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“”ID's ideas are no better developed now than they were in the 1990s. And many of the ideas— like the irreducible complexity of the blood-clotting cascade and the bacterial flagellum —have grown measurably weaker as research has successfully "reduced" the complexity.
—Christianity Today[1]

Christianity Today is a monthly magazine founded by Billy Graham in 1956 to discuss Christian themes and issues relevant to modern society. It is one of the most popular Christian magazines and is largely considered the voice of the Evangelical movement.

Outline

Graham originally wanted to combine socially liberal ideas with a traditional conservative Christian theology.

Both the website and the magazine focus on leading theologians pontificating on modern social issues around the world, propose solutions, or highlight current activities and organizations (both secular and religious) that are tackling those issues. A large part of the print magazine is devoted to getting individuals directly involved in solving social issues.

Christianity Today International now publishes thirteen Christian magazines (including the alluring Church Law and Tax Report) and hosts Christian websites.

Child abuse

Christianity Today published an account from a convicted child molesting pastor/former pastor and treated the so-called "relationship" more like consensual adultery than abuse of a minor. The power imbalance between an adult pastor and an inexperienced girl was not discussed; the age of the victim was not mentioned. Harm done to the victim was not mentioned either, except that she felt very guilty. Indeed, both were "riddled with guilt" though the adult did not recognize his greater responsibility.[2][3] Christianity Today belatedly recognized their publication was misguided.[4]

Views

Christianity Today is by and large, accepting of theistic evolution[5] and has published material critical of creation science.[6] They have also published articles debunking some fringe and fraudulent characters within evangelical Christianity, such as John Todd.[7]

Donald Trump

In 2019, Christianity Today published an article that openly advocated for removing Donald Trump from office, using very similar character criticisms that they used for Bill Clinton in 1998.[8] This led to predictable furious condemnation from many evangelical leaders, including Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Jr., Tony Perkins, and Ralph Reed. Predictably, several of these leaders smeared the "liberal" and "elite" label on the magazine for having the audacity to criticize their Dear Leader.[9][10]

In spite of the backlash, in 2022, Christianity Today named Russell D. Moore as their editor-in-chief. Moore previously was a member of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. In early 2021, Moore resigned from the SBC due to conflicts with leadership over their support of Trump, as well as due to concerns regarding sexual abuse and racism within the evangelical community.[11][12]

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References

  1. ↑ Origins and the Scientific Community, Karl Giberson, Stephen C. Meyer, and Marcus Ross
  2. ↑ Why Did a Journal for Christian Pastors Give a Platform to a Sexual Predator?
  3. ↑ Christian Journal Allows Convicted Child Molester to Pen Op-Ed Justifying His Crime
  4. ↑ An article we never should have published
  5. ↑ Creation or Evolution? Yes! Francis Collins issues a call to stand on the middle ground
  6. ↑ http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/may/20.50.html
  7. ↑ "The Legends of John Todd", Christianity Today, February 2, 1979
  8. ↑ "Trump Should Be Removed from Office" by Mark Galli, Christianity Today, 2019 December 19
  9. ↑ "Nearly 200 evangelical leaders slam Christianity Today op-ed that criticized Trump" by Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN, 2019 December 23
  10. ↑ "My Response to Christianity Today", Franklin Graham, Facebook, 2019 December 19, archived on 2020 June 27
  11. ↑ "Russell Moore Named Christianity Today Editor, Lynn Vincent to Lead World Magazine" by Bob Smietana, Word and Way, 2022 August 8
  12. ↑ ["Beth Moore and Russell Moore share laughter, regrets at Nashville church"] by Bob Smietana, RNS, 2021 September 10
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