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The stories of two teens who have raised more than $1,000,000 for AIDS orphans in Africa.
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Dylan's Jesus Years
Doc explores his Christian era in late '70s, early '80s.

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Promise of Pledges Unlikely to Ring True
A new study suggests that premarital abstinence pledges don't work and could even be harmful.

Poll: Do you think abstinence pledges are effective in helping teenagers abstain from premarital sex?

WHERE WE STAND
Don't Let Them Die Alone
Hospice care spirituality would benefit from greater Christian engagement.

'Leaving Isn't the Answer'
Why the pastor of the largest Episcopalian congregation is staying put in a 'very sick' church.

God's Other Good Book
'God never wrought miracle to convince atheism, because his ordinary works convince it.'

SPEAKING OUT
How to Help Orphans
Orphanages are not always the best answer.

Cover Story
Jesus Is Not a Brand
Why it is dangerous to make evangelism another form of marketing.

Richard John Neuhaus, RIP
First Things founder and editor dies at 72.
Dying Christianities
Philip Jenkins is writing about a Christian history we don't know--and would probably rather avoid.
Three Christian Fatalities Inside Gaza
Total death toll exceeds 600 since Dec. 27 as Hamas rockets and IDF "Cast Lead" operations continue.
Episcopal Church Wins Property Dispute
California judges say local churches cannot keep property after departing denomination.
Most Read Christianity Today Articles of 2008
What caught your mouse's attention this past year.
Most Read Liveblog Posts of 2008
Here are the posts readers clicked on the most.
The Road to Resolutions
It's reportedly paved with high religiosity, say two Florida psychologists.
Architect of ELCA merger dies at 90
Robert J. Marshall helped lay the groundwork for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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[tuesday \| 01.06.09] Editorial: Don't Let Them Die Alone Pastor: 'Leaving Isn't the Answer'	[monday \| 01.05.09] Review: The Faith of Scientists Opinion: How to Help Orphans
[friday \| 01.02.09] Jesus Is Not a Brand Our Priorities for 2009 Recession and Religiosity Redux News Quiz: Disney Dares to Dump	[wednesday \| 12.31.08] Philip Jenkins: Recovering Church History At Prison Church, Inmates Find Faith Behind the Razor Wire Charles Colson: A Serious Decay
[tuesday \| 12.30.08] Black Churches Find New Homes Numbers from the News Tony Blair's Leap of Faith	[monday \| 12.29.08] Collin's Top Theology Stories of 2008 John Wilson's Short Reviews Reflections: Benedictine Wisdom

[The Latest]

No proof Washington said 'so help me God' will Obama?
A George Washington myth bites the dust: There's no eyewitness documentation he ever added "So help me God" to the end of his constitutionally prescribed oath of office. (Cathy Lynn Grossman, USA Today)
Malaysia: Catholic paper that used Allah can print
Malaysia lifts ban on Catholic paper's Malay edition, but bars it from using word 'Allah.' (Associated Press)
Charges: Stolen church cash paid for vasectomy
An Indiana prosecutor says a former church official is charged with stealing more than $276,000 from church accounts and using some of the money to pay for a vasectomy. (Associated Press)
No down time for Tebow, who's up for his mission
You could understand if Florida quarterback Tim Tebow decided, out of a desire to have more time to enjoy the traditional benefits of his rock-star celebrity, to suspend all goodwill activities. (The Florida Times-Union)
Churches see dip in tithes, offerings
Grant money for social services also diminishes while needs continue to rise. (Florida Courier)
Democracy: How Ghana emerged hero
Weeks before the election, Ghanaians who are predominantly Christians reportedly held church sessions with special supplications on the general elections to come. (Idowu Samuel, Nigerian Tribune)

[Top Stories]

An Essay Wasn't His, Concedes Neale Donald Walsch, Author of Conversations With God'
It was a heartwarming Christmas story from a writer known for his spiritual teachings. Except it never happened — to him. (The New York Times)
Lost Christianity: A Q&A with Philip Jenkins
'Just within our lifetimes, we probably will see the extinction of Christianity in Iraq and probably Palestine.' (Patton Dodd, Beliefnet)
Virginity pledges don't mean much, study says
While teens who take virginity pledges do delay sexual activity until an average age of 21, the reason for the delay is more likely due to pledge takers' religious background and conservative views -- not the pledge itself. (CNN)
Uganda: Troops will protect against rebel attacks
Three African nations are deploying troops to remote eastern Congo after reports that Ugandan rebels killed more than 400 people in a series of massacres since Christmas, officials said Wednesday. (Associated Press)
NJ rules against church group in gay rights case
A church group that owns beachfront property discriminated against a lesbian couple by not allowing them to rent the locale for their civil union ceremony, a New Jersey department ruled. (Associated Press)
Witnesses report massacre at church in Congo
Attackers hacked to death scores of people who sought refuge at a Catholic church in remote eastern Congo the day after Christmas, officials and witnesses said Monday, and the Ugandan army and a rebel group accused each other of carrying out the massacre. (Associated Press)

[CT Classics]The Seven Deadly Signs
Ministries that think they can do no financial wrong deceive themselves.

By John G. Stackhouse Jr | posted 6/12/2000

Blessed Are the Barren
The kingdom of God springs forth from the empty womb.

Sarah Hinlicky Wilson | posted 12/07/2007

Overturning the Money Tables
Rusty Leonard is a financial manager who wants to change how you give and invest.

Rob Moll | posted 7/11/2008

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