Politics+Current Affairs

It Wasn't Really About Whiskey
A compelling and entertaining but also deeply flawed account of an episode in early American history.
We're Not Spectators
Mideast Christians writing for our website expressed their anguish—and anger.
Bygone Protests
Operation Rescue transforms clinic.
Nicholas Kristof on Evangelicals, China, and Human Rights
The Pulitzer Prize winner says, "Evangelicals have influence in the White House that The New York Times columnists do not."
Christianity Today News Briefs
Uganda's civil war, female Anglican bishops, Jews for Jesus lawsuit, and stem cell veto.
Thinking Straight
Court decisions cheer opponents of same-sex marriage.
The Problem with Prophets
In their zeal for social change, some evangelical activists stand on shaky biblical ground.
Sit Down, Sit Down for Jesus?
Contrary to rumor, the culture wars aren't over. Nor should they be.
Class Warfare
Virginia megachurch sues county for barring theology courses.
Despair Not
There is something worse than misery and death.
The Call of Samuel
Samuel Rodriguez wants to build a bridge between Hispanic and Anglo evangelicals.
Logic Left Behind
Kevin Phillips's new political screed is stranger than fiction—much stranger.
Postcard from Africa
Where hope and despair live side by side.
God's Will in the Public Square
Democratic Senator Barack Obama gets it mostly right.
The Truth Is Somewhere
Legacy of Guatemala's evangelical deposed dictator remains unsettled.
Theology for an Age of Terror
Augustine's words after the 'barbarian' destruction of Rome have a remarkably contemporary ring.
Scrubbing CleanFlicks
It's about the rule of law, not the morals of film.
Quotation Marks
Recent comments from President Bush, a Mississippi imam, and others.
Reflections from a Messianic Jew in Israel
When questions are too hard to answer, we must still be about our Father's business.
The Fulfillment of Prophecy Right Before Our Eyes
Walking among Lebanon's Christians.

Top Story May 6, 2024

One of Oldest Books in Existence Will Be Sold, Worrying Scholars
One of Oldest Books in Existence Will Be Sold, Worrying Scholars
An ancient codex, containing perhaps the earliest complete versions of Jonah and 1 Peter, goes up for auction in June. Will it disappear?

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