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Heretics in Higher Education

A few years ago, a podcast host asked me to make the case for college. The host, an entrepreneurial 20-something, valued the life of the mind, but he had opted out. He cited concerns about the cost of a four-year degree, doubts about the diminishing quality of the product, and resistance to progressive ideologies that Read more. The post Heretics in Higher Education appeared first on Christianity Today

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Texas and Connecticut Chart Different Paths on Religion in Public Schools

America’s back-to-school traditions are many: The first-day photo, lunchboxes in hand. A bursting bag of classroom supplies for perpetually under-resourced teachers. And vehement debate at the state and national level over the place of religious instruction in public classrooms. As the 2026–2027 school year begins, the most visible political battle in this culture war is Read more. The post Texas and Connecticut Chart Different Paths on Religion in Public Schools appeared first on Christianit...

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After Aid Cuts, US Announces $2 Billion for Christian Groups

After making deep cuts in global health, food assistance, and other foreign aid based on allegations of fraud and abuse in USAID, the Trump administration announced $2 billion in humanitarian-aid funding for faith-based groups, with a consortium of US Christian organizations overseeing $1.4 billion. World Vision will oversee one US-funded consortium providing health services and Read more. The post After Aid Cuts, US Announces $2 Billion for Christian Groups appeared first on Christianity Today

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Can the Left and the Right Tell Their Right from Their Left?

This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Stephanie Slade, Fusionism: Liberty, Virtue, and the Future of the American Right (University of Notre Dame Press, 2026) In her new book, Stephanie Slade dusts off the idea of “fusionism,” which defined American conservatism for decades but has been near forgotten and long neglected in today’s Read more. The post Can the Left and the Right Tell Their Right from Their Left? appeared first on Christianity Today

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Teaching Black History in the Trump Age

Since assuming power, the Trump administration has aimed to guard the myth of America’s history as uniformly inclusive, above critique, and unifying, and it has protected the sensibilities of its predominantly white political base along the way. As a result, we’ve seen commemorations of African American history revised to soften the moral failings of the Read more. The post Teaching Black History in the Trump Age appeared first on Christianity Today

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He Scouted Supermodels. Now He Sells a Christian Phone Plan.

On January 13, 2018, Paul Fisher’s phone blared with an emergency alert: A ballistic missile was inbound to Hawaii. “THIS IS NOT A DRILL,” the message declared. Panic ensued across the Aloha State as local radio and TV stations relayed the news. People ran through Honolulu seeking shelter. Parents tucked kids into basements, bathtubs, and, Read more. The post He Scouted Supermodels. Now He Sells a Christian Phone Plan. appeared first on Christianity Today

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Adam Hamilton, Megachurch Pastor, Won a Democratic Senate Primary. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Adam Hamilton, pastor of the largest United Methodist church in the United States, is about to test whether a pastor running as a Democrat can flip a red seat—and become Kansas’ first Democratic senator in nearly a century. The Associated Press called the race for Hamilton within minutes of polls closing on August 4, with Read more. The post Adam Hamilton, Megachurch Pastor, Won a Democratic Senate Primary. Now Comes the Hard Part. appeared first on Christianity Today

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Christians Join Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ Protests in India

Alvin Joseph was not particularly interested in politics and protests until this past July, when his Instagram feed started to fill with hundreds of reels from a Gen Z protest calling for the resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan following a college exam scandal. The 23-year-old law student and worship leader could no longer ignore Read more. The post Christians Join Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ Protests in India appeared first on Christianity Today

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The Jews for Jesus Cafe Caught in a Battle Over the Sabbath

On the morning of Saturday, August 1, Yoel Ben David peered out the window of Café Basimta, the coffee shop he manages in central Jerusalem, to see about 30 ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting outside. Counter-protesters arrived around the café’s opening at 10 a.m., followed by police officers ready to guard the store. Inside, customers drank lattes Read more. The post The Jews for Jesus Cafe Caught in a Battle Over the Sabbath appeared first on Christianity Today

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There but for Friends and Family Go I

One reason some Americans are edgy about homelessness: Maybe it could happen to me? Many have a foreboding sense of living on the edge and risking ending up on the streets. A January 2026 US News and World Report survey showed that about a third of us don’t have enough savings to cover one month of living expenses should a Read more. The post There but for Friends and Family Go I appeared first on Christianity Today

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Even Chaplains Don’t Agree What Chaplains Should Do

Reid Wiseman had just completed the longest journey from Earth in human history, and after he landed, one of his first requests was a chaplain. Wiseman was one of the four astronauts on the Artemis II space mission, NASA’s first crewed mission to orbit the moon in more than 50 years. He had snapped the Read more. The post Even Chaplains Don’t Agree What Chaplains Should Do appeared first on Christianity Today

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How to Stop Technology from Rotting Your Brain

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Nearly 20 years ago, the Pixar animated movie Wall-E pictured a future in which human beings lay in floating chairs, eating and consuming entertainment, their bodies atrophying from lack of use, while robots did everything for them. Some say we are now entering that future with the onset of Read more. The post How to Stop Technology from Rotting Your Brain appeared first on Christianity Today

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