Politics+Current Affairs

Finally, Some Overdue Good News in the Battle Against AIDS
"Global slowing" is about as good as it gets when you're talking about this disease.
Kentucky Asks What Year Is It?
After evolution fights comes dispute over A.D. vs. C.E.
The Founding Fathers' Days of Prayer
The young country often found it needed to turn to God.
CT News Briefs
Palestinian Bible Society bookshop threatened, closed; church political activities investigated; Wal-Mart carries the pill.
Stopping Genocide—Again
Ethnic bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region remains the top crisis for U.N. ambassador John Bolton.
The ACLU Is Not Evil
And neither are many people with whom we disagree.
Gridlock on Genocide
Pressure on Sudan mounts, but the killing continues in Darfur.
Homeland Security's Catch-22 for Exiles
'Ridiculous' interpretation of law bars thousands.
Whose Law in Afghanistan?
High-profile apostasy case highlights legal contradictions.
Religious Freedom Isn't Free
Rights to faith and liberty are at risk in Afghanistan.
Biopolitics: Can't We All Just Get Along?
Plus: The latest from the Korean cloning scandal.
A Prayer for Lenas and Luis
How one racially diverse church ministers to foreigners, while submitting to Caesar.
Should Evangelicals Support Bush's Foreign Policy if He Can't Guarantee Religious Freedom?
Case of Afghan convert causes some to question democracy push in the Middle East.
Nigerian Archbishop Demands Justice
Peter Akinola affirms warning to government and Muslims, fires back on the Western press.
Straight Talk from the Pope on the Biotech Century
The "anti-Genesis" of those who play God, and why the biotech business needs to take ethics seriously.
Aborting the Disabled
A bill before the Senate hopes to better inform mothers about diagnosed disabilities, while a study confirms that women can feel pressured to terminate their pregnancy if tests find a disability.
Alien Proposals
Evangelical leaders divided over moral, policy questions on immigration.
Pastor, State Senator Considering Illinois Gubernatorial Run
James Meeks, head of state's largest church, seeks to overcome social conservatives' racial barrier.
Blessed is the Law—Up to a Point
A gentle challenge—and invitation—to the critics of our recent immigration editorial.
Outsourcing Birth: Let an Indian Woman Have Your Baby
Plus: Good news from Europe on stem-cell funding.

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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