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It's Not Hindi—It's Human
Bringing the Ravi Shankar sound to Christian worship.
By Andy Whitman

ELECTION 2008
From Blessing to Burden
Candidates are scrutinized ever more closely for their spiritual associations.
Poll: Should candidates be held responsible for the views of their spiritual advisers?

Bookmarks
Short reviews of Lincoln and Douglas, The Emmaus Readers, and Apocalypse.

China's Great Leap Forward | Hungry for Jesus | Audio Slideshow: Changing China | Watching the Spirit Move

From Christianity Today Movies:
Reviews: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — 3 stars

Iraqi Christians Say No to Death Sentence
Al-Qaeda leader should be punished, but the late archbishop wouldn't have wanted his abductor executed.
A Church with a Rodeo
Cowboy churches raise important questions about cultural translation of the Christian faith.
California High Court Okays Gay Marriage
Opponents say they'll try to amend the state constitution.
Inside the wacky world of Christian pop culture
A secular Jew's journey into a "parallel universe"
Einstein found the Bible 'primitive, childish'
Another Brick in the Oprah Empire
Her and Eckhart Tolle's webinars on A New Earth attracted 2 million participants.
My friends call me God
A man from Zion wants to change his name to "In God We Trust"
Good News for Embryos
Scientific progress may preclude stem-cell ethical dilemmas.

Christian Group Clashes with Right Over Net Rights
The re-emergence of the Net neutrality debate on Capitol Hill has caused some conservatives to attack the Christian Coalition of America for political treason. (Politico)
Rainbow Man says he despised sports
Rollen Stewart was known as the Rainbow Man for the multicolored Afro wigs he sported, and after finding religion he morphed into the John 3:16 guy, for the Biblical messages he espoused at sporting events. (Seattle Times)
Church and School in the Land of the Free
It is our preference that church and state stay far away from each other. But in the real world — especially, in the classroom — there are accommodations. (Editorial, Pioneer Press, Minnesota)
'Idol' Worship
What's behind the newfound Jesus-friendliness of "American Idol"? (Emma Rosenblum, The New Republic)
Civil Religion: ‘Fess up: rethinking evangelism
Why are we so hesitant to share our faith? (Pamela Dolan, Post-Dispatch)
IMB regional leader resigns over board policies
Rodney Hammer, the International Mission Board’s regional leader for Central and Eastern Europe for the past eight years. resigns citing differences over private prayer language, baptism. (Baptist Press)

[tuesday \| 05.20.08] Your Atonement Is Too Small Guthrie: Not Finished with Pro-Life Fight Denominations Join Episcopalian Diocese in Fight Over Church Property News Briefs	[monday \| 05.19.08] Audio Slideshow: Changing China Watching the Spirit Move in China Olympic Outreach Passages
[friday \| 05.16.08] Charismatic and Calvinist Myanmar Aid Crisis Triggers More Deaths, Disease David Wells on The Courage to Be Protestant	[thursday \| 05.15.08] Willow Creek's 'Huge Shift' Go Figure: Gideon Bibles, Charismatic Catholics, Etc.
[wednesday \| 05.14.08] Emergent and the Young Reformed (Conclusion) When Divorce Ends Employment The Ned Testament	[tuesday \| 05.13.08] Hollywood Hellfighter Philip Anschutz Chiquita's Corporate-Sponsored Terror?

[CT Classics]Burma's Christians
The country's displaced minorities maintain their distinctive faith.

Compiled by Susan Wunderink | posted 11/28/2007

The Church of O
"With a congregation of 22 million viewers, Oprah Winfrey has become one of the most influential spiritual leaders in America."

LaTonya Taylor | posted 4/01/2002

The Problem with Juicy Memoirs
Recent tell-all biographies of parents are only symptoms of deeper concern.

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 4/24/2008

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