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POLITICS & LAW
Afghan Constitution Provides Few Religious Liberties
Nod to freedom of practice is too limited, critics say.
By Rob Moll
posted 01/15/2004
PERSECUTION
House-Church Christian Dies in Custody
Family saw prisoner injured and bound with heavy chains.
By Compass Direct, Nanjing
posted 01/15/2004
PERSECUTION
Crushing House Churches
Chinese intelligence and security forces attack anew.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 01/13/2004
POLITICS & LAW
The Tourist Attraction That Isn't There
Alabama's Ten Commandments monument still drawing visitors despite its absence from the state Supreme Court building.
By Roy Hoffman, Religion News Service, in Montgomery
posted 01/12/2004
LIFE ETHICS
A Heaven-made Activist
Joni Eareckson Tada is driven forward by hymns of praise and her sovereign God.
By Tim Stafford
posted 01/09/2004
POLITICS & LAW
'Swing Evangelicals'
Democrats seek to show that they also have faith-based values.
By Tony Carnes
posted 01/09/2004
POLITICS & LAW
Court Affirms Rights of Inmates
Prison officials may not place "substantial burden" on religious exercise
By RNS, with CT staff
posted 01/08/2004
POLITICS & LAW
One Nation Under God—Sort of
We've got bigger problems than the Pledge of Allegiance.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 01/07/2004
POLITICS & LAW
Peace in the Trash Can
Protestants disillusioned with Good Friday Agreement.
By Mary Cagney
posted 01/06/2004
PERSECUTION
Vietnam's 'Appalling' Persecution
Activists want Washington to confront Communist leaders for torturing and killing Christians.
By Timothy R. Callahan in Washington
posted 12/31/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
One Lord, One Faith, Many Ethnicities
How to become a diverse organization and keep your sanity.
A CT Forum
posted 12/30/2003
PERSECUTION
Churches Demolished at Sudanese Refugee Camp
Bulldozers raze prayer centers as part of government "re-planning" exercise.
By Richard Nyberg, Compass Direct
posted 12/30/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER/MONEY & BUSINESS
Corporate Thought Police
Growing pro-gay business agenda jeopardizes religious employees.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 12/29/2003
POLITICS & LAW
An After-Christmas Gift
A homeless man, an angel, and a reminder about our final home.
By Lee Knapp
posted 12/23/2003
POLITICS & LAW
The Twelfth of Never
Bush administration drastically lowers goals for faith-based initiative.
By Tony Carnes in Washington
posted 12/22/2003
LIFE ETHICS
The Techno Sapiens Are Coming
When God fashioned man and woman, he called his creation very good. Transhumanists say that, by manipulating our bodies with microscopic tools, we can do better. Are we ready for the great debate?
By C. Christopher Hook
posted 12/19/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Define 'Better'
One person's improvement is another person's degeneration.
An interview with bioethicist C. Ben Mitchell
posted 12/19/2003
PERSECUTION
Ex-Muslims Harrassed in Egypt
Egyptian state security police arrested and tortured Christian converts
By Compass Direct, wire reports
posted 12/16/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Threatening the Amish
How the Amish solve the legal problems of civil liberties
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 12/15/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Censoring Christmas
Public Christmas displays, like the Ten Commandments, are allowed—as long as they don't mean anything religious.
By Rob Moll
posted 12/11/2003
POLITICS & LAW
CT Classic: Work over Welfare
Former Illinois Senator Paul Simon discusses his plan to put the poor to work.
Interview by LaVonne Neff
posted 12/10/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Massachusetts Court Backs Gay Marriage
Christians say gay activists will overturn marriage laws
By RNS, with CT reporting
posted 12/10/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
An Anglican Rorschach Test
Conservatives and liberals fide hope in statement.
By Douglas LeBlanc in Dallas
posted 12/02/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Supremely Rejected
Lower-court decisions the Supreme Court let stand
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 12/01/2003
PERSECUTION
Blockbuster Evangelism
Millions have been converted after seeing films about Jesus, and Hindu radicals are responding with violence.
Joshua Newton in Karnataka, India
posted 11/26/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Sailing Off into Irrelevance
The Episcopal Church's rejection of orthodoxy is sobering for evangelicals.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 11/25/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Reprieve for Brain-Damaged Woman
But Christian activists say the fight to protect the disabled is far from over.
