No Easy Saint
Bonhoeffer and just war.
Ragan Sutterfield

Weblog: White House Speechwriter Talks About the Bush Code
Plus: U.S. News phones it in on prayer, Indonesian churches attacked, Mormon author disfellowshipped, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Against Abstinence
What a South Dakota State Library debate pitting Christianity Today against Planned Parenthood reveals about the sexual left.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog (Second Helping): Revenge of the God Billboards
Plus: Britain discusses euthanasia while the Netherlands euthanizes babies, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

The Legend of Bono Vox
Lessons learned in the church of U2.
By Scott Calhoun

Smuggling Cats for a Gay Celebrity
Love took an unusual expression for this man dying of AIDS.
By Jonathan David Taylor

Weblog: Catholic Bishops Embrace Ecumenical Group, Reject Bible Measure
Plus: The most inaccurate Christmas song ever, protecting kids from their evil, murderous parents, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Supreme Court Will Rule on Ten Commandments Displays
Plus: Catholic bishops challenge Kerry as evangelical theologians criticize Bush, 110 Iraqi Christians killed, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

A Crumbling Institution
How social revolutions cracked the pillars of marriage.
By David P. Gushee

Landing the Gospel Account
A Minneapolis ad executive leaves a lucrative career to market the message
Stephen Hunt

How I realized I Was Hurting People
Mark Lauterbach

Two Cheers for Celibacy
People who expect a sudden reversal of the century long clerical requirement show an inadequate understanding of why the Vatican is committed to this policy
Christianity Today editorial

They've Gotta Have It
The impossibility of being celibate
Peter T. Chattaway

What to Say About Sex
by Harold Ivan Smith

No Easy Saint
Bonhoeffer and just war.
Ragan Sutterfield

Weblog: What Does New Condom Study Really Say About Teen Sexual Activity?
Texas becomes 37th state to enact a Defense of Marriage Act, and other stories from online sources around the world
Todd Hertz

They've Gotta Have It
The impossibility of being celibate
Peter T. Chattaway

Threatening the Amish
How the Amish solve the legal problems of civil liberties
Ted Olsen

Campus Collisions
Why InterVarsity Christian Fellowship was derecognized at some of America's leading universities
Andy Crouch

Public Religion: Ten Commandments Judge Praised and Panned
"Roy Moore fulfills a campaign promise with a 5,280-pound granite monument"
William C. Singleton III

Weblog: Spain Wants to Be Free of Catholic Church
Plus: Mel's muse beatified, Bibles and creationism suggested for D.C. area schools, Britain prays for Ken Bigley, Sudan says U.S. hyping Darfur situation, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog: Anglicans, Blasphemy, and the BoSox
A ridiculously comprehensive roundup of religion news so far this week.
Compiled by Rob Moll and Ted Olsen

Weblog: Are Mainline Churches Anti-Semitic?
Plus: Former Bishop indicted on rape charges, Iraq's Christians fight for survival, priests duke it out at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

A Crumbling Institution
How social revolutions cracked the pillars of marriage.
By David P. Gushee

Civil Unions: Would a Marriage by any Other Name Be the Same?
Some theologically conservative Christians support civil unions and remain opposed to same-sex marriage.
By Rob Moll

Go Figure
"2002's martyrs, cohabiting couples, and defiant Alabamans"
Ted Olsen

Community and Conscience
Catholics and contraception.
Jenell Williams Paris

Bad Seed
Why did so many American churches embrace eugenics?
By Philip Jenkins

Weblog: Kerry Touts His Sleeveless Faith
Plus: Mugabe's demand for church support, Economist predicts a new golden age of giving, new claims about the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

In Brief

Letter Urges Same-Sex Union Support

Same-Sex Marriage: Verdict Aftershocks
Bishops reject call for a special session, but protests lead to removal of minister Creech.
by Mary Cagney.

