Christianity Today

May 21, 2002

Volume 46, Number 6

June 10 June 10, 2002
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April 22 April 22, 2002

Texas-Size Faith: How Dallas has become the new capital of American Evangelism

Cover Story

Cover Story

The New Capital of Evangelicalism

“Move over, Wheaton and Colorado Springs—Dallas, Texas, has more megachurches, megaseminaries, and mega-Christian activity than any other American city.”

Features

Creationism Scandalous

The debate over evolution takes Britain by storm

Colombia: Missionaries Defy Terrorist Threat in Colombia

U.S. Embassy says North Americans are guerrilla targets

India: Critics Assail Dialogue with Hindu Radicals

But some Christians see talks as an opportunity to build bridges in times of persecution

Nigeria: Where Adultery Means Death

Political and religious leaders clash in Nigeria over the increased use of Islamic law

“Inside CT: Big City, Big Ministry”

How did a top-25 list of ministries become a cover story on Dallas?

Parsonage in Peril

Congress protects tax exemption

Quotation Marks

“Comments on biblical prophecy, the war on terrorism, and plagiarism”

“It’s Soccer, Not Quidditch”

Witch doctors and red devils populate the game of soccer

Witless Witness

Christians disrupt Wiccan celebration

West Bank: Crackdown Hits Churches

Mideast Christians torn over tough Israeli tactics at churches

Blessing Abortion

Planned Parenthood is an odd assignment for a workplace chaplain

Peace (and Quiet) Be With You

“Technology enters the church, for better or worse.”

“Goodbye, Dolly”

We need nothing less than a total ban on human cloning

Give Us a [Tax] Break

It is the state’s business to discourage what hurts the community and encourage what builds it up

Cremation Confusion

Is it unscriptural for a Christian to be cremated?

Religion that’s Fit to Print

The Dallas Morning News sets the standard for newspaper religion coverage

Tex-Mex Orthodoxy

“A former Southern Baptist, Dmitri Royster is now a maverick of the Orthodox Church”

GOP Seeks Black Clergy Affiliations

Republicans say that attracting minorities is their number one priority.

Sunday Colors

Dallas churches continue to challenge the racial divide

Parachurch Passion

A Dallas food pantry was transformed when it turned the tables on who should do ministry

Southwestern’s Predicament

Can the biggest Protestant seminary in the world be both Southern Baptist and broadly evangelical?

The Hispanic Challenge

It’s not easy growing Christian leaders for Dallas’s fastest-growing population

Fundamentalist With Flair

“Cantankerous Carl McIntire protested against nearly every major expression of 20th-century Christianity, and always with a flourish”

“Plus: ‘You’re Right, Dr. McIntire!'”

“In the world of ecumenical Protestantism, some owe Carl McIntire an apology for dismissing his warnings”

Want Better Grades? Go to Church

“Studies show that poor children who are active in a local congregation thrive in body and mind, as well as spirit”

Bottom-Up Apologist

“John Polkinghorne—particle physicist, Gifford lecturer, Templeton Prize–winner, and parish priest”

Sex Abuse: ‘A Time of Justice’

California congregation plays critical role in arrest of sex abuser

New Dispensation? Camping: ‘Leave Church’

Family Radio founder’s latest teaching prompts church defections

Asian Americans: Embracing the Unwanted

Chinese American Christians are starting to become more openly prolife

Parents’ Rights: Fatal Revelations

Massachusetts battles parents in tiny sect after two children die

News

News

The Rolling Superchic[k] Revue

It’s not just a band of shifting players. It’s a state of mind and a movement

Wire Story

Catholics: Coverups Prompt Demands for Resignation

New evidence suggests Boston archbishop protected known pedophile priests

Wire Story

France: Anti-Semitic Violence Spurs Crackdown

Attacks said to be prompted by violence in the Middle East

News

Go Figure

Statistics and numbers on the Protestant clergy shortage and The Prayer of Jabez

Reviews

Review

Joshua

Joseph Girzone’s modern messiah undergoes the Hollywood treatment

Views

Suffering & Grief

Quotations to stir the heart and mind

Uncle Sam Is Not Your Dad

The separation of church and state protects families too

Servant in Chief

Jimmy Carter’s journey from the White House to building houses

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