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==christianity today======
October 15, 1956 Volume 1 Number 1
Christianity Today is an evangelical Christian media magazine and nonprofit ministry that serves as a leading publication for evangelical thought and news. Founded in 1956 by Billy Graham, its mission is to provide biblical commentary and reporting to a global community of church leaders and believers. Marvin Olasky was named Editor-in-Chief on September 24, 2025, succeeding Russell D. Moore. Moore remains an editor-at-large and a prominent contributor. It is often described as the "flagship magazine" of evangelicalism, reaching over 4.5 million Christian leaders monthly through its print and digital platforms. The publication holds a conservative theological position while traditionally taking a liberal approach to social issues—a balance Graham called "planting the evangelical flag in the middle of the road". Publishes six print and digital issues annually, covering news, theology, and feature reporting on the global church. ChristianityToday.com offers access to over 65 years of archives, the CT Daily Briefing newsletter, and specialized sections for news, pastors, and history. Notable programs include The Bulletin, a twice-weekly news analysis, and The Russell Moore Show, which explores the intersection of faith, politics, and culture. Content is available in 13 languages, including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, and Korean, to serve a global audience.
CT International operates several sub-brands and specialized resources:
CT Pastors: Timeless wisdom and tools for church leadership, discipleship, and preaching.
Ekstasis: A journal focused on Christian arts, media, and creative storytelling acquired in 2021.
Church Law & Tax: Resources for churches on tax compliance and legal matters.
Christian History: An archive of historical Christian journals and thematic articles.
CT Book Awards: An annual program that honors books most likely to shape evangelical life and culture
CT International operates several sub-brands and specialized resources:
CT Pastors: Timeless wisdom and tools for church leadership, discipleship, and preaching.
Ekstasis: A journal focused on Christian arts, media, and creative storytelling acquired in 2021.
Church Law & Tax: Resources for churches on tax compliance and legal matters.
Christian History: An archive of historical Christian journals and thematic articles.
CT Book Awards: An annual program that honors books most likely to shape evangelical life and culture
'Trump AI Jesus' outs 'hypocrites and hucksters': Christianity Today
According to Christianity Today editor-at-large Russell Moore, some evangelicals have claimed that President Donald Trump is the kind of “disrupter” that people need to bring them to Jesus. As Trump’s bizarre conflict with the Pope unfolds, however, “for the first time,” writes Moore, “I think they might be right — just not in the way they thought.” Citing the president’s genocidal, profanity-laced threats against Iran, his social media attacks on the Pope, and the AI-generated image he posted of himself as Jesus, Moore points out that many of Trump’s Christian supporters “feel humiliated and angry” by what they’ve witnessed. This, suggests Moore, presents an important opportunity for Christians to look in the mirror. “Maybe ‘Trump AI Jesus’ is what we’ve been waiting for to show us what we’ve become,” writes Moore. “I think it’s worth asking what exactly is coming to light in this moment and whether it could disrupt a means-to-an-end cultural Christianity.” (MEXC 3.15.26) READ MORE>>>>>
According to Christianity Today editor-at-large Russell Moore, some evangelicals have claimed that President Donald Trump is the kind of “disrupter” that people need to bring them to Jesus. As Trump’s bizarre conflict with the Pope unfolds, however, “for the first time,” writes Moore, “I think they might be right — just not in the way they thought.” Citing the president’s genocidal, profanity-laced threats against Iran, his social media attacks on the Pope, and the AI-generated image he posted of himself as Jesus, Moore points out that many of Trump’s Christian supporters “feel humiliated and angry” by what they’ve witnessed. This, suggests Moore, presents an important opportunity for Christians to look in the mirror. “Maybe ‘Trump AI Jesus’ is what we’ve been waiting for to show us what we’ve become,” writes Moore. “I think it’s worth asking what exactly is coming to light in this moment and whether it could disrupt a means-to-an-end cultural Christianity.” (MEXC 3.15.26) READ MORE>>>>>
Joseph Duggar, former TLC star accused of child molestation, attended TN bible college
Duggar married his wife, Kendra, in 2017 and the two reportedly have four children together. Their courtship and marriage became fairly public after they appeared in numerous episodes of the "19 Kids and Counting" expansion series, "Counting On." Prior to his marriage, Duggar attended college for one year at Crown College, an independent Baptist Bible college in Powell, TN, right outside of Knoxville, according to Christianity Today.Founded by Baptist pastor Clarence Sexton in 1991, Crown College's mission "is to train men and women to follow the Lord Jesus Christ and to equip them to fulfill His purpose by providing education in which Christ is preeminent," according to the college's website. (Knox News 3.19.26) READ MORE>>>>>
Duggar married his wife, Kendra, in 2017 and the two reportedly have four children together. Their courtship and marriage became fairly public after they appeared in numerous episodes of the "19 Kids and Counting" expansion series, "Counting On." Prior to his marriage, Duggar attended college for one year at Crown College, an independent Baptist Bible college in Powell, TN, right outside of Knoxville, according to Christianity Today.Founded by Baptist pastor Clarence Sexton in 1991, Crown College's mission "is to train men and women to follow the Lord Jesus Christ and to equip them to fulfill His purpose by providing education in which Christ is preeminent," according to the college's website. (Knox News 3.19.26) READ MORE>>>>>
The Way I See It: February 2, 2025:
Zorek Richards
According to right wing ideologue, Ben Zeisloft, the magazine "Christianity Today "was once a bastion for evangelical cultural and political commentary." Not anymore, he says.. Why? Because executive editor Marvin Olasky sent an email to contributors seeking stories related to immigration policy. This is according to Daily Wire's Megan Basham, who says “He is not asking for stories of families or individuals who have been negatively impacted by immigration." And here is the "noble" reasoning she uses to buttress her judgement: “The secular media will then pick up these stories and amplify them, citing Christianity Today’s coverage as proof that Trump‘s Christian base is revolting.”