By Adelle M. Banks, RNS, with additional CT reporting
posted 11/25/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER/POLITICS & LAW
'A Man and a Woman'
Activists say the Federal Marriage Amendment will be the defining issue in the next election.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 11/24/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Hugh Hefner's Hollow Victory
How the Playboy magnate won the culture war, lost his soul, and left us with a mess to clean up.
By Read Mercer Schuchardt
posted 11/21/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
The Hidden Slavery
Each year, two million women and children worldwide have sex with strangers only because someone kidnaps them and threatens to kill them. You may have passed some of these victims on the street.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 11/14/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Finding the 'Real God'
An interview with a sex trafficking survivor.
Interview by Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 11/14/2003
PERSECUTION
Persecution Is a Holy Word
Exaggerating our problems demeans the sacrifice of overseas believers.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 11/07/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Take Back Your Sabbath
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 11/04/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Ancient Christian Commentary on Current Events: What Is War Good For?
What early church leaders thought of Christians and the military.
By Joel Elowsky
posted 10/28/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Complicit Guilt, Explicit Healing
Men involved in abortion are starting to find help.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 10/27/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Will the Partial-birth Abortion Ban Save Lives?
Most prolife groups say the ban in itself is not what is important.
By Rob Moll
posted 10/23/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Why I Believe in Divorce
A disabled Florida woman's only hope to stay on life support is to divorce her husband who wants to pull the plug.
By Janet L. Folger
posted 10/16/2003
PERSECUTION
Hindu Leaders Crack Down on Conversions
Potential converts must ask permission
By Joshua Newton and ENI in New Delhi
posted 10/13/2003
POLITICS & LAW
'Jesus Tax' Plan Dies
Alabama's fiscal debate exposes a divide between Christians
By Collin Hansen
posted 10/10/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Accidental Revolutionary
How one woman fought for a just tax
By Collin Hansen
posted 10/10/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Go Figure
Recent figures on faith and politics
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 10/09/2003
PERSECUTION
Submitting to Islam—or Dying
Ceasefires and peace talks bow to greater powers in Sudan.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 10/08/2003
EDUCATION
Baylor Reaps the Enlightenment Whirlwind
Ultimately, the challenge to creating a top-level Christian research university lies in combating individualism gone awry.
By Ralph C. Wood
posted 10/07/2003
EDUCATION
Campus Collisions
Why InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was "derecognized" at some of America's leading universities.
By Andy Crouch
posted 10/03/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Sowing Confusion
One small ruling for Texas; one giant leap into a cultural abyss.
By Charles Colson with Anne Morse
posted 10/03/2003
POLITICS & LAW
God Reigns-Even in Alabama
Let's not make the Commandments into a graven image.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 10/01/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Holy Sex
An exclusive excerpt condensed from Philip Yancey's Rumors of Another World: What on Earth Are We Missing?
By Philip Yancey
posted 09/30/2003
PERSECUTION
The Joy of Suffering in Sri Lanka
How Christians thrive in the land where ethnic and religious strife is always just around the corner.
By Tim Stafford
posted 09/29/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Being the Leaven
Why only a handful of Sri Lankan Christians wage peace via the difficult political process.
By Tim Stafford
posted 09/29/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Bill Pryor, the Man in the Middle
Alabama attorney general catches flak from all sides.
Interview by Stan Guthrie
posted 09/24/2003
POLITICS & LAW
University Forbids 'Offensive' Tracts
Messianic Jew sues University of New Orleans over ban.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 09/17/2003
EDUCATION
Books & Culture Corner: The Ph.D. Octopus, 100 Years On
How Christians can make a difference in the upside-down world of graduate school
By Wilfred M. McClay
posted 09/15/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
PTL Victims to Receive $6.54 Each
Lawyers take $2.5 million of $3.7 million settlement.
By Religion News Service, CT Staff
posted 09/12/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Uneasy Unity
Christians take different paths as "road map" hits impasse.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 09/11/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Violated Felons
Christians help lead federal campaign against prison rape.
By Mark Stricherz in Washington
posted 09/10/2003
PERSECUTION
Go Figure
2002's martyrs, cohabiting couples, and defiant Alabamans.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 09/08/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
VeggieTales Creators File for Bankruptcy
Bob the Tomato and friends sold to company that already has Lassie, Lone Ranger, and Rudolph.
By Bob Smietana, Religion News Service
posted 09/04/2003
POLITICS & LAW
How to Really Keep the Commandments in Alabama—and Elsewhere
Since when did the public display of the Ten Commandments become the eleventh commandment?
