Guest Commentary

• UN Council Votes to Condemn Israel for Violating Women's Rights Members of the United Nations’ 54-nation economic and social council voted this week to condemn Israel as a country in the world that violates women’s rights. Jul 26, 2019

  

  UN Council Votes to Condemn Israel for Violating Women's Rights
• Trump Aims to Protect Persecuted Christians, but Some Aren’t Sure He’s Helping Just weeks into President Trump’s first term, David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network asked the businessman-turned-politician whether he would make the plight of Christians facing religious persecution abroad a... Jul 26, 2019

  

  Trump Aims to Protect Persecuted Christians, but Some Aren’t Sure He’s Helping
• Veterans Ministry Says YouTube Blocked Their Ad Because it Included the Word 'Christian' A Christian speaker and former Special Operations marine says YouTube has censored an ad for his ministry to veterans. Jul 25, 2019

  

  Veterans Ministry Says YouTube Blocked Their Ad Because it Included the Word 'Christian'
• Kansas Launches 74 Investigations into Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Clergy Kansas Bureau of Investigation says they will begin 74 investigations into allegations of Catholic Church clergy sexual abuse. Jul 25, 2019

  Kansas Launches 74 Investigations into Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Clergy
• City Officials Remove the Word 'Lord' from Fallen Police Officers Memorial before Ultimately Removing Entire Memorial Tega Cay city in South Carolina sparked controversy this week after city officials first removed the word “Lord” from a fallen police officers memorial before ultimately removing the entire memorial. Jul 25, 2019

  City Officials Remove the Word 'Lord' from Fallen Police Officers Memorial before Ultimately Removing Entire Memorial
• China Adds Charge against Pastor, Coerces Christians to Falsely Accuse Him, Sources Say Authorities in China have added “illegal business activities” to the subversion charge against pastor Wang Yi and have coerced congregation members to falsely accuse him, according to advocacy and media reports. Jul 25, 2019

  China Adds Charge against Pastor, Coerces Christians to Falsely Accuse Him, Sources Say
• People Who Know the Most about Religion Have Fewer Positive Views of Evangelical Christians, Study Finds A new study found that people who know the most about religion have a less positive view of Evangelical Christians than those with less religious knowledge. Jul 24, 2019

  People Who Know the Most about Religion Have Fewer Positive Views of Evangelical Christians, Study Finds
• Willow Creek Plans Reconciliation Service to Move On; Hybels Declines Invite Willow Creek Community Church plans to hold a service Tuesday (July 23) in hopes of moving on from the troubles involving its founding pastor, Bill Hybels. Jul 24, 2019

  Willow Creek Plans Reconciliation Service to Move On; Hybels Declines Invite
• Building a New Church Community in a Culture That Has Forgotten How There’s a running joke in church that the term “young adult” is kind of like the phrase “middle class”: it conveniently includes whoever is using it at the time. Jul 23, 2019

  Building a New Church Community in a Culture That Has Forgotten How
• Husband of Christian Blogger and Father of 6 Dies in Beach Accident The husband of Christian writer Shannon Dingle died in a beach accident on the North Carolina shores last week. Jul 23, 2019

  Husband of Christian Blogger and Father of 6 Dies in Beach Accident