Ashley Judd and Sexism on the Sidelines
The frustrations of female sports fans.
Baseball Extravaganza, Part 1
Forget sabermetrics; it’s poetic meter that matters.
W.W. Jay-Z?
How Christian hip-hop could call the American church back to the gospel—and hip-hop back to its roots.
The Case for Early Marriage
Amid our purity pledges and attempts to make chastity hip, we forgot to teach young Christians how to tie the knot.
Congregation Gets Protesters, Then Cops’ Bill
Plus: Methodist locale loses tax exemption over gay ceremony stand, bad grades for Oxford’s Christian schools, Dobson nixes Thompson again, and hundreds of other stories from online sources around the world.
Reluctant Legend
Brenda Lee chats about the early days of rock—including when the Beatles were her opening act!—and her brand new gospel album. But don’t call her a legend.
Focus Praises NAE’s ‘Broader Social Agenda’
Plus: The evangelicals at the center of the U.S. attorneys firing fight, Time‘s cover story on the Bible in public schools, Colo. becomes another center of the Anglican wars, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Pastors Off the Hook in Sex Cases
Earl Paulk case dropped, Lonnie Latham not guilty, Md. pastor gets mistrial. Plus: Calling Akinola out on Nigeria’s anti-gay law, W&M’s cross returns, Jars of Clay’s un-Dixie Chicks moment, and other stories from online sources around the world.
The Bagel Between Church and State
Plus: Should we stop talking about the Jesus tomb hoax? A Christian college’s bus tragedy, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Lebanon Bus Bombs Target Christians
Plus: Rumor prompts Egyptian Muslims to attack Copts; Anglicans and Presbyterians prepare for splits; TV station criticized after pastor’s suicide; and other stories from online sources around the world.