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Todayโs Briefing
The Global Methodists met for their first General Conference, voting on a constitution and bishops.ย
A new study found that porn use is rising, including among Christians, but fewer people think thatโs a problem.ย
The oldest Protestant seminary in the Middle East installed a new president this week, a Lebanese evangelical who straddles the liberal-conservative spectrum.
Can Christians recovering from eating disorders still fast as a spiritual practice?
How rural, farm-grown faith shapes your view of the Creator.ย
On The Russell Moore Show, Jen Wilkin says reading Revelation can be like watching Shrek.
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Behind the Story
From Kate Shellnutt: When freelance reporter Maria Baer was writing this week, she was afraid she was going to get kicked off her public libraryโs Wi-Fi network. She wasnโt searching for pornography but for information about pornographyโresearch studies, statistics, and trends in usage. She had to carefully word her queries to get what she needed and not something that the library didnโt want her to see.
We run an article or two a year related to pornography use and the churchโs response and inevitably run into extra little hurdles each time. Even with stories that are straightforward and โPGโ in content, thereโs the question of how we illustrate something that is by definition explicit. Beyond using stock photos of people looking at nondescript screens, our designers need extra time to think through how to creatively represent these stories.
Then thereโs the issue of this very newsletter. Putting โpornโ in a subject line can flag all sorts of spam filters or content blockers. Our team said it should work okay this time, so I hope we made it into your inbox.
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In Other News
- Former Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt is demanding $75 million in damages from the denomination, saying sexual assault allegations ruined his reputation.
- Nicaraguan Christians have had to change worship venues daily and start services at 4 a.m. when black-clad government officials began showing up. The Ortega regime has been shuttering hundreds of churches and ministries in recent months.
- Russia, with the support of the Orthodox Church, is considering a measure to ban โpropagandaโ that promotes life without children.
- Two pastors disgraced over sexual misconduct with their parishioners are starting a podcast.
Today in Christian History
September 27, 1540: Pope Paul III officially approves the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), founded in 1534 by Ignatius of Loyola.
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in the magazine
Our September/October issue explores themes in spiritual formation and uncovers whatโs really discipling us. Bonnie Kristian argues that the biblical vision for the institutions that form us is renewal, not replacementโeven when they fail us. Mike Cosper examines what fuels political fervor around Donald Trump and assesses the ways people have understood and misunderstood the movement. Harvest Prude reports on how partisan distrust has turned the electoral process into a minefield and how those on the frontlinesโelection officials and volunteersโare motivated by their faith as they work. Read about Christian renewal in intellectual spaces and the โyearnersโโthose who find themselves in the borderlands between faith and disbelief. And find out how God is moving among his kingdom in Europe, as well as what our advice columnists say about budget-conscious fellowship meals, a kid in Sunday school who hits, and a dating app dilemma.
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