By Joseph Loconte
posted 09/03/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Lowering the Baby Boom
A new book helps Christians make wise birth control decisions.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 09/03/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
The Next Sexual Revolution
By practicing what it preaches on marriage, the church could transform society.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 08/27/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Quotation Marks
Recent comments about politics, bias against Christians, and Pat Robertson's support of Charles Taylor.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 08/27/2003
POLITICS & LAW
The Unflappable Condi Rice
Why the world's most powerful woman asks God for help.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 08/22/2003
POLITICS & LAW
'The Privilege of Struggle'
How Rice understands suffering and prayer.
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 08/22/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Hard Line on the Road Map
Can Rice put pressure on the nation she admires?
By Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 08/22/2003
PERSECUTION
'Dangerous' Chinese Bill Is Thwarted
Article 23 would have automatically banned Hong Kong groups now outlawed on the mainland.
By CT, Compass Direct
posted 08/21/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Overcoming Inertia on Porn
Sexual images of children are the target of Canadian Christian campaign.
By Carol Lowes in Toronto
posted 08/18/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Curbing Big Brother
Christians urge Ashcroft to respect freedom in surveillance law.
By Tony Carnes in Washington
posted 08/15/2003
PERSECUTION
Other Baghdad Battles Ahead for Christians
Enemies include extortion and uncontrolled church growth.
By Kevin Begos in Baghdad
posted 08/14/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
The Marriage Battle Begins
Profamily and gay activists agree: Texas decision sets significant precedent.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 08/11/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Ken Connor Resigns from Family Research Council
Former trial lawyer now considering Senate bid favors judicial strategy over Federal Marriage Amendment.
By Tony Carnes
posted 07/30/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Coming Attractions
Gay activism is not just found in liberal churches.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 07/29/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Put Yourself in Jesus Shoes
Within 48 hours, a supermarket chain pulls shoes with Jesus' image from the shelves.
By Ted Olsen
posted 07/29/2003
PERSECUTION
Pakistan Court Acquits Christian of Blasphemy
Arrested in 1998, Aslam Masih is released from prison because of a lack of evidence.
By Barbara Baker, Compass Direct, in Istanbul
posted 07/23/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Courting Trouble
Christians oppose embedding Islamic tribunals in Kenya's new constitution.
By David Karanja in Nairobi
posted 07/22/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Religious Conservatives, Stalemated Despite Friends in High Office, Rethink Strategy
Supreme Court's sodomy decision causes fresh soul searching on effectiveness.
By Mark O'Keefe, Religion News Service
posted 07/16/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Canada Backs Gay Marriages
Conservatives say decision could put pressure on dissenting churches.
By Carol Lowes in Toronto
posted 07/16/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Has Natural Birth Control Been Proved Impossible?
Don't believe the media reports, cautions the author of Birth Control for Christians.
By Jenell Williams Paris
posted 07/15/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Prolife Groups Ready to Defend Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
Court challenge to new law expected.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 07/14/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Cross Purposes
Wearing the Christian symbol can be a problem in places like Saudi Arabia and Pennsylvania.
By Ted Olsen
posted 07/14/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Federal Judge Rules Parts of Church Land-Use Law Unconstitutional
Groups plan to help Elsinore Christian Center appeal zoning case.
By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service
posted 07/11/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Anglican Communion Frays
Bishops worldwide chastise Canadian bishop who approved gay unions.
By Peter T. Chattaway in Vancouver
posted 07/09/2003
PERSECUTION
Damping the Fuse in Iraq
A veteran peacemaker discusses how religion can help stave off religious conflict after Saddam.
An interview with Canon Andrew White
posted 07/09/2003
PERSECUTION
Criminal Faith
Going Nuclear, North Korea allows worship only of its dictator.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 07/08/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Watch that Invocation
Prayer in Jesus' name forbidden in California legislative meetings.
By Marshall Allen in Pasadena
posted 07/08/2003
POLITICS & LAW
While Critics Worry About Continued FCC Deregulation, Christian Broadcasters Have Little to Fear
The few mom-and-pop religious stations remaining won't feel a significant change, say observers.
By Todd Hertz
posted 07/03/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Speaking Out: The Supreme Court Rejects Natural Law
It's now up to the churches to guard what is "graven on the heart of man."
