Writing in The Washington Post 15 years ago the reporter Michael Weiskopf famously characterized evangelical Christians as ldquo poor uneducated and easy to command rdquo No doubt there are some evangelicals who fit that description as there are some people like that in every segment of Americ
ldquo There is rdquo writes Robert McClory ldquo a democratic dynamic in the church rsquo s self-awareness rdquo No dogma is not subject to a vote Yes the church must assert its teachings popular or not Yes a certain hierarchical structure is part of the church rsquo s unity At the sam
Christopher Hitchens an atheist and best-selling author has provided a political sequel to his popular a-theological work God Is Not Great Gadflies such as Hitchens often try to attach themselves to past luminaries to bolster their causes In this case the author has fastened onto Thomas Paine
Keeping alive the memory of Jesus and continuing the movement he began are two activities incumbent on every Christian The readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter describe ways in which we as individuals and as a church can carry out this noble and important task Today rsquo s excerpt from Jesus r
Benedict in America What will Pope Benedict XVI say during his visits to Washington, D.C., and New York City? Will he hew to a simple proclamation of the Gospel? Or will he tackle hot-button issues like same-sex marriage, abortion and the Iraq war? Likewise, will he take aim at neuralgic issues in t
The outcome of Zimbabwe’s presidential election on March 29 has remained uncertain for two weeks, amid signs of manipulation by President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF party. Underscoring these signs was the arrest of several foreign journalists on April 4 on the trumped-up charge of pr