Politics+Current Affairs

Why Cities Feel Glorious
And why, in comparison, the suburbs so often feel flat.
The Right Side of History Is Full of Rewrites
Both same-sex marriage advocates and opponents have seen national recognition of the unions as inescapable. But fortune tellers don’t have great track records.
Marriage Help Comes to Capitols
How experts are trying to shape divorce policies in fresh ways.
What Did the Supreme Court Really Change Today?
The rulings today on DOMA and Proposition 8 are an opportunity for gospel witness.
Sex Without Bodies
The church’s response to the LGBT movement must be that matter matters.
Ministry Leaders and Experts Respond to the DOMA and Prop. 8 Rulings
What the decisions really say, plus responses from Jim Daly, Andrew Marin, and others.
If the Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage, What Next?
How churches and pastors should respond.
Why I'll Accept Your Imperfect Apology
Alan Chambers, Paula Deen, and a Christian response to contrition.
My Calling as a Female Breadwinner
Sometimes Christian women can’t help breaking traditional gender roles.
One Flesh, Two Faiths
Naomi Schaefer Riley sheds light on an issue—interfaith marriage—that deserves greater attention.
Our Eulogy for Exodus International
Its end feels like the death of a loved one with whom we've had a complicated history.
Exodus in the Wilderness
Alan Chambers's impassioned apology reflects many elements of godly repentance, but it also goes awry in three key ways.
A Flood of Arks
There's a boatload of efforts to create a full-scale replica of Noah's work.
After Exodus: Evangelicals React as Ex-Gay Ministry Starts Over
(UPDATED) A roundup of responses to Alan Chambers’s apology and Exodus International’s shutdown and reboot after nearly four decades of ministry.
Nik Wallenda's Walk by Faith Across a Grand Canyon Tightrope
Why the Christian acrobat crossed the Grand Canyon without a safety harness this Sunday.
Have We Given Up on Good Men?
Sexism and the stereotype of a lazy, childish generation of guys.
Anti-AIDS Program Can’t Require Groups to Oppose Prostitution
Some religious groups see ruling as a protection against future "loyalty oaths" on other issues.
The Case for Siblings
In an only-child boom, reconsidering the lifelong value of brothers and sisters.
The Good News of Common Core
What new literacy standards mean for Christians.
Is Crucifixion Art the Victim of Its Own Success?
Images of Jesus on the cross no longer command auction prices.

Top Story May 4, 2024

Conservative Methodists, Unite
Conservative Methodists, Unite
After this week’s UMC votes on LGBTQ issues, African Methodists should join American conservatives in the new Global Methodist denomination.

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