"Complicit Guilt, Explicit Healing"
Men involved in abortion are starting to find help
John W. Kennedy

Saved by sonogram
Ultrasounds help crisis pregnancy centers reduce abortion
Mark Stricherz

'Political Witch Hunt'
New York attorney general goes after crisis pregnancy centers.
Sheryl Henderson Blunt

Cheated by the Affirming Church
Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.
by Anonymous

Gregg's Other Life
Would our fragile church survive if it learned the worship leader's tragic secret?
Jeff W. Smith

Weblog: What Does New Condom Study Really Say About Teen Sexual Activity?
Texas becomes 37th state to enact a Defense of Marriage Act, and other stories from online sources around the world
Todd Hertz

Weblog: Salvation Army Extends Benefits to Domestic Partners
Plus: Commandos reportedly readying to free Shelter Now workers, John Ashcroft's faith, and other stories from around the world.
Ted Olsen

Weblog: Salvation Army Won't Extend Benefits to Domestic Partners After All
The Taliban keeps a tight grip on its Christian hostages, an anthrax saint, Harry Potter, and other stories from around the world.
Ted Olsen

Weblog: German Paper Says Taliban Has Released Shelter Now Workers
Plus: Debate on Salvation Army's benefits moves inside.
Ted Olsen

Weblog: Police Investigating Bishop for Saying Some Gays Can Change
Why a married woman can't cheat on her husband with another woman in New Hampshire
Ted Olsen

No Easy Victory
"A plea from a Christian husband and father who, day by day, resists his homosexual desires."
Anonymous

Ex-Gay Sheds the Mocking Quote Marks
The retiring head of Exodus says gay transformation ministries are more respected and effective than ever
Bob Davies

Ex-Gay Sheds the Mocking Quote Marks
The retiring head of Exodus says gay transformation ministries are more respected and effective than ever
Bob Davies

Briefs: North America

Briefs: North America

Ultra Mega Weblog: Five Churches Attacked in Netherlands
Plus: Links to more than 422 (really!) other news articles and opinion pieces, including some not about how stupid evangelicals are.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Do the Wages of Sin Apply After Conversion?
Plus: Religious conservatives love Gonzalez as AG, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Ravi Zacharias, Rich Mouw Speak in Mormon Tabernacle
Plus: Couple attempts to sacrifice children at church altar, the new head of the Catholic bishops' conference, a focus on Dobson, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Has Natural Birth Control Been Proved Impossible?
"Don't believe the media reports, cautions the author of Birth Control for Christians"
Jenell Williams Paris

Weblog: Episcopal Priests Repent of Druidism
Plus: The shortest political honeymoon ever, Bush on America's religious divide, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Ultra Mega Weblog: Five Churches Attacked in Netherlands
Plus: Links to more than 422 (really!) other news articles and opinion pieces, including some not about how stupid evangelicals are.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Is Tony Blair Converting to Catholicism?
Plus: Decoding religion-speak at the presidential debate, waiting for the shoe to drop on Anglicanism's future, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: What Does New Condom Study Really Say About Teen Sexual Activity?
Texas becomes 37th state to enact a Defense of Marriage Act, and other stories from online sources around the world
Todd Hertz

They Live Together and Attend Your Church
by Chris Stinnett

Bush Puts $135 Million Behind Abstinence from Sex
When our children face a choice between self-restraint and self-destruction, government should not be neutral.
Todd Hertz

Sex Ed. For Adults
God-given longings in a broken world.
By Jenell Williams Paris

Bad Seed
Why did so many American churches embrace eugenics?
By Philip Jenkins

An Authentic Narrative of Some Remarkable and Interesting Particulars
Mark Noll delivers the first installment of a five-volume, multiauthor history of evangelicalism.
by David Hempton

The Rise & Fall of Anne Boleyn
She gambled and lost.
Brooke Allen

Ten Things You Should Know About the New Girls' Biblezine
Revolve is getting major media attention for the way it packages the Bible. What is the message this medium brings with it?
Agnieszka Tennant

Weblog Bonus: All Charges Dropped in ELCA Youth Retreat Rape Case
"New Hampshire priest fired for opposing gay bishop, and many other stories from online sources around the world"
Ted Olsen

Dispatch: The Bitter Harvest of Sexual Ideology
No one wanted the Gene Robinson bishopric debate to take this sad turn
Douglas LeBlanc