Anyway, Zeisloft fells that if they don't ask things that are pro-Maga, then they are automatically the enemy. (So make sure you report how much you like a particular song, to make sure to report why you know people don't.
But here's the foundation of his thoughts on this: "The progressives who cannot stand the Christian faith and its implications for culture, seek to weaponize legitimate categories of Christian compassion and love for the stranger, flattening those categories to morally guilt Christians into accepting mass immigration while ignoring the natural and Christian duties of protecting one’s family, people, and homeland." See the problem? Anyone who does not think like he does and offers descent is "weaponizing" themselves. I sense an anger problem. He must have torn out a few pages of his "Right wing Conservative" approved version of the Bible that says: A"Ephesians 4:31-32: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." (But I assume his Bible version has a gold embossed stamp on it that says "Donald Trump dies for your sins."
He adds that "Christianity Today has a clear financial incentive to impose a left-wing frame on everything they do. They receive massive cash infusions, and the leftist corporate and political establishment receives the chance to undermine Christian conservative political consciousness." And the "good news" he writes, "is that Christianity Today continues to lose credibility as a result, with conservatives realizing the grift and refusing to be emotionally guilted."
Why? Because credibility does not resist unless it comes first from Donald Trump...the man who has spent a lifetime fabricating pretty much everything he has claimed he has done. Magas are impressed with conservative perspectives. But even more impressed with Donald Trump's lies.
Anyway, Zeisloft fells that if they don't ask things that are pro-Maga, then they are automatically the enemy. (So make sure you report how much you like a particular song, to make sure to report why you know people don't.
But here's the foundation of his thoughts on this: "The progressives who cannot stand the Christian faith and its implications for culture, seek to weaponize legitimate categories of Christian compassion and love for the stranger, flattening those categories to morally guilt Christians into accepting mass immigration while ignoring the natural and Christian duties of protecting one’s family, people, and homeland." See the problem? Anyone who does not think like he does and offers descent is "weaponizing" themselves. I sense an anger problem. He must have torn out a few pages of his "Right wing Conservative" approved version of the Bible that says: A"Ephesians 4:31-32: Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." (But I assume his Bible version has a gold embossed stamp on it that says "Donald Trump dies for your sins."
He adds that "Christianity Today has a clear financial incentive to impose a left-wing frame on everything they do. They receive massive cash infusions, and the leftist corporate and political establishment receives the chance to undermine Christian conservative political consciousness." And the "good news" he writes, "is that Christianity Today continues to lose credibility as a result, with conservatives realizing the grift and refusing to be emotionally guilted."
Why? Because credibility does not resist unless it comes first from Donald Trump...the man who has spent a lifetime fabricating pretty much everything he has claimed he has done. Magas are impressed with conservative perspectives. But even more impressed with Donald Trump's lies.
Exposed: How Christianity Today Intends To Manipulate Christians With Trump Back In Office
Donald Trump is back in office and that means mass deportations are on the menu. Trump’s day one executive orders tackled anchor babies, militarizing the border, and drug cartels. However, not everyone in Christian media is happy about this. As Evangelical Dark Web has long cataloged, Evangelical leaders have been working with Soros backed open-borders organizations. Christian Post was lobbying for amnesty in light of Trump’s victory. Russell Moore who has long been an open borders advocate is editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, and his outlet intends to manipulate believers into caving on their convictions regarding immigration.
(Evangelical Dark Web 1/21/25) READ MORE>>>>>
Donald Trump is back in office and that means mass deportations are on the menu. Trump’s day one executive orders tackled anchor babies, militarizing the border, and drug cartels. However, not everyone in Christian media is happy about this. As Evangelical Dark Web has long cataloged, Evangelical leaders have been working with Soros backed open-borders organizations. Christian Post was lobbying for amnesty in light of Trump’s victory. Russell Moore who has long been an open borders advocate is editor-in-chief of Christianity Today, and his outlet intends to manipulate believers into caving on their convictions regarding immigration.
