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Court Dismisses LGBT Anti-Discrimination Lawsuit Against Fuller Seminary

The California school can uphold its policy.

Kate Shellnutt

A US district court has sided with Fuller Theological Seminary against two students who claimed the school violated anti-discrimination laws when it expelled them for being in same-sex marriages.

This week, the Central District of California blocked a lawsuit from Joanna Maxon and Nathan Brittsan, who were each dismissed from Fuller for failing to comply with the seminary’s sexual standards policy, which holds that marriage is between one man and one woman and bars homosexual conduct.

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White Evangelicals Are Actually for Trump in 2020, Not Just Against His Opponent

Polls show faithful supporters no longer see the Republican incumbent as the “lesser of two evils.”

Kate Shellnutt

While white evangelicals’ support for President Donald Trump is close to the strong backing he enjoyed in 2016, voters’ motivations have shifted during his first term at the White House.

This year, a majority are excited to get behind Trump, rather than being primarily motivated by a distaste for his opponent. Among white evangelical Trump supporters, most characterize their vote in 2020 as “for Trump” (57%) and not “against Joe Biden” (20%), according to new Pew ...

News

Gambia’s Sharia-Friendly Constitution Fails. But Christians Still Concerned.

Leaders frustrated that “Christian rights do not matter” in West African nation.

Jayson Casper

Speaking Out

Amy Coney Barrett’s Message: The Maternal Hero Is a Myth

The trope of mother as superparent is a resounding rejection of grace.

Jen Pollock Michel

Places and Spaces

We Need to Reset the Rules of Cultural Engagement

The old, tried-and-true strategies don’t reflect the new world we live in. It’s time for an update.

Darrell Bock

News

Amid COVID-19, Pro-Lifers Push to Avoid Abortive Fetal Cells in Medicine

Despite the ethical challenges, most still concede to using old cell lines in life-saving drugs.

Rebecca Randall

The Lesser Kingdom

The Supreme Court Isn’t All Powerful

When it comes to religious liberty, culture matters more than judicial rulings.

Bonnie Kristian

Race Set Before Us

Might From the Margins

People of color don't need white permission to use their power in Christ.

Dennis R. Edwards

Interview

Fewer Southern Baptists Call Themselves ‘Southern Baptist’

SBC president J. D. Greear explains the uptick in an alternative name: Great Commission Baptists.

Interview by David Roach

Speaking Out

That the World May Know: How I Pray for Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Other Wars

As my Armenian family grieves for Artsakh, John 17 offers a guide for all Christians to intercede for all conflicts.

Ann-Margret Hovsepian

CT Pastors

Are All Pastors Televangelists Now?

What Billy Graham, Fred Rogers, Mother Angelica, and others can teach us about delivering sermons to a camera.

Compiled by Daniel Silliman

News

Court: Mark Dever’s Capitol Hill Baptist Can Resume DC Worship

(UPDATED) Citing Hebrews 10:25, new injunction defends church’s right to meet together in person rather than mayor’s suggested online alternatives.

Kate Shellnutt

Science

The Best Way to Memorize Scripture Has Little to Do with Learning Words

How neuroscience can help us to be doers of the Word.

K.J. Ramsey

Book Review

The Antidote to Spiritual Shallowness Isn’t ‘Believing Harder’ but Going Deeper

Rich Villodas’s book takes us further into our faith traditions, our relationships, and our very selves.

Rebecca Toscano

Who Will Help Gen Z with Anxiety, Depression, Suicide? Youth Pastors Turn to Counseling.

New awareness of mental health sends ministers in search of resources.

Lanie Anderson

Quick to Listen

Amy Coney Barrett and the Christian Legal Community

How the Supreme Court nominee reflects the movement’s shifting values and priorities.

Morgan Lee

Podcast

The Art of Pastoring with Anxiety

The loneliness and pressures of pastoring can lead to tremendous anxiety. Jared Wilson and Ronnie Martin discuss how they’ve navigated theirs.

Podcast

Politics and Public Witness with David French

From the written page, to the courtroom, to the streets of Iraq, David French has followed his passion for liberty.

Speaking Out

The Courts Alone Can’t Protect Christian Colleges

Fuller Seminary’s recent win is worth celebrating. But the legal rights of faith-based schools are still at risk.

Shirley Hoogstra

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