemning the legislation while Ugandans are united in support.

China's 'Conscience' Missing in Action

Top Christian lawyer Gao Zhisheng vanishes as government stifles dissent.

Peace, Peace—But Is There Peace?

What Christian political groups said this week about the Nobel Prize, immigration reform, the hate crimes bill, and other issues.

Senate Expected to Expand Hate Crimes Law

Scholars and activists debate whether there's cause for concern over proposed legislation that would extend the hate crimes law to include sexual orientation.

Happy Rosh Hashanah, Christians

The 'Jewish New Year' is a day of judgment for all of creation.

Loss Is Gain

Denial of Hutterite request offers defense for other faith groups.

Back to Cuba

Christianity Today puts a spotlight on a hidden story.

More Freedom But Not Free

Cuba still ranks low on religious liberty.

Cuba for Christ—Ahora!

The Communist island's improbable revival is 15 years old and growing stronger.

Voiceless Women

The Stoning Of Soraya M. exposes a dark side of Islam.

Appeals Court Declares Ten Commandments Monument Unconstitutional

Judges say the Oklahoma monument would reflect a government endorsement of religion.
News Feed
Rollins College boots InterVarsity student religious group off campus
School said the group violated the college's anti-discrimination policy (Orlando Sentinel)
No new trial for conservative U of I worker
Wagner argued that she was denied a promotion at the U of I law school’s writing center because of her conservative history, including work with the Family Research Council (The Des Moines Register)
Frat maintains Christian-only policy
Yale’s newest fraternity, Beta Upsilon Chi, or BYX, will begin its first rush process next week as the University’s only Greek organization currently in defiance of Yale’s anti-discrimination policies (Yale Daily News)

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