Weblog: Orthodox Anglicans Attacked in Wake of Gay Bishop Debate
"The new Family Research Council head, Jack Van Impe gets White House invite, and a bajillion links about homosexuality and the church from news sources around the world"
Ted Olsen

Weblog: Two Iraqi Churches Bombed
Plus: Mr. Bean opposes British religious hate-crime bill, religious summit opens in Indonesia, Vatican condemns 'Christianophobia', Christmas dilemma, praying for the home team, and other articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Canterbury Crackup
Eschewing church discipline has come back to haunt Anglicans.
A Christianity Today editorial

Weblog: Lesbian Methodist Minister Defrocked
Plus: Denver keeps Christmas, pro-life Democrats push for comeback, Adventist leaders die in plane crash, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Canadian Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage
Plus: Another religion clash in Egypt, a Baylor bump, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Atheist No More, Flew Still Rejects Revelation
Plus: LA Times praises Jesus, Eames says ECUSA won't be disciplined, China's Craze Mass, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog (Second Helping): Revenge of the God Billboards
Plus: Britain discusses euthanasia while the Netherlands euthanizes babies, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

You Say Choice, I Say Murder
Before prolife arguments can reach the undecided American, we have got to look at the language we use.
Guy M. Condon

Muslims at Home in America
Christians have a part to play in helping Islam adapt to democracy.
A Christianity Today editorial

Weblog: Presbyterian Church of America Shoots for the Hip
Plus: More on Dean on religion, Clark on abortion, Jack Kelley admits he was forced to quit USA Today, and other stories from online articles around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Bush Wants Church Support, Opponents Cry Foul
Plus: Taliban kills Christian in Afghanistan, court rejects judge's ruling in lesbian custody case, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Lesbian Is Eligible for Reappointment, Bishop Says
Differing interpretations of Methodist court ruling prolong denomination's fight.
By Kathleen Rutledge in Pittsburgh.

Weblog: A Third Way with Stem Cells
Plus: Creation vs. evolution, William Tyndale College closes, 10 questions with Billy Graham, World Vision pulls out of Iraq, Christians protest Kinsey film, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Wildheart
John Eldredge thinks too many Christians are weak, and churches are often insipid-and he's not going to take it anymore
By Douglas LeBlanc

Weblog: Gen. Boykin Broke Rules, Says Pentagon Report
Plus: Crisis editor Deal Hudson withdraws from Bush campaign as exposé approaches, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

The Importance of Reaching Ernest
Kevin Powell

Weblog: Church finally taking stand on AIDS says Times of Zambia
Plus: Government wrangling over religious persecution sanctions, a gospel singer is accused of immodesty, and an Egyptian report says don't worry, riots kill people every day.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Conversations: Author Wendy Shalit Is Proud to Be Modest
Author Wendy Shalit rattles the female establishment with a hip appeal to tradition.
A conversation between Lauren F. Winner and Wendy Shalit

Books & Culture Corner: The Evangelical Culture of Euphemism Part 2
Should we distinguish between public and private discourse?
By John Wilson | posted 7/24/00

Holy Sex
How it ravishes our souls
Philip Yancey

Play Me That Hot Puritan Love Song
A little-read book of the Bible reminds us of the astonishing intimacy we enjoy with Christ
Chris Armstrong

Cheated by the Affirming Church
Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.
by Anonymous

Weblog: What Else Pat Robertson Said
Plus: World Vision teams with Ricky Martin, Halloween hit from both sides, TBN update, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: House Fails to Pass Marriage Amendment
Britain's Terri Schiavo : Parents fight doctors to keep their baby alive. The Vatican outsources prayers. Plus: Billy Graham plans NY mission, Spain to allow same-sex marriages, reviews of Woman, Thou Art Loosed, and more articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

What God Hath Not Joined
Why marriage was designed for male and female.
Edith M. Humphrey

Good News for the Lost, Imprisoned, Abducted, and Enslaved
Lawyers and investigators at the International Justice Mission have learned that sharing the gospel means going into the heart of darkness.
Wendy Murray Zoba

Finding the 'Real God'
An interview with a sex trafficking survivor
Wendy Murray Zoba

Southern Baptists Boot Gay Protesters
Messengers at St. Louis convention pick Prestonwood's Jack Graham as new leader
Eric Reed

Pastors Aim to Sink Battleships
Twenty clergy are arrested at protest over Britain's Trident submarines.
Cedric Pulford

Churches Have Not Worked to End Dowry Practice
India's women are seen as less valuable than men in a society that supports bride burnings and suicide.
Anto Akkara

A Slow Exodus
Disaffected orthodox Episcopalians start new ministries.
By Frank E. Lockwood in Versailles, Kentucky

Top 10 News Stories, 2003
The events, people, and ideas of the past year that Christianity Today's news editors believe have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission.

