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Christianity Today’s Most Popular Articles of the Decade

Whether Christians should vote for the lesser of two evils, inside the controversial Bethel Church, and understanding the transgender phenomenon.

Christianity Today December 31, 2019

What were our readers fascinated with in the past decade? Readers clicked most on controversial and confusing topics like sex and sexuality—transgenderism and female masturbation—and politics—Donald Trump’s theology and whether Christians should make voting decisions based on a “lesser of two evils” philosophy. They also found pieces on theological controversies and stories of how people found Jesus compelling. Here are the 30 most-read pieces on CT’s website from the 2010s, ending with the most popular piece.

Note: All of our top-read stories spanned from 2014-2019. Readers wanting to know our top stories from before that time can see our lists from 2013 and 2012. We also ranked our top news stories from 2011 and 2010.

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