By Uwe Siemon-Netto, UPI
posted 07/01/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Opinion Roundup: Does Lawrence v. Texas Signal the End of the American Family?
Evangelicals may not agree on antisodomy laws, but they're all concerned about what the Supreme Court's decision of them means.
By Ted Olsen and Todd Hertz
posted 06/30/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Ignoring God in the Constitution
Draft fails to acknowledge Europe's Christian heritage.
By Tomas Dixon in Ljungskile, Sweden
posted 06/25/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Souls on Ice
The costs of in vitro fertilization are moral and spiritual—not just financial.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 06/24/2003
LIFE ETHICS
400,000 and Counting
Christians recoil at the explosive growth of frozen human embryos.
By Bob Smietana
posted 06/24/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Big Idea Loses Suit
Jury says creator of VeggieTales owes $11 million to ex-distributor.
By Todd Hertz
posted 06/20/2003
PERSECUTION
Prominent Indonesian Pastor Receives Three-Year Sentence
Judges declare Rinaldy Damanik guilty of illegal weapons possession despite evidence of witness intimidation and legal abuse.
By Sarah Page, Compass Direct
posted 06/17/2003
EDUCATION
Masters of Philosophy
How Biola University is making inroads in the larger philosophical world.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 06/13/2003
EDUCATION
Forced by Logic
It took philosophy and a friend to convince this atheist.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 06/13/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Speaking Out: Working Poor, Dropped from Tax Cut at Last Minute, May Be Helped After All
Biblical principles of justice support a graduated, progressive tax system in which those with more wealth pay a larger share.
By Ronald J. Sider
posted 06/13/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Cooling off Gay Agenda
PCUSA conservatives turn back liberal challenges.
By Douglas LeBlanc in Denver
posted 06/12/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Opinion Roundup: The Evangelical View of Israel?
Evangelicals are more diverse on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict than we are led to believe.
By Todd Hertz
posted 06/11/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Prayer, Incorporated
Growing numbers of businesses count intercessors as a corporate asset.
By Ken Walker
posted 06/09/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Quotation Marks
Recent comments about war, abortion, and the separation of church and state.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
posted 06/09/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Vanity Watch
We can do better than merely mirror the naïveté of our enemies.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 05/28/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Sudan Peace Process Criticized
Bush acknowledges country's military activity, but does not impose threatened sanctions.
By Timothy R. Callahan
posted 05/21/2003
PERSECUTION
Fending off Hindutva
Indian Christians blast Nazi-like survey, "draconian" conversion law.
By Joshua Newton in Ahmedabad
posted 05/16/2003
PERSECUTION
Protestants Face Police Crackdown in Eritrea
In four cities, security forces arrest 170 Protestant Christians.
By Compass Direct in Asmara
posted 05/16/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Faith-Based Lite
Administration still seeks 'revolutionary' change.
By Tony Carnes
posted 05/14/2003
POLITICS & LAW
No Religion-Based Zoning
Illinois Vineyard church wins right to worship in its own building.
By Bob Smietana in Chicago
posted 05/13/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Tough Justice in Texas
Living Next Door to the Death House is a valuable contribution to the capital punishment debate.
Reviewed by Cindy Crosby
posted 05/12/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Speaking Out: 'Get Mine, Get Yours'
Sexual swagger and slang do not mask a generation's loneliness.
By Janice Shaw Crouse
posted 05/07/2003
PERSECUTION
Pastor and Six Family Members Burned to Death in Nigeria
Christian leaders suspect Muslim fanatics of fatal arson attack
By Obed Minchakpu, Compass Direct
posted 05/07/2003
PERSECUTION
Light Verdict Stuns Egypt's Christians
Only 2 of 95 defendants convicted in Muslim mob killings of Copts.
By Cornelius Hulsman in Cairo
posted 05/07/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Mercy in Baghdad
North Americans endure bombing to chronicle the war's effects on civilians.
By Carol Lowes
posted 05/07/2003
POLITICS & LAW
A Strategy for Progress
Unless prevention of HIV/AIDS becomes a clear priority, things will get worse.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 05/02/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Law and Disorder
Why your church might end up before a judge and jury, and what you can do to prevent it.
An interview with Richard Hammar
posted 05/01/2003
PERSECUTION
Crucial News Service Dies
Religious freedom champion Keston Institute shifts focus.
By Wil Triggs with Religion News Service
posted 05/01/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Battling Bigotry
Widow seeks to stem growing tide of hate crimes.
