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SPEAKING OUT
Violence Smothers Jos in Smoke
Peace eludes us.
By Sunday Agang in Jos, Nigeria

Special Sections:
Economic Crisis
News Quiz
Food Crisis
Books

SERIOUSLY DISTURBED
Needed: More 'Miracles'
My grandchild barely survived birth. Worldwide, too many newborns do not.

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

Also: Yule Tidings
Five New CDs for Christmas

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.

Day 3
Prepare the Way of the Lord
An Advent calendar.

Another religion journalist gone
David Briggs of Cleveland's Plain Dealer laid off after a decade.
Thomas Nelson Cuts 10 Percent
Sales of religious books have declined by 8.9 percent this year.
Looking to Make a Buck?
Start making Communion wafers.
Bush 'Conscience' Rule Strengthens Workers' Right to Refuse Care
It may create heated abortion debate during Obama's first months in office.
Jos Violence Settles
Death count still climbing after a weekend of election-related Muslim-Christian fighting.
'No world leader has done more for global health than President George Bush.'
Saddleback's Warren lauds Bush and PEPFAR program as treatment goal is surpassed.
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.

[tuesday \| 12.02.08] Hark! Sixpence Sings Again A Latter-Day Alliance	[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

[The Latest]

Conservative bishops propose a competing North American Anglican church
Recent moves within American Anglicanism, like recognizing an openly gay bishop, lead some traditionalists to set up a new church. (Christian Science Monitor)
Doctors' panel won't rule on 'miracles' at Lourdes
The panel will no longer judge whether pilgrims to the French shrine could have benefited from "miracle" healing — a huge shift from the centuries-old way of deciding what makes the cut as a divine cure.
The Pope's Christmas Gift: A Tough Line on Church Doctrine
Benedict XVI has put on his Scrooge mask to battle gay rights in the United Nations and to suggest curtailing the often exuberant moment of peace at Mass (Time)
Theological conservatives create North American denomination to counter liberal Episcopalians
Theological conservatives upset by the liberal views of the Episcopal Church are forming a rival denomination. (Associated Press)
Thomas Nelson eliminates 55 jobs
Nashville-based Christian book publisher Thomas Nelson laid off 55 employees on Tuesday, as religious book sales continue to dwindle. (The Tennessean)
As sectarian tensions spread, Cairo Muslims riot against a Christian church
Hundreds of Christian Egyptians quietly slipped into a former underwear factory where they had discreetly set up a church, while a crowd of angry Muslims threw stones at the building and burned banners. (Associated Press)

[Top Stories]

Thomas Nelson eliminates 55 jobs
Nashville-based Christian book publisher Thomas Nelson laid off 55 employees on Tuesday, as religious book sales continue to dwindle. (The Tennessean)
Todd Bentley Controversy Continues
A letter, released Friday on Fresh Fire Ministries' Web site, broke months of silence about Bentley’s status. (The Ledger, Florida)
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)

[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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