Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
June 15, 1215: King John signs the Magna Carta, which begins, “The Church of England shall be free.
June 15, 1520: In the papal encyclical “Exsurge Domine,” Leo X condemns Martin Luther on 41 of counts of heresy, branding him an enemy of the Roman Catholic Church. After the encyclical, Luther’s works were burned in Rome (see issue 34: Luther’s Early Years).
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Leaders of Early Rain Covenant Church had prepared for the roundup, which saw 9 leaders and staff detained.
All is not lost. But Christians must regain our distinctiveness and reclaim our moral clarity.
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Iranians’ courage amidst deadly protests, the Federal Reserve’s independence in question, and explicit images in Elon Musk’s AI.
In 1968, CT grappled with the Vietnam War and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.
Americans have strong opinions about the civil rights leader but often simplistic notions of who he was.
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Neighbors can now sue each other over mail-order drugs. Pro-life advocates are divided on the tactic.