By Bob Smietana in Chicago
posted 04/30/2003
POLITICS & LAW
The Bush Doctrine
The moral vision that launched the Iraq war has been quietly growing in the president's inner circle.
By Tony Carnes
posted 04/25/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Free Speech for Politicians
God-talk in the public square is healthy.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 04/25/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Marriage in the Dock
Massachusetts case on gay marriage could set off a chain reaction.
By John W. Kennedy
posted 04/25/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Prolife Advocates Herald Partial-Birth Abortion Ban
President Bush promises to sign May 13 Senate bill.
By Kevin Eckstrom, RNS
posted 04/23/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Pink Slips at Nonprofits
Ministries close offices, curtail staff costs to cope with donation decline.
By Timothy R. Callahan
posted 04/23/2003
LIFE ETHICS
The Pastor Without a Paycheck
Randy Alcorn learned to live what he had preached while fleeing the wrath of abortionists and the judgment of the courts.
By Tim Stafford
posted 04/22/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Prolife Groups Respond to Conviction of Antiabortion Extremist
James Kopp faces 15 years to life for crime.
From wire and CT staff reports
posted 04/22/2003
PERSECUTION
Letter from Kabul
Religious freedom still in jeopardy under new Afghan government.
By a veteran Christian leader in Afghanistan
posted 04/21/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Apocalypse Again and Again
The Bible doesn't tell us when to go to war but how to live in a war-ridden world.
By Phillip Jensen
posted 04/16/2003
PERSECUTION
Religious Cleansing
What you can do to help persecuted Christians in Indonesia.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 04/15/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Civics for Gay Activists
We may see more die from HIV/AIDS because gay activists are intolerant.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 04/10/2003
EDUCATION
Uncle Sam's Prayer Stick
Educators can no longer afford to ignore federal guidelines on religion in schools.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 04/09/2003
PERSECUTION
Diplomacy, Not Denunciation, Saves Lives
The CT religious rights debate concludes.
By T. Jeremy Gunn
posted 04/08/2003
PERSECUTION
We Must Never Be Silent About Suffering
The CT religious rights debate continues.
By Michael Horowitz
posted 04/07/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Malawi President Ends Church Feud by Stepping Down
The Presbyterian church spoke out against his attempts to change the constitution for a third term.
By Ecumenical News International
posted 04/04/2003
LIFE ETHICS
The Threat of Biotech
Joni Eareckson Tada responds to Christopher Reeve and others.
posted 03/28/2003
POLITICS & LAW
CT Classic: A Proposal to Tilt the Balance of Terror
For all Christians there are values that should be more precious than life itself.
A 1982 Christianity Today Editorial
posted 03/26/2003
PERSECUTION
Are Most Arab Americans Christian?
The Detroit News reports that 75 percent of Arabs in the U.S. are Christian. Why is that?
By Todd Hertz
posted 03/25/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
CT Classic: The Ethics of Desert Storm
What Christianity Today said during the U.S.'s first war with Iraq.
By David Neff
posted 03/25/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Speaking Out: Where Do We Go From Here?
Now that the bombs are falling, we'll need to repair Iraq—and our nation's moral standing.
By David P. Gushee
posted 03/21/2003
POLITICS & LAW
CT Classic: Weeping over Baghdad
Desert Storm cost Iraq thousands of lives. At its conclusion, a Christianity Today editorial called for the church to deal with the living souls that remained.
By Lyn Cryderman
posted 03/21/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
War Could Reduce Holy Land's Christian Presence
Palestinian bishop fears current hostilities could continue a trend that sees Christians forced out of the area altogether.
By Ross Dunn, ENI
posted 03/21/2003
LIFE ETHICS
CT Classic: Unjustifiable Homicide
We must think through the reasons for rejecting deadly violence in the abortion struggle.
By David Neff
posted 03/19/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Churches Back Kenya's Truth Commission
Panel will examine allegations of murder and corruption under former president.
By Fredrick Nzwili, ENI, Nairobi
posted 03/19/2003
PERSECUTION
Gujarat Religious Survey Troubles Indian Christians
Government of Indian state says it has been gathering statistics on the minority at the behest of federal officials.
By Joshua Newton in New Delhi
posted 03/14/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: Shepherding Hearts
Phoenix Seminary focuses on mentoring the balance of head knowledge with character development.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/14/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Good to Great's Leadership Model Looks Familiar to Christians
The author of the bestselling business book says his findings on successful leaders led him to the New Testament.