(Evangelical Dark Web 1/21/25) READ MORE>>>>>
The Religious Right and the Abortion Myth
The historical record is clear. In 1968, Christianity Today, the flagship magazine of evangelicalism, organized a conference with the Christian Medical Society to discuss the morality of abortion. The gathering attracted 26 heavyweight theologians from throughout the evangelical world, who debated the matter over several days and then issued a statement acknowledging the ambiguities surrounding the issue, which, they said, allowed for many different approaches. “Whether the performance of an induced abortion is sinful we are not agreed,” the statement read, “but about the necessity of it and permissibility for it under certain circumstances we are in accord.” Two successive editors of Christianity Today took equivocal stands on abortion. Carl F. H. Henry, the magazine’s founder, affirmed that “a woman’s body is not the domain and property of others,” and his successor, Harold Lindsell, allowed that, “if there are compelling psychiatric reasons from a Christian point of view, mercy and prudence may favor a therapeutic abortion.”
(Randall Barmer/Politico 5/10/22)
READ MORE>>>>>
The historical record is clear. In 1968, Christianity Today, the flagship magazine of evangelicalism, organized a conference with the Christian Medical Society to discuss the morality of abortion. The gathering attracted 26 heavyweight theologians from throughout the evangelical world, who debated the matter over several days and then issued a statement acknowledging the ambiguities surrounding the issue, which, they said, allowed for many different approaches. “Whether the performance of an induced abortion is sinful we are not agreed,” the statement read, “but about the necessity of it and permissibility for it under certain circumstances we are in accord.” Two successive editors of Christianity Today took equivocal stands on abortion. Carl F. H. Henry, the magazine’s founder, affirmed that “a woman’s body is not the domain and property of others,” and his successor, Harold Lindsell, allowed that, “if there are compelling psychiatric reasons from a Christian point of view, mercy and prudence may favor a therapeutic abortion.”
(Randall Barmer/Politico 5/10/22)
READ MORE>>>>>
==kalw======
Oct 21, 2022: Religion News: Best In Religion Journalism: Religion News Association Presents Its Annual Awards
Among the highlights:
And finally: Ken Chitwood for Excellence in Nonfiction Religion Books for "The Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean," Sojourners magazine for Excellence in Magazine Overall Religion Coverage and KALW’s “The Spiritual Edge” for Outstanding Religion News Story in a Radio Broadcast and Outstanding Religion Podcast.
Among the highlights:
And finally: Ken Chitwood for Excellence in Nonfiction Religion Books for "The Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean," Sojourners magazine for Excellence in Magazine Overall Religion Coverage and KALW’s “The Spiritual Edge” for Outstanding Religion News Story in a Radio Broadcast and Outstanding Religion Podcast.
==new york times======
‘Appetite for Tradition’ amidst Quiet Evangelical Revival
Readers of the mainstream press will be familiar with a recurring staple of human-interest feature desks since the pandemic, heralding revival of Catholicism among Generation Z. As The New York Times announced in 2022, “New York City’s Hottest Club is the Catholic Church.” This week, The New York Post asserted that “Gen Z Catholic Influencers Make Church Look Cooler Than Ever.“ Certainly, among the chic crowds in the City and the Beltway, these journalists observe a real trend. Yet, away from major cities and largely out of media sight, another, quieter revival of evangelical Protestantism is underway among a young audience.
I study at a large land-grant state university on the East Coast. The movements and aesthetics of the Catholic revival in the metropoles are felt, but only softly. Our Newman Center has welcomed, for them, a record number of catechumens into the Church this Easter. Yet the figures from the Catholic Church are easily trounced by those students who have converted to evangelicalism while in university.
(Juicy Ecumenism 4.20.26)READMORE>>>>>>
Readers of the mainstream press will be familiar with a recurring staple of human-interest feature desks since the pandemic, heralding revival of Catholicism among Generation Z. As The New York Times announced in 2022, “New York City’s Hottest Club is the Catholic Church.” This week, The New York Post asserted that “Gen Z Catholic Influencers Make Church Look Cooler Than Ever.“ Certainly, among the chic crowds in the City and the Beltway, these journalists observe a real trend. Yet, away from major cities and largely out of media sight, another, quieter revival of evangelical Protestantism is underway among a young audience.
I study at a large land-grant state university on the East Coast. The movements and aesthetics of the Catholic revival in the metropoles are felt, but only softly. Our Newman Center has welcomed, for them, a record number of catechumens into the Church this Easter. Yet the figures from the Catholic Church are easily trounced by those students who have converted to evangelicalism while in university.
(Juicy Ecumenism 4.20.26)READMORE>>>>>>
==sojourners magazine======
Oct 21, 2022: Religion News: Best In Religion Journalism: Religion News Association Presents Its Annual Awards
Among the highlights:
And finally: Ken Chitwood for Excellence in Nonfiction Religion Books for "The Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean," Sojourners magazine for Excellence in Magazine Overall Religion Coverage and KALW’s “The Spiritual Edge” for Outstanding Religion News Story in a Radio Broadcast and Outstanding Religion Podcast.
Among the highlights:
And finally: Ken Chitwood for Excellence in Nonfiction Religion Books for "The Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean," Sojourners magazine for Excellence in Magazine Overall Religion Coverage and KALW’s “The Spiritual Edge” for Outstanding Religion News Story in a Radio Broadcast and Outstanding Religion Podcast.