Volume 49, Number 5
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Cover Story
Chastity is a spiritual discipline for the whole church.
by Lauren F. Winner
More from this Issue
Christians suffer for joining the cry of 'Syria out.'
by Dale Gavlak in Amman, Jordan
Conservative theologians dismayed by recommendations on gay unions.
By Rebecca Barnes in Louisville
Recent comments on Ashley Smith, the church as mall, and religion and politics in Britain.
Compiled by Ted Olsen
Church leaders report more than 200 new incidents of persecution.
by Manpreet Singh in Delhi
Two Kansas abortion clinics refuse to comply with court order.
by Mark Stricherz
Americorps allowed in Catholic schools, and North Korea leads Open Door's persecution list.
by CT staff
Genocide in Darfur must be stopped.
A Christianity Today Editorial
It was the failures of my sexual history that brought me to see it as sin.
by Lauren F. Winner
The unknown story of how John Paul II ushered Campus Crusade into Catholic Poland.
by David Scott
Christians are among those sounding the alarm about the ethics of this retail giant. Are the worries justified?
by Jeff M. Sellers
Spiraling health costs squeeze Wal-Mart as they do every other large company.
by Jeff M. Sellers
How the winners of the third annual survey earned their employees' loyalty.
By Agnieszka Tennant
The 2005 survey winners and how they were picked.
Leading bioethicist Gilbert Meilaender discusses the problems of withdrawing Terri Schiavo's lifeline.
by Jeff M. Sellers
If Satan thinks they are a key battleground, shouldn't we?
by Roland C. Warren
Why should church buildings get so much of the financial, physical, and social attention that is rightly due to the needs of Christians and others? Asked by Kofo Olomu, Cotonou, Benin
Answered by Howard A. Snyder
Terri Schiavo prompted a national debate, but there's still much unresolved.
by Mark Galli
Authentic worship reveals both the friendship and fear of God.
by Philip Yancey