An Interview with Jim Collins
posted 03/14/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Session Deep Sixed
Presbyterians gird for gay-clergy battle at assembly.
By Jim Jones
posted 03/13/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: President in Sweats
Leadership's informal style reflects an atmosphere of openness on the Whitworth College campus.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/12/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: No Prayer, No Results
Medical Ambassadors International's emphasis on praying creates a strong sense of commitment.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/11/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: What Burnout?
The Coalition for Christian Outreach takes seriously its responsibility to care for employees.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/10/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: Lives in Balance
At Evangelical Christian Credit Union, professional development is not just a nice bonus but also a spiritual responsibility.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/07/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: Freedom and Grace
Covenant Christian High School teachers and staff are encouraged to be creative, lead classes in innovative ways, and take initiative.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/06/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: People of the Hugs
Howard Publishing's pajama day, adoption support, and National Hugging Day celebrations create a family-like ambiance.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/05/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: Rigorous Hiring
Group Publishing places importance on the quality of the product and its staff.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/04/2003
PERSECUTION
Muslims Convicted After 2000 Fatal Attack on Copts
But fearful Christians in Upper Egypt say many killers are still at large.
By Cornelis Hulsman in Cairo
posted 03/03/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Best Christian Places to Work: Co-CEO Synergy
Sharing leadership works at Christian Medical and Dental Associations.
By Helen Lee
posted 03/03/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
The 40 Best Christian Places to Work
What makes them so good? (Hint: Not money)
By Helen Lee
posted 02/28/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
40 Best Christian Places to Work: The Complete List & A Closer Look at the Top Finalists
Christianity Today salutes four finalists in ten categories.
posted 02/28/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Inside CT: Great Places to Work
There is indeed much to praise and imitate in Christian companies.
By David Neff
posted 02/28/2003
EDUCATION
Christian Parents Flee Public Schools
Canadian high court orders school board to reconsider pro-gay books.
By Carol Lowes in Toronto
posted 02/27/2003
PERSECUTION
Full of Sound & Fury
Polemics at home and abroad does not prevent religious persecution.
By T. Jeremy Gunn
posted 02/27/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Charitable-choice Battle Brewing
Jewish group sues over Americorps support for religious groups.
By Lisa Griffin in Washington
posted 02/26/2003
PERSECUTION
Cry Freedom
Forget "quiet diplomacy"—it doesn't work.
By Michael Horowitz
posted 02/26/2003
EDUCATION
Moody Closes Magazine, Restructures Aviation Program
Moody Bible Institute announces strategic changes to ensure financial stability for core education program.
By Todd Hertz and Stan Guthrie
posted 02/25/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Weapons of the Spirit
Regardless of their positions on Iraq, Christians have much they can do.
A Christianity Today editorial
posted 02/25/2003
LIFE ETHICS
The New Partial-Birth Abortion Bill and Old Myths
Unconstitutional? Rare? Dangerous? Don't believe the disinformation campaign.
By Gerald R. McDermott
posted 02/24/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Saved by Sonogram
Ultrasounds help crisis pregnancy centers reduce abortion.
By Mark Stricherz
posted 02/24/2003
LIFE ETHICS
New Life for Prolife
Abortion is no longer the ghastly growth industry it was in the 1970s and 1980s.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 02/24/2003
PERSECUTION
Under Suspicion
Hong Kong's Christians fear antisedition measures will curb religious liberty.
By Anil Stephen in Hong Kong
posted 02/21/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Churches Celebrate Kenya's New President
They are pushing for health care, free education, and an improved economy.
By Sam Gonza, ENI, Nairobi
posted 02/20/2003
PERSECUTION
Machete Attack on American Continues to Alarm Local Christians
Hindu militants threaten to expel evangelists, stop conversions.
By Joshua Newton in Kochi, India, with staff reports
posted 02/18/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Hispanic Swing Vote Potentially Volatile
But overwhelming support for prayer in schools, vouchers, and charitable choice didn't translate into support for Bush over Gore.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 02/14/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Abortion Pill Critic Named to Drug Panel
David Hager appointed to committee despite criticism from prochoice camps.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 02/13/2003
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Headship with a Heart
How biblical patriarchy actually prevents abuse.
