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Hungarian Evangelical Fellowship Raided amid Ongoing Conflict with Viktor Orbán
The wounds from a friend may be faithful, but Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has not forgiven his former pastor for criticizing him and says he will not, ever. “He called me a fascist,” Orbán toldThe Atlantic in 2019.
The Surprising Connections Between Faith and Health
If religious faith could be packaged in a pill, the stock price of drug companies would soar. Religion, not merely spirituality, is a profound predictor of health. Spiritual practices can reduce blood pressure, strengthen the immune system and help stave off some effects of mental illness about as well as many drugs on the market. In fact, the lack of religiosity is about as unhealthy as 40 years of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
The Health Care Debate, Early Church Style
As Christians join the rest of the country in jousting over the proposed changes to our health care system, one significant fact should inform the Christian debate: modern health care is a Christian invention. The reasons Christians developed the world's first health care system—as opposed to simply medical practitioners—are as relevant today as they were 2,000 years ago.
Full Bellies, Thankful Hearts
“Eat your food!” That’s what many of us were told as children. “There are starving children in Africa.” It turns out, however, that we can better contemplate the needs of starving children once our own bellies are full. Especially at this time of year, it might seem incongruous to think of those in need while we load up on Thanksgiving goodies for ourselves. I know I feel a twinge of guilt while rushing out the grocery store and past the food drive donation box.
Behavioral Science Catches Up to the Bible
The past quarter century of research into human psychology and behavior has revealed that, in many ways, we are strangers to ourselves. We are ignorant of the forces that play a major role shaping our decisions. Choices we assumed were products of free will are, upon closer observation, largely determined by biological, environmental, and social forces outside of our control or awareness. In many cases, this research has overthrown common assumptions about human nature.
5 simple things to do before Jan. 1 to make your donations go further
Most charities are bracing for a significant decrease in giving next year because of the new tax law. Some experts estimate people will drop their giving by $13 billion to $20 billion in 2018 because charitable giving will no longer be tax-deductible for roughly 30 million households. Under the new law, the standard deduction will nearly double from $12,700 to $24,000 for married couples filing jointly and from $6,350 for individual filers to $12,000.
Before the tax law kicks in, 5 ways to make your donations go further
Most charities are bracing for a significant decrease in giving next year due to the new tax law. Some experts estimate people will drop their giving by $13 billion to $20 billion in 2018 because charitable giving will no longer be tax deductible for roughly 30 million households. Under the new law, the standard deduction will nearly double from $12,700 to $24,000 for married couples filing jointly and from $6,350 for individual filers to $12,000.
Analysis | The Republican tax plan will make it more expensive to donate to your church
Religious givers are among millions of donors who face decreased tax incentives on their contributions under the early versions of tax bills. (Bloomberg) December is the make-or-break month for nonprofit organizations, houses of worship and other charities dependent on Americans’ year-end giving. This year, some Americans are expected to add in some of next year’s gifts, too, since after 2017 charitable spending may come with an extra price.
Graphic: This Is Your Body on God - OnFaith
We experience God not only in our minds and spirit, but also in our bodies. As science is uncovering the complexity of our bodies, it is discovering how attuned we are to the people around us and how the experience of God is an inborn capacity. You might say that our bodies are designed to fulfill the two great commandments, as expressed by Jesus Christ, to love God and love our neighbors as ourselves. These are innate capacities.
An Inside Look at China’s Remarkable Religious Resurgence
Under Mao Zedong’s dictatorship, Christianity, Buddhism, and Taoism suffered persecution and near-extinction. In recent decades, however, they have each made an astounding comeback. In The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao, Ian Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize–winning author who has covered China for The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and other publications, offers an intimate look at this remarkable recovery.
Polling Evangelicals: Cut Aid to World's Poor, Unemployed
The House of Representatives is working day and night in its effort to cut more than $60 billion from the federal budget. The House is considering a continuing resolution, a bill used to fund the federal government for the remainder of the year. The bill includes deep cuts for environmental agencies, education, and foreign aid (except those related to security). It makes modest reductions for defense, homeland security, and police.
Funeral for a Feathered Friend
Researchers are discovering why crows gather when one of them dies. Are they mourning or just learning? / Rob Moll The Behemoth is a small magazine about a big God and his big world. From the editors of Christianity Today, these articles aim to help people behold the glory of God all around them, in the worlds of science, history, theology, medicine, sociology, Bible, and personal narrative. Get full access to The Behemoth archives on any device when you subscribe to Christianity Today.
Gathering the Faithful, No Church Required
Church construction in the U.S. has fallen 80% since 2002, now at its lowest level since record-keeping began in 1967, according to reporting in this newspaper. The $3.15 billion in spending on religious buildings is half the level of a decade ago. Several factors are contributing to the declines, including postrecession financial challenges—religious giving has never returned to its 2007 peak—and the waning of religious affiliation.
Ask Laura: Regret Hangovers and Selfish Church Attendance - OnFaith
Every week, Ask Laura features responses to your questions about religion, relationships, and the mess they often create. You can submit questions to Laura anonymously at this form, or via Twitter (@lkoturner) or email (asklaura@faithstreet.com). Best. First. Date. Ever. Until the Regret Hangover Q: On Saturday, I went on one of the best first dates of my life. I met the girl on Tinder and we met for dinner then went to Starbucks until they closed it down.
Overturning the Money Tables
Rusty Leonard may be the only evangelical figure loved by the secular press and scorned by his Christian peers. When MinistryWatch, the nonprofit he started, reported on financial problems at Joyce Meyer Ministries, The Wall Street Journal and the St. Louis Post Dispatch used Leonard's findings in their articles on the Bible teacher. The pressure eventually compelled Meyer to adjust her financial arrangements, though she has claimed that MinistryWatch had nothing to do with it.
‘Have You Prayed for bin Laden Today?’
Brother Andrew, founder of the persecuted-church ministry Open Doors and author of the forthcoming book Secret Believers , has been traveling to the Middle East for more than 30 years. During that time, he has met with Israelis, Christians of all kinds, and Muslim leaders from Fatah, Hamas, and other radical or militant groups.
Calvary Chapel's Achilles Heel
Talk to Calvary Chapel pastors about their theology, and they appear the epitome of evangelical balance and moderation: neither Calvinist nor Arminian, neither Pentecostal nor cessationist. Talk to Calvary Chapel pastors about their vibrant network of 1,300 churches across the U.S., however, and they'll offer two radically different views. Most will call Calvary Chapel a mighty and ongoing work of a faithful Godand they will be right.
Day of Reckoning
Chuck Smith and Calvary Chapel face an uncertain future. Christianity Today/February 1, 2007 By Rob Moll Talk to Calvary Chapel pastors about their theology, and they appear the epitome of evangelical balance and moderation: neither Calvinist nor Arminian, neither Pentecostal nor cessationist. Talk to Calvary Chapel pastors about their vibrant network of 1,300 churches across the U.S., however, and they'll offer two radically different views.
The New Workplace Romance
Today’s workplace has become the No. 1 spot for married individuals to meet affair partners. More men and women are breaking their marriage vows by engaging in office friendships that slowly become romantic relationships — relationships that would have been socially impossible just 30 years ago. As the boundaries that once separated the sexes crumble, so do the boundaries that protect marriage.
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