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New Zealand Christians Decry Unmarried Couples Law
Property rights will be extended to unmarried partners who have lived together for three years.
By Dave Crampton in Wellington, New Zealand
posted 03/22/2002
Nuptial Agreements
Two models of marriage claim biblical warrant and vie for evangelicals' allegiance. Advocates of both claim good results. But do we have to choose?
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 03/15/2002
Adam and Eve in the 21st Century
When it comes to gender roles, CT readers oscillate between complementarian and egalitarian ideas.
By Agnieszka Tennant
posted 03/15/2002
CT Classic: Adam and Eve in America
In 1990, readers first revealed what they thought it means to be created male and female.
By Jack and Judith Balswick
posted 03/15/2002
CT Classic: Can We Talk?
We may never resolve all our differences about women in leadership, but we can help each other toward better understanding.
By Terry C. Muck
posted 03/15/2002
Bush Puts $135 Million Behind Abstinence from Sex
"When our children face a choice between self-restraint and self-destruction, government should not be neutral."
By Todd Hertz
posted 03/13/2002
No Easy Victory
A plea from a Christian husband and father who, day by day, resists his homosexual desires.
Anonymous
posted 03/08/2002
The Marriage Mystery
In God's eyes, do a man and a woman become married after having sex or after exchanging vows?
By Steve Tracy
posted 01/16/2002
Ex-Gay Sheds the Mocking Quote Marks
The retiring head of Exodus says gay transformation ministries are more respected and effective than ever.
By Douglas LeBlanc.
posted 01/11/2002
Salvation Army Reverses Domestic Partners Policy
Western region action would have allowed health insurance for a "legally domiciled adult" living with an employee.
Mark Kellner in Los Angeles
posted 12/27/2001
The Truth About Sex
Even Christians get seduced by the sexual lies our culture proclaims.
Jenell Williams Paris
posted 11/13/2001
Make Love and Babies
The contraceptive mentality says children are something to be avoided. We're not buying it.
Sam and Bethany Torode
posted 11/09/2001
'Be Fruitful and Multiply'
Is this a command or a blessing?
Raymond C. Van Leeuwen
posted 11/09/2001
A Different Kind of Women's Lib
A dispatch from the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood conference.
Agnieszka Tennant in Longwood, Florida
posted 10/12/2001
Defining Marriage
Conservatives advocate amendment to preserve traditional matrimony.
Sheryl Henderson Blunt
posted 10/1/2001
Christians Divide Over Sex-Worker Law
New Zealand considers decriminalizing prostitution.
By Dave Crampton in Wellington and Christchurch
posted 8/31/01
Church Federation in the Netherlands Closes in on Blessing Same-Sex Unions
Three months after country recognized gay matrimony, proposal suggests distinguishing between "life unions" and marriage.
By Andreas Havinga in Amsterdam
posted 7/19/01
Seahorses, Egalitarians, and Traditional Sex-Role Reversal
A dispatch from the Christians for Biblical Equality conference.
By Agnieszka Tennant in Dallas
posted 7/11/01
Australia's Church Leader's Views on Sexuality Ignite Controversy
Head of country's Anglicans calls for blessing of same-sex "friendships."
By Margaret Simons in Sydney
posted 6/4/01
Marriage Laws Embroil Legislatures
New Englanders push for domestic-partner benefits.
By Religion News Service
posted 4/26/01
Churches Divided Over Amsterdam's Same-Sex Weddings
April 1 midnight ceremony said to be world's first official gay wedding.
By Ecumenical News International
posted 4/10/01
Presbyterians Vote Down Ban on Same-Sex Unions
Opponents say vague wording led to defeat.
By Presbyterian News Service
posted 3/29/01
Reform Jewish Leaders Urge Boy Scout Ban
Policy banning gay troop leaders called "incompatible" with belief that people are created in the image of God.
By Kevin Eckstrom, Religion News Service
posted 3/19/01
Tangled in the Worst of the Web
What Internet porn did to one pastor, his wife, his ministry, their life.
By Christine J. Gardner
posted 2/23/01
Resources for the Ensnared
Christ-centered help for those struggling with Internet pornography and sexual addiction.
posted 2/23/01
Episcopal Bishops Recommend Jones Be Defrocked
Episcopal Bishop of Montana to receive church's most severe punishment for sexual misconduct.
By Chris Herlinger
posted 2/22/01
Bishop to Be Punished 19 Years After Affair
Episcopal Church court may decide fate of Montana's Charles Jones next week.
By Douglas LeBlanc in Minneapolis
posted 1/25/01
Eight Pastors Quit the United Methodist Church
Same-sex unions, bishop's handling of power prompt the exodus.
By Corrie Cutrer
posted 10/23/00
Ex-Gay Leader Disciplined for Gay Bar Visit
Exodus removes John Paulk as board chairman, places him on probationary status as member.
By Evangelical Press with additional reporting by Jody Veenker
posted 10/6/00
Lutheran Church of Norway Appoints Practicing Homosexual
Oslo priest's relationship prompts lively debate in the Norwegian church.
By Bjarke Larsen
posted 9/19/00
Norwegian Prince's Moving In with Girlfriend Provokes National Debate
Crown Prince Haakon will also be head of state church on death of his father.
By Bjarke Larsen
posted 9/18/00
The Next Christian Men's Movement
Just because Promise Keepers no longer fills stadiums doesn't mean men's ministry is dead. Far from it.
By Patrick Morley
posted 9/15/00
What Has Gender Got to Do with It?
Wesleyan-Holiness churches were led by women long before the rise of the modern women's movement.
By Rebecca Laird
posted 9/12/00
Walking in the Truth
Winning arguments at church conventions is not enough without compassion for homosexuals.
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 8/30/00
A Woman's Place
Women reaching women is key to the future of missions.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 8/4/00
Christian History Corner: How the Other Half Lived
Chronicling the forgotten gender in the Bible and church history.
By Elesha Coffman
posted 7/21/00
No Balm in Denver
Episcopalians defer debate over same-sex blessings for another three years.
By Douglas LeBlanc in Denver
posted 7/17/00
Building a Bridge
A gay journalist and evangelical pastor correct their mutual misperceptions.
By Wendy Murray Zoba
posted 7/13/00
Losing Our Promiscuity
The church has an unprecedented chance to reach a generation burned by commitment-free sex.
By Paula Rinehart
posted 7/7/00
Sex and the Single Christian
What about the unmarried in their postcollege years?
An interview with Steve Tracy
posted 7/7/00
We've Got Porn
Online smut is taking its toll on Christians. What is the church doing about it?
A Christianity Today Editorial
posted 7/5/00
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