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Christian public figures in India, like top cricket player Jemimah Rodrigues, are attacked online for expressing their faith in Christ. |
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Should Christian conferences and gatherings sell VIP tickets? |
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Editor in chief Marvin Olasky on his inaugural CT story: a 1991 profile of Nat Hentoff, pro-life columnist for New York newspaper The Village Voice. |
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From Black church editor Haleluya Hadero: Whenever I see Christian conferences advertise a higher-priced VIP ticket, I feel a bit weird about it because it offers a different level of access to teachers and events. |
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There are, of course, business dynamics at play. Conferences and other Christian gatherings need to earn revenue to continue their work. These tickets might also subsidize admission for other attendees, and without them, costs could go up across the board. But offering VIP passes where many come to listen to God’s Word or fellowship with other believers feels too worldly, like what you might see at a Justin Bieber concert. |
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Jazer Willis, a spoken-word poet, has performed at youth conferences and Christian poetry events. A few weeks ago, he emailed me to say that he also felt uncomfortable with the setup and wanted to write about this. We exchanged emails and talked about how to craft the piece in a way that draws from his own experiences and also acknowledges the market realities at hand. At the end, Willis also offers what could be a helpful suggestion for Christian conferences and other gatherings offering VIP access. |
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- At least 29 leaders in the Royal Rangers—the Assemblies of God’s version of the Boy Scouts—have been accused of sexually abusing young boys in their care.
- Eileen Flower Moffett, missionary to South Korea and spouse of East Asia Christianity expert Samuel Hugh Moffett, has died.
- Pakistan’s federal high court has banned employers from hiring only Christians for sanitation jobs.
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Today in Christian History |
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December 15, 1418: English pre-Reformer John Oldcastle is burned alive for his efforts to preserve and promote the cause of the Lollards (preachers who spread John Wycliffe’s views). Shakespeare reportedly based his character Falstaff on Oldcastle (see issue 3: John Wycliffe). |
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As we enter the holiday season, we consider how the places to which we belong shape us—and how we can be the face of welcome in a broken world. In this issue, you’ll read about how a monastery on Patmos offers quiet in a world of noise and, from Ann Voskamp, how God’s will is a place to find home. Read about modern missions terminology in our roundtable feature and about an astrophysicist’s thoughts on the Incarnation. Be sure to linger over Andy Olsen’s reported feature "An American Deportation" as we consider Christian responses to immigration policies. May we practice hospitality wherever we find ourselves. |
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