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October 2004

John Kerry's Open Mind
The candidate has religious roots that spread beyond the church.
by Mark Stricherz

Wooing the Faithful
How badly do evangelicals want President Bush for another four years?
by Tony Carnes

Election Hot Spots
Three contests test the strength of conservative Christian voters.
Senate's Top Democrat in the Cross Hairs,
California's Prop. 71 Stem-Cell 'Scam',
Ethics Cloud Hangs Over DeLay Campaign
by Collin Hansen & Sheryl Henderson Blunt

The Nightmare of North Korea
A story of courage and love.
by Kang Hyeok

A Heartless Homeland
Why more North Koreans than ever are fleeing their country.
by Gregg Chenoweth & Tricia Miller

Through a Lens Clearly
Christian photojournalists open our eyes so the world can enter our hearts.
Joanna Pinneo: Intimate Storyteller
Jon Warren: Eyewitness to Suffering
Mei-Chun Jau: Community Journalism
Greg Schneider: God's Personal PR Firm
John H. White: Mercy Over Justice
by Denise McGill

The Ecstatic Heresy
A theology for maintaining superficial unity.
by Robert Sanders

Pick Your Shibboleths Wisely
Do we really want to give marriage over to the government?
by Daniel A. Crane

Wind of Terror, Wind of Glory
We cannot know God's majesty without his terrible holiness.
by Daniel Tomberlin

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

From Sex Pistols to Shadowmancer
Vicar turned fantasy author took a bumpy road to the top.
by Bob Smietana

HeadLines

Iraq: Bombings prompt thousands of Christians to flee; others urge perseverance.

Law: California Supreme Court voids San Francisco unions.

Mormons: DNA tests find no link between Native Americans and ancient Israel.

Natural Disaster: Some Christian organizations see 'total loss' after August hurricane.

China: Nationwide campaign launched against house churches.

Afghanistan: Unconfirmed report on martyrdom deepens gloom for Christians.

Society: 'Mayday for Marriage' rally organizer says stakes are high.

Q+A: Carl Moeller on praying for persecuted Christians.

Publishing: Financial woes kill once-influential missions newsletter.

Departments

Inside CT
Good Shooters

Readers Write

Where We Stand
Heat Stroke; It's Not About Stem Cells

Reflections
Sin and Evil

Bearing the Cross | Jeff M. Sellers
Ordinary Terrorists

Good Question | Bill T. Arnold
Vegetarians in Paradise

Editor's Bookshelf | David Neff
Operation Human Rights

Always in Parables | Andy Crouch
Salt-and-Pepper Politics

The CT Review
Second-Best Kid Lit Ever; Changed by the Unchanging; Living with Fundamentalists; Poetry, Parables, and Prose; Blogging for Jesus; Why Commitment Matters

The Back Page | Charles Colson
The Moral Home Front

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Dispatches from St. Paul: After the Balloons

The prayer from John McCain's pastor

'What Good Fortune. … The Stars Are Aligned'

Joe Gibbs: McCain Election Will Spark Revival

Interview: Getting People Excited about John McCain

Poll: Which candidate do you support?

Criswell Crisis
President resigns, alleging pastor plotted to sell school assets.

Jim Jones in Fort Worth | posted 9/05/2008 10:19AM

A Southern Baptist Manifesto
Dockery proposes keeping essentials and nonessentials in balance.

Nathan Finn | posted 9/05/2008 10:21AM

Caesar's Sectarians
The government keeps trying to favor one kind of religion over another.

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 9/04/2008 09:30AM

Healing ORU
$70 million and Mart Green's business acumen are repairing a scandal-scarred school.

John W. Kennedy in Tulsa | posted 9/03/2008 09:26AM

Missional Misstep
Emphasizing the big gospel can make it hard to communicate any gospel.

David Fitch | posted 8/27/2008 10:40AM

From Christianity Today Movies:
Salvation Not Needed
The star of Save Me says ex-gay ministries can do a world of good for its clients, but also believes there's no such thing as "converting" homosexuals to go straight.

Mark Moring | posted 9/05/2008 02:36PM

Review: Save Me
A gay man and a Christian woman reach beyond the stereotypes in this thoughtful, but not unbiased, film about an "ex-gay" ministry.

Peter T. Chattaway | posted 9/05/2008 02:36PM

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