"Top 10 News Stories, 2003"
"The events, people, and ideas of the past year that Christianity Today's news editors believe have shaped, or will significantly shape, evangelical life, thought, or mission"

Weblog: Two Iraqi Churches Bombed
Plus: Mr. Bean opposes British religious hate-crime bill, religious summit opens in Indonesia, Vatican condemns 'Christianophobia', Christmas dilemma, praying for the home team, and other articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Rob Moll

Weblog: Canadian Supreme Court Backs Same-Sex Marriage
Plus: Another religion clash in Egypt, a Baylor bump, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Weblog: Atheist No More, Flew Still Rejects Revelation
Plus: LA Times praises Jesus, Eames says ECUSA won't be disciplined, China's Craze Mass, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

No Easy Saint
Bonhoeffer and just war.
Ragan Sutterfield

The Virtue of Lust?
So says philosopher Simon Blackburn.
W. Jay Wood

The Soul of Sex
Do we need Christian sex manuals?
Bethany Torode

Finding the 'Real God'
An interview with a sex trafficking survivor
Wendy Murray Zoba

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"
Wendy Murray Zoba

Weblog Bonus: All Charges Dropped in ELCA Youth Retreat Rape Case
"New Hampshire priest fired for opposing gay bishop, and many other stories from online sources around the world"
Ted Olsen

Weblog: Feds Granted More than $1 Billion to Religious Charities in 2003
Plus: The Joash tablet may not be a fake after all, Christians attacked in India and Egypt, our continuing (and exhausting) roundup of stories about gay marriage and The Passion, and other articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Nice Yet Naughty
A no-nonsense book of female sex addiction is finally here.
Agnieszka Tennant

Reflections: Quotations to Stir Mind and Heart
In a consumer society, there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addictions and the prisoners of envy
Ivan Illich

Grace's Third Way
Andy Crouch

Same-Sex Marriage: What Can I Say?
Four pastors discuss the pressures and opportunities of the current controversy.
Forum: Phil Busbee, Tony Campolo, Cheryl Sanders, and John Yates

Weblog: Feds Granted More than $1 Billion to Religious Charities in 2003
Plus: The Joash tablet may not be a fake after all, Christians attacked in India and Egypt, our continuing (and exhausting) roundup of stories about gay marriage and The Passion, and other articles from online sources around the world.
Compiled by Ted Olsen

Modern, All Too Modern
Tom Wolfe's new novel, largely reviewed as a satiric report on the sexual mores of today's college students, is fundamentally about the nature of the human will.
Reviewed by S. T. Karnick

Rubber Sharks and Real Kids
Ted Baehr tells parents to use common sense and cognitive development theory.
Interview by David Neff

What God Hath Not Joined
Why marriage was designed for male and female.
Edith M. Humphrey

Baptism + Fire
Suffering may build character, but ultimately it's not about us.
By Mark Galli

Cheated by the Affirming Church
Contrary to what some churches teach, it is homosexuality—and not its suppression—that enslaves people like me.
by Anonymous

The Tradition Temptation
Why we should still give Scripture pride of place
Roger E. Olson

Weblog: What Does James Ossuary Say About Mary?
Muslim says Chick-fil-A fired him for not praying to Jesus, and other stories from online sources around the world.
Ted Olsen

Christian History Corner: No Sex (Before Marriage), Please...We're Christian
Miss America preaches a 2000-year-old message
Chris Armstrong

Condoms Fail. So Does Condom-Based Sex Ed.
Yet abstinence-only advocates say their programs do work.
Todd Hertz