Christianity Today

August 12, 1996

Volume 40, Number 9

September 16 September 16, 1996
August 12
July 15 July 15, 1996

Faith Unto Death: The Suffering Church, Part 2: The challenge of modern martyrs

Cover Story

Cover Story

ARTICLE: Faith Unto Death, Part 2

Susan Bergman

A meditation on the lives of contemporary martyrs.

Cover Story

ARTICLE: Faith Unto Death, Part 1

Susan Bergman

A meditation on the lives of contemporary martyrs.

Features

Major Victory Elusive for Profamily Forces

Kim A. Lawton in Washington, D.C.

WORLD SCENE: New Satellite Service Launched

The Christian minority in the Middle East now has access to Arabic-language Christian programs on SAT-7, a new satellite television service beamed from Cyprus.

Presbyterians Retain Ban on Homosexual Ordination

Gayle White in Albuquerque

Within the mainline Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PCUSA), the question of whether to tighten a ban on ordaining sexually active homosexuals is moving into the presbyteries.

ARTICLE: Robertson R Us, Part 2

Tim Stafford

When evangelicals look in the mirror, do we see the host of The 700 Club staring back?

Robertson R Us

Tim Stafford

When evangelicals look in the mirror, do we see the host of The 700 Club staring back?

CHARLES COLSON & Nancy Pearcey: Planet of the Apes?

“Where do we come from?” is not an esoteric question relevant only to scientists.

Does Religiosity Equal Conservatism?

Religion is often as influential on Americans’ political behavior as race, age, or gender, according to a report released this summer by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.

Cooperative Baptists Reject Formal Break with SBC

Randy Frame in Richmond

Delegates of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) have soundly defeated a resolution to separate formally from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in order to form their own denomination.

Nationalism May Stall Christian Outreach in Russia

Beverly Nickles in Moscow

While the re-election of Boris Yeltsin as president likely ensures protection of religious freedom in Russia, a growing nationalist sentiment is fueling new initiatives to control Western-financed missions outreach.

Silent Exodus

Helen Lee; Additional reporting by Ted Olsen

Can the East Asian church in America reverse the flight of its next generation?

BOOKS: Good Company

A devotional that will point your soul to the living Christ.

BOOKS: Our Faithless Forefathers

Yes, the Constitution is a godless document. That isn’t necessarily bad news for Christians.

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Remember Their Chains

Wendy Murray Zoba

Take up the cause of our persecuted brothers and sisters in the faith.

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Our Selective Rage

Ron Sider

A pro-life ethic means more than being anti-abortion.

Stories That Go Deep

Michael G. Maudlin, Managing Editor

News

News

From Pogrom to Peacemaking

By Sharon Mumper

Austrian Christians help an ancient town heal its anti-Semitic past.

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