China’s campaign to silence Americans (and religious freedom)

(NEWS ANALYSIS) From corporations to schools, Chinese campaigns of intimidation are turning American institutions into propaganda outlets for the Chinese Communist Party.

Asia, Analysis, Politics, North America, OpinionDr. Robert CarleOctober 31, 2019Robert Carle, China, Hong Kong, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Religious Freedom, Christianity, Muslims, Buddhists, Buddhism, Islam

Collection of essays aim to explore the philosophy behind Francis' papacy

(BOOK REVIEW) Discovering Pope Francis is in a way an opportunity for fans of this papacy to defend him. It also tries to lay out common ground between those who may be liberal or conservative politically, but also Roman Catholic.

Europe, Politics, Religion, Books, Culture, OpinionClemente LisiOctober 30, 2019Christianity, Catholic church, Clemente Lisi, Vatican, Pope Francis, Clergy sex abuse, evangelicalsComment

Our monetized thinking has produced ticking time bombs

(OPINION) William Wilberforce saw slavery for what it was when most of England only saw what it was doing for them or what they didn’t do for it. Our “financialized” attitudes about climate change and other crises requires his moral courage.

Opinion, Europe, North AmericaMichael MetzgerOctober 29, 2019Clapham Sect, climate change, William Wilberforce, Michael Metzger, Capitalism

A major survey of young American Protestants provides clues about the future

(OPINION) There will be significant decline in traditional affiliations, but not disintegration. Perhaps more interesting is an evolving perception of God.

Opinion, North AmericaRichard OstlingOctober 28, 2019Protestant, Mainline Protestantism, Evangelicals, Reformed Church in America, United Church of Christ United Methodist Church, United Church of Christ and United Methodist Church, Oxford University Press, nones, Tim Clydesdale, Kathleen Garces-Foley, Richard Ostling, Christianity, Protestants

Catholicism at a crossroads: 3 takeaways from the Amazon Synod

(OPINION) The battle for the future direction of the church was played out among the bishops who participated in the synod aimed at addressing issues affecting Catholicism in the region of the Amazon that encompasses a great swath of South America. It’s ramifications, however, could very well impact the global church.

Other nations should follow Germany's lead on ISIS prosecution

(OPINION) A husband and wife are being tried for their roles in the campaign of atrocities that ISIS, also known as Daesh, committed. Their prosecutions should serve as models for other justice systems.

Opinion, Europe, Middle EastEwelina U. OchabOctober 25, 2019Nadia Murad, ISIS, Daesh, Germany, war crimes, human trafficking, Yazidi, Amal Clooney, Higher Regional Court of Munich, genocide, Ewelina U. Ochab, Islam

the rise of evangelicals in Brazil: Q&A with Ed René Kivitz

For the first time in Brazil’s history, evangelical Christians have the political representation to create laws that fit their religious convictions. Kivitz, pastor of Brazil’s most influential evangelical megachurch, reaffirms the right of Christians to defend their values in the public sphere but not to impose them on the whole of society.

After grief and cancer, Anne Graham Lotz inches back into ministry

(OPINION) Billy Graham’s daughter buried her husband in 2015 and then battled breast cancer. Now that things have stabilized, she’s thinking about the evangelical movement’s health and future, and her place in it.

OpinionTerry MattinglyOctober 23, 2019Anne Graham Lotz, Billy Graham, Jesus In Me, AnGel Ministries, Terry Mattingly, Anne Graham, Christianity, Ministry

Weighing a Jewish prayer tradition against my personal privacy

(OPINION) My work and my diagnosis compelled me to learn more about the Mi Sheberach prayer, a tradition that makes a person’s problem known to the community.

OpinionDave SchechterOctober 21, 2019Mi Sheberach, Atlanta Jewish Times, cancer, prayer, Jewish, Judaism, gossip, Simhah ben Samuel, Torah, Talmud, Dave Schechter

This Sukkot, remembering the Jewish and Christian roots in Jerusalem

(OPINION) Efforts to disconnect Jerusalem from Jewish (and thus Christian) history are a fairly recent endeavor. Thankfully, in the meantime, sources documenting Judaism and Christianity’s historical roots are increasing exponentially.

Trump, it's time to reverse course on Turkey

Northeast Syria is a hub for religious freedom and pluralistic values, but this may no longer be the case. Among the first victims of Turkey’s war against northeast Syria were Christians, with reports of deaths, demolished homes, and broken crosses flooding social media.