By Steven Tracy
posted 02/10/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Jerry Thacker: Politics Muddies Fight Against AIDS
The politics of homosexuality has made it easier to battle the disease in foreign countries than domestically, says a former nominee to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS.
An interview with Jerry Thacker
posted 02/07/2003
PERSECUTION
Sub-Saharan Powder Keg
What you can do to help persecuted Christians in Nigeria.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 02/05/2003
EDUCATION
Heresy at Wheaton?
Student finds theological error in school's statement of faith.
By Ted Olsen
posted 01/31/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
The Profit of God
Finding the Christian path in business.
By Jeff Van Duzer and Tim Dearborn
posted 01/27/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Bad Company Corrupts
Michael Novak, theological champion of the free market, reflects on what recent business scandals mean for church and state.
By Tim Dearborn
posted 01/27/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
The Higher Self Gets Down to Business
An old movement appears anew—in the corporate world.
By Jeff Sellers
posted 01/24/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Utopia or Kingdom Come?
Discerning wheat from chaff in the new business spirituality.
By Jeff Sellers
posted 01/24/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Prosperity Consciousness
How the higher self gets down to business.
By Jeff Sellers
posted 01/24/2003
LIFE ETHICS
The Abortion Wars
What most Christians don't know about the history of prolife struggles.
By Tim Stafford
posted 01/22/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Abortion and the Court
The Roe v. Wade decision runs counter to the moral sense of the American people.
A 1973 Christianity Today Editorial
posted 01/22/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Reversing Roe v. Wade
It may take more than a single court decision to counter abortion on demand.
By Paige Comstock Cunningham
posted 01/22/2003
LIFE ETHICS
You Say Choice, I Say Murder
Before prolife arguments can reach the undecided American, we have got to look at the language we use.
By Guy M. Condon
posted 01/22/2003
MONEY & BUSINESS
Sin Sells
Mutuals.com's Vice Fund invests in gambling, tobacco, and alcohol.
By Ted Olsen
posted 01/22/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
CT Classic: Catching Up with a Dream
Evangelicals and race since the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
By Edward Gilbreath
posted 01/20/2003
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Divided by Distrust
Kosovo's evangelicals take slow steps toward ethnic reconciliation.
By Kristian Kahrs in Pristina and Belgrade
posted 01/17/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Prolife as Mafia?
Supreme Court to decide if racketeering laws apply to anti-abortion activities.
By Tim Callahan in Washington
posted 01/15/2003
PERSECUTION
Three Killed in Christmas Attack on Pakistan Church
Two men in burqas throw a bomb into a small church during worship.
By Religion News Service
posted 01/13/2003
PERSECUTION
Death Watch
One of the world's earliest Christian cultures totters on the edge of extinction.
By Thomas C. Oden
posted 01/10/2003
LIFE ETHICS
Saving Black Babies
Abortion has cost 13 million African American lives.
By Sheryl Blunt in Washington
posted 01/10/2003
POLITICS & LAW
Go Figure
What role did abortion play in the congressional race?
By Ted Olsen
posted 01/08/2003
PERSECUTION
Catch-240
Uzbekistan's repressive regime requires Christians to register, but won't process their applications.
By Wil Triggs and reports from KNS
posted 12/31/2002
PERSECUTION
Heightened Hostilities
What you can do to help persecuted Christians in Egypt.
By Jeff M. Sellers
posted 12/31/2002
PERSECUTION
Christmas in Vietnam
A missionary writes about this year's bleak holiday in the Dak Lak Province.
posted 12/26/2002
LIFE ETHICS
Arguments in Favor of Abortion Are Strong …
… if you accept one all-important assumption.
By Lewis B. Smedes
posted 12/20/2002
EDUCATION
Go Figure
Is cheating more rampant at religious high schools?
By Ted Olsen
posted 12/18/2002
POLITICS & LAW
Split Families in Limbo
Relief agencies push Bush to reverse sharp decline in refugee resettlement program.
By Tim Callahan in Washington
posted 12/13/2002
POLITICS & LAW
New Congress, New Agenda
Abortion, judgeships, cloning ban are top priorities for conservative Christians.
By Mark Stricherz in Washington
posted 12/11/2002
SEXUALITY & GENDER
PCUSA Group Seeks Special Assembly
Conservatives circulate petition to discipline those defying church law on homosexual clergy.
By Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
posted 12/10/2002
PERSECUTION
Police Arrest Indian Christians Over Dalit Conversion
Low-caste Indians reject Hinduism, turn to Christianity or Buddhism.
