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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Top News
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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.
Top News(Secondary)
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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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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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Kathy Lee Gifford leaves 'Today': 'Life is not over 'til the Lord takes you home'
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State Dept. adds Russia to religious freedom 'watch list,' labels Pakistan a 'country of concern'
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Russell Moore: Too much aloneness is 'way of the devil,' but Revelation warns of too much community
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Ninth Circuit partially lifts block on Trump’s religious exemptions to Obamacare contraception mandate
Featured
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
Russell Moore: Too much aloneness is 'way of the devil,' but Revelation warns of too much community
Pastor John Gray defiantly defends buying wife $200K Lamborghini with Ephesians 5
‘Full lament’: Southern Baptist Seminary releases report on its history of slavery, racism
Anne Graham Lotz warns her cancer could be sign Israel is in danger of fatal attack
UMC bishops launch site in support of plan to alter Church's stance on homosexuality
U.S.
Boy Scouts consider bankruptcy as membership plummets, cost of sex abuse lawsuits mount
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
World
Atheist couple who protested Christmas classroom decorations awarded compensation
Pastors in Cuba monitored, threatened by Communist officials despite requests for greater protections: watchdog
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
Politics
Ninth Circuit partially lifts block on Trump’s religious exemptions to Obamacare contraception mandate
State Dept. adds Russia to religious freedom 'watch list,' labels Pakistan a 'country of concern'
Montana Supreme Court: No state tax credit program scholarships for religious schools
Judge Hatchett’s son praises God, Congress for maternal health bill, 2 years after wife’s death
6 Christian organizations win legal battle against Obamacare birth control mandate
Entertainment
Dog the Bounty Hunter turns to God after learning of wife’s incurable cancer diagnosis
Kathy Lee Gifford leaves 'Today': 'Life is not over 'til the Lord takes you home'
‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ CGI animated film to hit theaters in 2019 (watch CP video premiere)
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
Living
Meet the celebrity trainer who found God — and now he’s transforming lives
In Case You Missed It
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Atheist couple who protested Christmas classroom decorations awarded compensation
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‘The Pilgrim’s Progress’ CGI animated film to hit theaters in 2019 (watch CP video premiere)
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Town ignores atheists' warnings, keeps Christian cross in Christmas lights display
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NAE and CCCU boards back LGBT compromise for religious freedom exemptions