CP's Top 10 news stories of 2018
The Christian Post's top 10 stories of 2018 are a reflection of both what interested our readers and what the editors believe were important stories that will have a lasting impact beyond this year.
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Faith leaders counter critics of prison reform bill: 'The opposition's solution is to do nothing'
Criminal justice reform activists and faith leaders can smell the end zone as they sit on the “5-yard line” of passing what could be the most comprehensive prison reform bill in decades. But a few staunch “tough-on-crime” conservatives in the Senate stand in their way.
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10 notable Christian deaths of 2018
This year saw the passing of many Christian leaders. Some of them were controversial, others were widely acclaimed.
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Fewer Americans say Christmas should be about Christ
While the majority of Americans believe the Christmas season should be more about Jesus, that number is steadily decreasing, a new study has revealed.
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Is Isaiah 7:14 a messianic prophecy?
More and more scholars are becoming skeptical of Messianic prophecy in the Hebrew Bible—that is, the Old Testament. ...
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Are we really shocked at genetically modified human embryos?
The inventors of CRISPR are alarmed that the gene-editing technology is being used to . . . edit genes? Really?
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We have to leave our familiar world behind to get perspective
A fish can't know how small its tank is until it's dropped in the ocean. We have to leave our familiar world behind to begin to see how small it really is.
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Lauren Daigle and homosexuality: Why we should all be prepared to answer the question
When yet another Christian celebrity fails to give a straight answer on a hot-button moral issue, it reveals a deeper problem.
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Christmas commercialization
Christmas isn’t so over commercialized in Haiti. In a country where most of the people live on less than a couple bucks a day, who can afford to buy mountains of presents for each other?
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Atheist couple who protested Christmas classroom decorations awarded compensation
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Weekly briefing: Pakistan expels charities, LGBT compromise, Darlene Zschech
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Pastor John Gray defiantly defends buying wife $200K Lamborghini with Ephesians 5
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Boy Scouts consider bankruptcy as membership plummets, cost of sex abuse lawsuits mount
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Darlene Zschech details difficult season in her life after leaving Hillsong, battling cancer
Darlene Zschech, who's written over 100 Christian worship songs including the popular contemporary hymn “Shout to The Lord,” details in a new book how she's made it through the hardest seasons in her life.
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Millennial Christians shouldn't be blamed for church youth decline, ministry expert says
Entitled older adults, not millennials, are often the main problem keeping young people away from church, the author of Adoptive Church has argued.
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Trump signs bill to aid ISIS genocide victims; Iraqi Christians ‘beginning to see a difference’
Religious leaders and human rights activists are rejoicing after President Donald Trump signed a bill that supporters say will “boost” efforts to help Christians and other religious minorities victimized by the Islamic State’s genocide in Iraq and Syria.
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Church & Ministries
UMC bishops launch site in support of plan to alter Church's stance on homosexuality
Hundreds of sexual abuse allegations in Fundamental Baptist churches, investigation finds
John Gray says he made ‘faith deposit’ on wife’s $200K Lamborghini as she defends lavish gift
Ex-minister stole $800K from Houston megachurch; church explains silence
Conservatives slam Church of England's new transgender guidance, re-dedication ceremony
U.S.
Town ignores atheists' warnings, keeps Christian cross in Christmas lights display
Church youth leader charged for sexual relations with teen boy
Students walk out to protest firing of Christian teacher for opposing transgender pronoun use rules
Delaware church forced to remove nativity scene from public space
Leading college faculty union says belief in only 2 genders is based on ‘ideology,' not fact
World
Pakistani Christian woman tortured, starved 4 years in solitary confinement on false blasphemy charge
Chinese pastor leaves letter before being detained with 100 Christians
Former atheist-turned-Bible worker reveals why he thought Christians didn't really believe the Bible
Is the Ark of the Covenant inside a church in Ethiopia? Historian’s claim of having seen the Ark disputed
South Asian nations deploy tactics to thwart conversions to Christianity, minority faiths: Report
Politics
Treasury Dep't issues guidance softening parking tax burden on churches, nonprofits
HHS Civil Rights Office head slams Obama's treatment of Christian groups
GOP Congressmen grill Google for making SPLC a 'trusted flagger' on YouTube
Planned Parenthood case shows Kavanaugh supports abortion rights, pro-choice senator says
Evangelical group derides Trump admin.'s immigration rule proposal as 'deeply troubling'
Entertainment
Gospel star Donnie McClurkin involved in ‘serious’ crash, says ‘God and two angels’ saved him
David and Tamela Mann release R&B album offering Christian couples clean music to ‘make love’ to
Singer Jamie Grace overcame ‘insane depression,’ internal chaos
Stephen Curry comes under fire after expressing doubts about moon landings, NASA offers proof
'Breakthrough' movie trailer breaks record with 30 million views in 48 hours
Living
Meet the celebrity trainer who found God — and now he’s transforming lives
In Case You Missed It
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NAE and CCCU boards back LGBT compromise for religious freedom exemptions
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6 Christian organizations win legal battle against Obamacare birth control mandate
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Montana Supreme Court: No state tax credit program scholarships for religious schools
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Judge Hatchett’s son praises God, Congress for maternal health bill, 2 years after wife’s death