Politics+Current Affairs

Stealing God's Stuff & Controlling Human Life
Christians must help bridge the growing gap between biotechnology and bioethics.
Mark Hatfield: Celebrating the Year of Liberation
How Americans can think about a true revolution.
Mark Hatfield, Maverick Evangelical Politician, Dies at 89
Former governor and senator known as 'Saint Mark' was steadfast in opposing war, abortion, corrupting power.
Christian Colleges Part of White House Interfaith Service Push
Schools say listening is a key part of the project—but theological pluralism isn’t.
9th Circuit: University Can Force Christian Groups Open to Non-Christians
But court says policy may have been enforced unconstitutionally.
Pastors: Alabama Immigration Law Will Crimp Outreach
Churches in states with tighter laws on immigration may see unintended consequences.
Drones: Is It Wrong to Kill by Remote Control?
Christian thinkers weigh in on whether the U.S. should use unmanned predator drones to target enemy forces.
Jesus: Democratic King
Our most cherished democratic values are grounded in Jesus' sovereign authority.
John Stott Has Died
An architect of 20th-century evangelicalism shaped the faith of a generation.
Canceled Flights: New Policies Threaten Settlement Agencies
Resettlement agencies laid off staff after a new Department of Homeland Security screening disrupted refugees' flights to the U.S.
Youth Movement: Finns Seek Renewal
Lutheran leaders want to push out young conservatives.
Shouwang Showdown, 15 Weeks In
Members of one of China's largest house churches continue to meet amid arrests.
Nepal Agrees to Give Christians a Cemetery
Nepal's small Christian community had formed protests demanding government allocation of land to bury their dead in crowded Kathmandu.
A Liberating Woman: A Reflection on the Founder of Christians for Biblical Equality
Catherine Clark Kroeger championed women’s equality without budging on scriptural authority.
Syria's Christians Back Assad
Church leaders say the embattled president should stay on.
Q & A: Bishop Kallistos Ware on the Fullness and the Center
The metropolitan archbishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church in the U.K. on evangelism, evangelicals, and the Orthodox Church.
Ministerial Murkiness: Biggest Religion Case in 20 Years?
Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether fired teacher is a religious employee.
Should the Marriage Battleground Shift to Religious Freedom?
After New York vote on same-sex marriage, conscience questions draw more emphasis.
Refocusing on the Family
Like many evangelical organizations that were built in the past 50 years, Focus on the Family is attempting to thrive—and survive—past its founder.
Christian Colleges Hope House Bill Will Repeal New Rules
CCCU says government's solution to for-profit problems threatens schools' autonomy.

Top Story May 5, 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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