1. Sex Scandal Fells NAE President Ted Haggard Shocking admissions of immorality from New Life Church pastor shake evangelical world. Debate ensues over direction of nae and the temptations of high-profile ministry.
2. Israel Invades Lebanon Hezbollah incursions across the Israeli border trigger a bold military response. Christian voices from Lebanon plead for prayers and protest.
3. Court Decisions Favor Traditional Marriage State court decisions across the country shift momentum in debate over same-sex marriage. However, New Jersey Supreme Court requires legislature to allow for either same-sex marriage or civil unions.
4. Muslims Riot over Pope’s Comments West shocked by response to Pope Benedict XVI’s Regensburg address on faith and reason.
5. Religious Left Declares Victory in Midterm Election Democrats ride gains among frequent churchgoers and Catholics to take control of House and Senate.
6. Violence Sends Christians Packing from Iraq Small Christian community shrinks further as sectarian attacks worsen.
7. Southern Baptists Crack Down on Tongues After the International Mission Board in 2005 banned missionaries from praying in tongues, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary bars professors or administrators from endorsing charismatic practices.
8. Immigration Debate Splits Evangelicals Advocates swap proof texts on welcoming the stranger and obeying civil authorities as Congress debates illegal immigration.
9. Ministry Leaders Sign Evangelical Climate Initiative Observers say global warming debate signifies broadening political agenda.
10. Christians Flock to See The Da Vinci Code Engagement trumps boycott as phenomenon peaks with boffo box office.
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Christianity Today has collected its coverage of Ted Haggard, the Israel-Lebanon Conflict, Gay Marriage, Election 2006, Iraq, Immigration, Global Warming & the Environment, and The Da Vinci Code.
Weblog (9/15/2006 and 9/21/2006) kept up with the news coverage of Muslim riots over Pope Benedict’s speech, which recently won an award.
For more on Southern Baptists’ stance on speaking in tongues, see ‘Tongues Tied‘ and December’s News Briefs.
