Faith on his arm: A tattoo artist finds salvation
Faith on his arm (reporting from Sewell, N.J.): A tattoo artist finds salvation. SEWELL, N.J. — Tattoos cover most of Harry J. Ake’s body — from his wife Linda’s name on his neck all the way down to his ankles. “I have things on me that are not real holy, and then I have other things that are nicer,” said Ake, owner of Headlight Tattoo and … Continue reading Faith on his arm: A tattoo artist finds salvation
5Q+1: Godbeat pro reflects on reporting inside Pakistan
5Q+1: Godbeat pro reflects on reporting inside Pakistan GETRELIGION.ORG — Jaweed Kaleem, the Religion Newswriters Association’s 2013 Supple Religion Feature Writer of the Year, produces exceptional journalism on a regular basis. Don’t be surprised if his latest story — in which he goes inside Pakistan to report on religious minorities — turns out to be one of the best religion news stories all year. It’s a must read: KARACHI, Pakistan — Every … Continue reading 5Q+1: Godbeat pro reflects on reporting inside Pakistan
In the Big Easy, despair meets hope
In the Big Easy, despair meets hope (reporting from New Orleans): In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, church planters see God at work in a ‘dark and difficult part of New Orleans.’ NEW ORLEANS — Charles and Angela Marsalis survived the flood that followed Hurricane Katrina by escaping to the balcony of their home congregation, the Carrollton Avenue Church of Christ. Later, the couple returned to Hollygrove … Continue reading In the Big Easy, despair meets hope
February 2014: GetReligion
A ‘new twist’ in states’ same-sex marriage debates. Published Feb. 4. God News? Can Christian and atheist swap lives for a month? Published Feb. 5. * 10 years of GetReligion: Women and the Godbeat. Published Feb. 7. * 10 years of GetReligion: Five things they didn’t tell me. Published Feb. 7. 5Q+1: Godbeat pro reflects on reporting inside Pakistan. Published Feb. 11. Baring their souls: … Continue reading February 2014: GetReligion
10 years of GetReligion: Five things they didn’t tell me
10 years of GetReligion: Five things they didn’t tell me. GETRELIGION.ORG — Nearly four years and 500 posts ago, I became the newest GetReligionista. Now, somehow, I’m the second-longest-tenured regular contributor after the illustrious Terry Mattingly himself. As we celebrate GetReligion’s 10th anniversary, our esteemed editor tmatt has reflected on “why we are still here” — Part 1 and Part 2 — and talked about “Labels, labels, labels, labels!” He’s even recorded a podcast. George Conger and my bride Tamie Ross have … Continue reading 10 years of GetReligion: Five things they didn’t tell me
iGods and other devices: Teens connected and distracted
iGods and other devices: Teens connected and distracted (reporting from Daytona Beach, Fla.): Demands of youth ministry in a digital age explored at national conference in Florida. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — If zombies attack, Vic Pruett will be ready. The Florida minister jokes that he has a smartphone application that will help him fight back. “I do love my smartphone,” said Pruett, who preaches for the Holly Hill … Continue reading iGods and other devices: Teens connected and distracted
Wind of change comes sweeping down the plain
Wind of change comes sweeping down the plain: Media coverage of a federal judge striking down Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban. GETRELIGION.ORG — My home state of Oklahoma made big news Tuesday when a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. The New York Times noted that the ruling occurred in the “heart of the Bible Belt,” while The Associated Press characterized Oklahoma as “the buckle of the Bible … Continue reading Wind of change comes sweeping down the plain
Live on the Internet: Sunday worship
Live on the Internet: Sunday worship — Online assemblies reach computer, smartphone users in isolated areas. Page 1. No longer must Christians working in the Alaska North Slope oil fields miss Sunday services at the Anchorage Church of Christ, even though it’s hundreds of miles away. In central Pennsylvania, residents of the Golden Living retirement center don’t need to leave the premises — or their wheelchairs … Continue reading Live on the Internet: Sunday worship
When Christian universities cut denominational ties
What happens when schools cut denominational ties: A new study raises questions about the merer Christian college.
For decades, the Kentucky Baptist Convention had appointed the board of trustees of Georgetown College — all required to be Southern Baptist — and financially supported the small liberal arts school.
But that arrangement recently ceased as Georgetown decided to forgo convention funding, allow non-Baptists on its board, and expand its fundraising.
In November, the Kentucky convention voted to sever its remaining ties with the college, ending a scholarship program to attract students from the state’s Baptist churches.
Its decision came after Georgetown moved away from a statement of specific Baptist identification to one “built on a Baptist foundation” in pursuit of a “knowledge of and commitment to the Christian faith.”
But a major new study by the Council on Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) raises questions about what happens when schools with strong denominational ties loosen them.
The three-part study, published in the journal Christian Higher Education, surveyed thousands of faculty members and students at 79 evangelical schools.
This story appears in the January/February print issue of Christianity Today.
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