Politics+Current Affairs
Amid a rapidly collapsing nation, Christians hope surge of new politicians opposed to traditional sectarian parties will follow biblical parallels.
While Presbyterian Church in Taiwan has historic ties to the push for independence, most Chinese congregations in the US avoid highlighting the ongoing political polarization.
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Buffalo Pastors Respond to Loss of Community ‘Pillars’After a mass shooting targeting Black grocery store customers, local Christians consider all they lost.
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Gordon-Conwell to Sell Main Campus, Move to BostonAfter a decade of enrollment decline, leaders began to see the seminary’s biggest financial asset as a liability. They hope relocation could be the big change they need.
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What Is Antisemitism? Evangelicals Favor Different DefinitionsEuropean Evangelical Alliance becomes latest Christian group to sign onto IHRA working definition. Others favor Jerusalem Declaration alternative.
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First Pastor to Defy COVID-19 Lockdowns Wins in CourtFollowing several earlier decisions siding with religious groups, the leader of a Oneness Pentecostal congregation in Louisiana declares, “Devil, you just got dethroned.”
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Elderly Taiwanese Church in California Attacked by ShooterMembers showed “exceptional heroism and bravery” as they overtook the gunman, who killed one person and wounded five.
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Vote as a Christian, Not Because You Are ChristianLebanese evangelicals—like believers worldwide—often approach elections torn between hope and despair. But with a major vote looming, do they have a biblical mandate to participate?
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Why Taiwan’s Christians Should Support Ukraine: A Theological RationaleChristian solidarity doesn’t derive from civil religion, but from the church’s role in redemptive history amid world history.简体中文繁體中文
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Why Not All Pro-Lifers are CelebratingLike the prophet Jeremiah, a biblical lament for abortion is neither apathetic nor triumphant.
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How Shall We Now Grieve Abortion?After Roe v. Wade is overturned, we must find new ways to turn our mourning into action.
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Here’s What Thousands of Christian WeChat Accounts Reveal About Chinese Internet EvangelismWere rampant commercialism and plagiarism more harmful for Chinese Christians than government censorship?简体中文繁體中文
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Photos Show Ukraine’s Bible Belt Struck Down But Not DestroyedAfter Russia’s withdrawal from Kyiv suburbs, Irpin evangelical ministries emulate the scattered yet persevering church from Acts 8.
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How to Lose the Abortion Debate While Winning ItChristian cultural influence only lasts when it’s backed up by the moral credibility of the church.Português
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Report: Christians May Have Helped Run Half of Native American Boarding SchoolsCanada’s findings at Kamloops last year have spurred US officials and denominations to investigate their involvement in the residential school system.
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Do Single Christians Need a Better Theology of Singleness, or Better Relationship Training?As two recent books demonstrate, the answer is both—together. (And not only for singles.)
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Why Tennessee Is Just Now Looking at Lifting a Ban on Clergy in the LegislatureA Presbyterian was burnt in effigy, a Methodist was shot in the leg, and that’s just the start of the story of this constitutional prohibition.
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The Supreme Court Leak Was an Unplanned Complication for Pregnancy CentersCaught in a national firestorm, Christian groups focus on local needs of women preparing for babies.Français
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White Evangelicals Twice as Likely to Want to Ban AbortionAhead of a possible decision to rescind Roe v. Wade, Pew Research finds most Americans and most believers hold convictions with exceptions.
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Our Pro-Life Advocacy Shouldn’t Be Limited by Tribal LoyaltyAs Christians, we must not let political allies selectively dictate who our neighbors are.español
News & Reporting
- Christian Leaders Pray for Peace and Safety Amid Capitol MobFor believers under democratic rule, peaceful transitions are “part of honoring and submitting to God’s ordained leaders.”
- Ahead of 2020 Election, White Evangelicals Still Concerned About COVID-19Those who know someone who suffered from the virus are less likely to say they plan to vote for President Trump.
Top Story May 19, 2022
While Presbyterian Church in Taiwan has historic ties to the push for independence, most Chinese congregations in the US avoid highlighting the ongoing political polarization.
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