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Hark! Sixpence Sings Again
Nash, Slocum reunite for a marvelous Christmas album.
Mark Moring

Also: Yule Tidings
Five New CDs for Christmas

Poll: What kind of Christmas music do you like most?

A Latter-day Alliance
Evangelicals, once uncomfortable with Romney, unite with Mormons on gay marriage ban.

THEOLOGY IN THE NEWS
Ignorance as Blessing
Foreknowledge: for God and not for us.

Recessions Are Good?
Many see moral uplift as a result of the slumping economy.

The Good News in Oil and Acrylic
A missions center becomes a patron of the arts.

Special Sections:
Economic Crisis
News Quiz
Food Crisis

Day 2
Prepare the Way of the Lord
An Advent calendar.

Jos Violence Settles
Death count still climbing after a weekend of election-related Muslim-Christian fighting.
Warren to award President Bush for HIV/AIDS fight
Global Civil Forum to be held in Washington on World AIDS Day
Puritans in Focus
Recent book has the mainstream press 'wordy' about the Puritans.
Changing the World is Too Much Fun
Rick Warren, Reader's Digest team up to start magazine, website for missions-minded Christians.
Say a Prayer for DR Congo on Sunday
Leading Congolese Christian calls for Day of Prayer on Nov. 23
Bob Jones U. Apologizes for Former Racist Policies
Apology came after school received alumni-penned letter with over 500 signatories.
Evangelical Theological Society Votes Not to Amend
It will stay about biblical inerrancy and the Trinity.
Do Jews Go to Heaven?
The podcast of my discussion with a rabbi.

[monday \| 12.01.08] Prepare the Way of the Lord New CDs for Christmas Hansen: Ignorance as Blessing	[wednesday \| 11.26.08] Fruit Pies, Popcorn, and Music A Different Kind of Thanksgiving Quiz: Behind Turkey and Football
[tuesday \| 11.25.08] The Good News in Oil and Acrylic Switchfoot's Foreman Blends the Socratic and Spiritual	[monday \| 11.24.08] Guthrie: All Monotheisms Are Not Alike Reflections: Thrift CIA Covered Up Role in Missionary Death
[friday \| 11.21.08] Lyrics of Hope Slideshow: No Need to Fret Go Figure News Quiz: Fire and Dating	[thursday \| 11.20.08] Francis Schaeffer, Contentious Catalyst Graphic: The Bible Rainbow

[The Latest]

Judge: Suit against Green Bay diocese can proceed
A lawsuit filed by two sexual abuse victims against the Green Bay Catholic Diocese survived a test Monday when a judge ruled it may proceed under fraud statutes. (Associated Press)
Minn. college students safe in Bangkok
A group of 18 students and three teachers from Northwestern College in St. Paul is safe after getting stranded in Bangkok, where anti-government protesters have taken over the airport. (Minnesota Star-Tribune)
Atheists put up sign in Capitol building
The Freedom From Religion Foundation, a group of atheists and agnostics, has put up a sign in the Capitol building in Olympia — the latest in what's become an annual wintertime debate over what's appropriate to display in the public square. (Seattle Times)
Broader medical refusal rule may go far beyond abortion
The Bush administration plans a new 'right of conscience' rule that would allow more workers to refuse more procedures. Critics say it could apply to artificial insemination and birth control. (Los Angeles Times)
The Marriage Juggernaut
Why Arizona flipped on gay nuptials. (The Weekly Standard)
Judge allows charges in prayer death case
A judge Monday refused to dismiss reckless homicide charges against parents accused of praying instead of seeking a doctor’s care as their 11-year-old daughter died of untreated diabetes. (Associated Press)

[Top Stories]

Broader medical refusal rule may go far beyond abortion
The Bush administration plans a new 'right of conscience' rule that would allow more workers to refuse more procedures. Critics say it could apply to artificial insemination and birth control. (Los Angeles Times)
Counting the Bodies in the Aftermath of Clashes in Nigeria
At least 400 people were killed on Friday after angry Christian and Muslim mobs protested what they said were rigged local election results (The New York Times)
Deadly Nigeria Clashes Subside
Soldiers recently wrested control of the streets from armed Christian and Muslim gangs that had roamed the city, in the worst religious violence Nigeria has seen in four years (The New York Times)
Deadly Nigerian riots tied to rifts over election
Iki Atsen told the women in his family to flee and grabbed an ax as a man with a bullhorn urged 100 Muslim men to storm Atsen's Christian homestead and kill all nonbelievers. (Associated Press)
1 victim dead, 2 still critical after church shooting
Reshma James, 24, died after being by her estranged husband during church services at St. Thomas Knanaya in Clifton, New Jersey (The Record, N.J.)
Disgraced pastor returns, as Christian businessman
While his exact plans remain unclear, Haggard is unmistakably making himself a public figure again, nine months after his former church said he walked away from an oversight process meant to restore him (Associated Press)

[CT Classics]The Seven Deadly Signs
Ministries that think they can do no financial wrong deceive themselves.

By John G. Stackhouse Jr | posted 6/12/2000

Blessed Are the Barren
The kingdom of God springs forth from the empty womb.

Sarah Hinlicky Wilson | posted 12/07/2007

Overturning the Money Tables
Rusty Leonard is a financial manager who wants to change how you give and invest.

Rob Moll | posted 7/11/2008

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