By Joshua Newton in Chennai, India
posted 12/06/2002
POLITICS & LAW | LIFE ETHICS
FDA Candidate Irks Abortion Pill Advocates
The Christian Medical Association says critics fear David Hager's "well-grounded" opposition.
By Religion News Service
posted 11/26/2002
POLITICS & LAW
Sudan Peace Act 'Has Teeth'
But Sanctions are at President's discretion.
By Tim Callahan in Washington
posted 11/26/2002
EDUCATION
2012: A School Odyssey
Baylor strives to go where no Christian university has gone before—in ten years.
By Randall Balmer
posted 11/22/2002
MONEY & BUSINESS
Wall Watchers Admits Error in Ministry Critique
In addition, three other organizations removed from group's Transparency Watch list
By Todd Hertz
posted 11/22/2002
MONEY & BUSINESS
The 419 Fraud
New twist on an old scam tempts Christians to accept millions from a Muslim convert.
By Chuck Fager
posted 11/20/2002
MONEY & BUSINESS
Swindle Taints Nigerian Church
Church growth and credibility in danger because of scam.
By Odeb Minchakpu in Jos, Nigeria
posted 11/20/2002
SEXUALITY & GENDER
Reformed Congregation OKs Gay Leaders
Toronto church's stance sharply at odds with denomination.
By Stan Guthrie, with additional reporting by Carol Lowes in Toronto
posted 11/19/2002
MONEY & BUSINESS
Scam Hits Black Churches
Feds crack down on Financial Warfare Club.
By Chuck Fager
posted 11/18/2002
MONEY & BUSINESS
45 Ministries 'Failed to Demonstrate Financial Transparency,' Says Watchdog Website
List may have financial consequences, but several named groups say ratings are wrong.
By Ted Olsen
posted 11/15/2002
POLITICS & LAW
Civic-Minded and Heavenly Good
How Christians should practice 'right politics.'
By James W. Skillen
posted 11/15/2002
POLITICS & LAW
Evangelicals Grow as Political Force in Brazil
New interest in public policy fuels election wins.
By George Guilherme in Recife, Brazil
posted 11/15/2002
EDUCATION
Tornado Hits Union University
Blown out windows and demolished roofs but no injuries left in severe storm's wake.
By Todd Hertz
posted 11/12/2002
LIFE ETHICS
Forcing Abortions
Mandated abortions happen in the U.S., too.
By Ted Olsen
posted 11/12/2002
PERSECUTION
Iraqi Christians Keep Their Heads Down
Vital but dwindling Christian population faces many pressures.
By Stan Guthrie
posted 11/08/2002
PERSECUTION
Speaking Out: USCIRF's Concern Is To Help All Religious Freedom Victims
The chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom responds to Robert Seiple's claims that it is "only cursing the darkness."
By Felice Gaer
posted 11/07/2002
PERSECUTION
Indian Christians 'Living in Terror,' Rights Groups Report
Accusations against priest lead to intense conversion pressure in Rajasthan.
By Anto Akkara in New Delhi
posted 11/06/2002
MONEY & BUSINESS
Jonah Bags Boffo Box Office
But Big Idea lays off 30 in 'heartbreaking' cuts.
By Todd Hertz, with additional reporting from Bob Smietana
posted 11/01/2002
POLITICS & LAW
Faith-Based Legislation Stalled
White House moves ahead on regulatory, funding fronts.
By Mark Stricherz in Washington
posted 11/01/2002
POLITICS & LAW
New Study Answers Many Criticisms of White House's Plans
Hudson Institute's "Fruitful Collaborations" underscores the need for hiring freedom.
By Mark Stricherz in Washington
posted 11/01/2002
POLITICS & LAW
House: No Church Politicking
The Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act fails 239-178.
By Religion News Service
posted 10/30/2002
POLITICS & LAW
Faith Restricted in Belarus
New law makes it harder than ever to be non-Orthodox.
By Lincoln Brunner in Minsk
posted 10/28/2002
PERSECUTION
Karachi Police Defy Pakistan High Court
Christian massacre survivor released from custody, detained, and then released again.
by Barbara G. Baker
posted 10/24/2002
POLITICS & LAW
Churches vs. Homeowners
Legal experts assess last week's appeals court decision that houses of worship may be "incompatible with a place of quiet seclusion."
By Todd Hertz
posted 10/23/2002
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