Volume 46, Number 3
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Mediation may help in determining financial liability in Canadian abuse cases.
Religion News Service
![Just War: Christian Ethicists: Afghan War Is Just Just War: Christian Ethicists: Afghan War Is Just](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110717.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Society of Christian Ethics gives cautious support to military effort.
Religion News Service and staff reports
![Pakistan: Christians Hail Electoral Reform Pakistan: Christians Hail Electoral Reform](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110722.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Pakistan scraps system in which religious minorities could only vote for candidates of their own faith.
Ecumenical News International
![Central Asia: Christians Fear Decade of Freedom Is Over Central Asia: Christians Fear Decade of Freedom Is Over](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110723.jpg?h=123&w=220)
"Central Asian countries experienced freedom, growth, repression, and now uncertainty."
Stan Guthrie
![Philippines: Agency Disputes Rumors about Burnhams Philippines: Agency Disputes Rumors about Burnhams](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110724.jpg?h=123&w=220)
All indications say the hostages are still being held captive in the jungles of Basilan Island.
Anil Stephen
![Government Rethinks Nazareth Mosque Government Rethinks Nazareth Mosque](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110725.jpg?h=123&w=220)
A special committee debates whether the new structure would overwhelm the adjacent church site.
Religion News Service
![Shortchanging Charities Shortchanging Charities](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110727.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Americans will surrender their constitutional values if nobody acts to expand Charitable Choice.
A Christianity Today Editorial
![What China's Secret Documents Reveal What China's Secret Documents Reveal](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110729.jpg?h=123&w=220)
The New York archive of religious persecution in China contains numerous government documents that show how the government controls religion.
Tony Carnes
![China Persecution Dossier: Zhang Wu-Ji China Persecution Dossier: Zhang Wu-Ji](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110730.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Tortured to the point of death
From the Committee for Investigation on Persecution of Religion in China
![China Persecution Dossier: Shi Yun-Chao China Persecution Dossier: Shi Yun-Chao](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110731.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Beaten for Hosting Bible Studies.
From the Committee for Investigation on Persecution of Religion in China
![China Persecution Dossier: Gu Xiangmei China Persecution Dossier: Gu Xiangmei](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110732.jpg?h=123&w=220)
Surviving on tiger's diarrhea.
From the Committee for Investigation on Persecution of Religion in China
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"A look at the history of two Kentucky seminaries—one liberal, one evangelical—shows how evangelicals won the Protestant mainstream."
William 'Beau' Weston
![No Easy Victory No Easy Victory](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110735.jpg?h=123&w=220)
"A plea from a Christian husband and father who, day by day, resists his homosexual desires."
Anonymous
![The 'Baptist Pope' The 'Baptist Pope'](https://www-images.christianitytoday.com/images/110736.jpg?h=123&w=220)
W.A. Criswell showed remarkable openness and flexibility when these traits were rare among evangelicals.
Timothy George
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Two models of marriage claim biblical warrant and vie for evangelicals' allegiance. Advocates of both claim good results. But do we have to choose?
Agnieszka Tennant
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"When it comes to gender roles, CT readers oscillate between complementarian and egalitarian ideas."
Agnieszka Tennant