Asia, Conflict, Opinion, Politics, ReligionDiliman AbdulkaderOctober 18, 2019Trump, Erdogan, Turkey, Syria, Diliman Abdulkader, Donald Trump, ChristianityComment

Kanye West's 'Jesus is King' album has fans asking if he's really Christian

(OPINION) Kanye West says being a good person isn’t enough— that God calls for radical obedience. Fans are asking whether his switch to gospel music is here to stay or just good marketing.

North America, Culture, Art and Music, OpinionPrincess JonesOctober 18, 2019Princess Jones, Kanye West, Jesus is King, Kanye Christian, Kim Kardashian, gospel music, ChristianityComment

The Family: Netflix series examines secret Christian group

(OPINION) The series about the secretive Christian organization The Family has taken on a new meaning in light of recent allegations that could bring impeachment against President Donald Trump.

Film & TV, North America, Politics, Religion, Society, Culture, OpinionJulia RobertsOctober 17, 2019Trump, politics, Evangelicals, Christianity, Netflix, Donald trump, Julia RobertsComment

The biblical foundation of effective corporate strategy

(OPINION) The narrative arc of the gospel can be seen reflected in the methods that leaders of companies like Apple use to drive innovation.

Opinion, North AmericaMichael MetzgerOctober 17, 2019Steve Jobs, Apple, John Sculley, Pepsi, MIT, Noam Chomsky, Amar Bose, Giordano Bruno, Michael Metzger, Christianity

The Georgian Saint revered for fighting Soviet communism

(OPINION) Gabriel Urgebadze changed the trajectory of his life when he lit a portrait of Vladimir Lenin on fire and told a crowd to follow Jesus instead. Today, more than a hundred pilgrims visit his grave everyday, praying for miracles.

Halloween's Catholic Origins Often Overlooked By The Secular Press

(OPINION) For many, Halloween is some extension of witchcraft and paganism. It’s a holiday, some Christians believe, that is celebrated by satanists. It is also a big part of Christianity, specifically Roman Catholicism. That’s the part most often overlooked by the mainstream news media.

Europe, North America, Opinion, Society, South AmericaClemente LisiOctober 16, 2019Christianity, Catholicism, Halloween, All Saints Day, Vatican, exorcism, Clemente Lisi Comments

After a blunt sermon, how will Southern Baptists address sexual abuse?

(OPINION) J.D. Greear, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, called on his flock to confront the predators among them. Other leaders have urged victims to forgive their abusers and avoid tarnishing the church’s reputation.

Opinion, North America, ReligionTerry MattinglyOctober 15, 2019Southern Baptist Convention, J.D. Greear, Clergy Sexual Abuse, ERLC, Bible, Beth Moore, Lifeway Research, SBC Sexual Abuse Advisory Group, Terry Mattingly, Southern Baptists, Christianity, Sexual Abuse

Christians should have a deeper understanding of the purpose of work

(OPINION) Many Christians today work as mercenaries or missionaries in God’s kingdom. Too much focus on what we’re doing and not enough on why leaves our contribution incomplete.

Opinion, ReligionMichael MetzgerOctober 14, 2019Christians, Protestant work ethic, missionaries, mercenary Christians, avodah, Christianity, Michael Metzger

Mourning the death of John Samuel Mbiti, ‘father of modern African theology’

There is one person’s body of work that came to define outsiders’ views on African religion more than any other in the past 50 years: Prof. John Samuel Mbiti, a Christian philosopher, Anglican minister and writer from Kenya.

Africa, Religion, OpinionTom OsanjoOctober 11, 2019Tom Osanjo, Kenya, John Samuel Mbiti, African theology, African Christianity, Center for Early African Christianity at Yale, Kenyatta, Secondary Feature, Christianity, AnglicanComment

Muslim leaders are conspicuously silent on China’s persecution of their fellow believers

(OPINION) Global concern about the plight of Muslims in China has increased as reports have detailed the government’s cruelty. Not so, however, among Muslim leaders of other countries.

Opinion, Asia, North AmericaRichard OstlingOctober 11, 2019Ira Rifkin, China, Wall Street Journal, Sadanand Dhume, Pakistan, Organization Of Islamic Cooperation, Xinjiang, National Public Radio, U.S. Department Of Commerce, U.S. State Department, Paul Wolfowitz, Uighurs, Uighur Muslims, Islam, Muslim

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