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U.S. Churches Speak Out for Iraq's Struggling Christians

U.S. Churches Speak Out for Iraq's Struggling Christians

But will they ever name the persecutors?

3:30 PM, May 28, 2010 • By MARK TOOLEY

U.S. church officials are voicing objections to the continuing violence against Iraqi Christians, by sending letters to Defense Secretary Bob Gates, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and National Security Advisor James Jones.  But the church prelates are declining to name Islamists as the perpetrators.

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The Convert Conundrum

The Convert Conundrum

The long parade of worldly believers.

May 17, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 33 • By MARY EBERSTADT

We interrupt the latest bilious rants about religion with a respectful bulletin. Mid-April marked the passing of British philosopher Antony Flew, perhaps the most famous atheist-turned‑theist of recent times. It’s a moment that seems especially worth reflecting on these days, as the West’s media-intoxicated celebrity atheists lunge once again for the wheel of public debate.

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Charles Colson

Ex-Con

The Remarkable Second Career of Chuck Colson

Jun 28, 1999, Vol. 4, No. 39 • By JOE LOCONTE

Sixty-seven-year-old Chuck Colson looks almost spry as he threads his way through the New Jersey State Prison, a maximum security facility in Trenton, New Jersey. The barbed wire, watchtowers, and 15-foot walls suggest a pretty exclusive club: Only men who've committed crimes earning them 25 years to life are admitted here.

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