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Quotation Marks: June 2013

"Jesus is my Lord and Savior. It's how I identify myself as a Christian." Deandre Poole, the Florida Atlantic University professor who asked communications students to "stomp on Jesus" (as critics labeled the class exercise). Public outcry forced the school to place him on leave for his own safety. Inside Higher Ed

"I don't like to think in terms of culture wars." Russell Moore, incoming president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), describing the role of religion in American politics to c-span host Libby Casey. C-SPAN

"My goal is . . . to produce an ever increasing number of graduates who will be the green berets and paratroopers of God's army." Richard Land, announcing his new role as president of Southern Evangelical Seminary. He retires from the ERLC in June. Southern Evangelical Seminary

"He finished well." Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, on the death of Pat Summerall, the famed NFL broadcaster who became a Christian late in life after a bout with alcoholism. Baptist Press

"Whitworth's Reformed, evangelical, and ecumenical identities are inherently more stable and potentially less ambiguous." Whitworth University, on ending its exclusive partnership with the Presbyterian Church (usa) after 123 years. Whitworth University

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The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Cover Story

Want to Change the World? Sponsor a Child

Cover Story

A Better World For Kids

Cover Story

Sponsoring a Movement

You Probably Won't Be Sent to Egypt…

Editorial

Planting Deep Roots

Is Interfaith Marriage Always Wrong, Given that the Bible Teaches Us Not to Be 'Unequally Yoked'?

A Fractured and Beautiful Faith

Review

You Only Die Once

Finding the Right Words for God's Word

My Top 5 Books on Evangelism

The Whole Gospel in One Word

News

Marriage Help Comes to Capitols

A Flood of Arks

The Fitness-Driven Church

The Baptist Bearing Robes and Incense

Review

Sidelining the Stigma of Mental Illness

Excerpt

It's the Thoughts That Count

The Secret to Why Sponsorship Works

News

Can a Christian Family Ever Be Too Big?

Love the Lord with All Your Voice

Our Francis, Too

News

Why Christian Groups Oppose America's Anti-Prostitution Stance

Testimony

The Golden Fish

News

After Turning Theological, Christian Hip-Hop Turns Critical

A Terrifying Grace

News

Go Figure: June 2013

News

Gleanings: June 2013

News

The Forgotten Millennials

New & Noteworthy Books

Wilson's Bookmarks

Letters to the Editor

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The Bulletin

Young Republican Texts, Anglican Split, and George Santos Released

Controversial Republican texts, Anglican Communion splits, and George Santos’s sentence is commuted.

Review

Do Evangelical Political Errors Rise to the Level of Heresy?

A Lutheran pastor identifies five false teachings that threaten to corrupt the church’s public witness.

Highlights and Lowlights of 1957

In its first full year of publication, CT looked at Civil Rights, Cold War satellites, artificial insemination, and carefully planned evangelism.

News

Will There Be a Christian Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Conservatives suggest country and Christian artist alternatives for game day.

News

As Madagascar’s Government Topples, Pastors Call for Peace

Gen Z–led protests on the African island nation led to a military takeover.

News

Amid Fragile Cease-Fire, Limited Aid Reaches Gazans

Locals see the price of flour rise and fall as truce is strained and some borders remain closed.

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Federal Job Cuts Hit Home as Virginia Picks Its Next Governor

Meanwhile, the GOP candidate draws from Trump’s playbook to focus on transgender issues in schools. 

Religious OCD and Me

Scrupulosity latches onto the thing we hold most dear—our relationship with God.

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