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34 Africas hinge
lour out of ve res|dents of fastgrow|ng, ;
m||||onstrong Uganda |dent|fy w|th Chr|st|an|ty.
Most Ugandans g|ow|ng|y we|come evange||ca|
v|s|tors and s|de w|th Chr|st|an conservat|ves on
many soc|a| |ssues. But beneath the surface,
Uganda faces enormous cha||enges.
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40 Long search, short tenure
A key Chr|st|an co||ege group qu|ck|y res a
pres|dentand tr|es to rega|n |ts foot|ng
44 Saving Seth
An Ar|zona fam||ys strugg|e w|th
sch|zophren|a and b|po|ar d|sorder m|rrors
a nat|ons
50 Brother vs. brother
As po||t|ca| and tr|ba| con|ct sp||ts South Sudan,
church |eaders hope to be peacemakers
54 Single but not solitary
Tese unmarr|ed Chr|st|ans face d|sappo|nt
ments but nd w|th Chr|st they are not a|one
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A vcoLRIiL IAmILv vLooIc
on Ncw Ycars Day scrvcd as a
rcmindcr With aII thc mcdia and
poIiticaI cmphasis on IcgaIizing
homoscxuaI marriagcs, its way too casy
to gct divcrtcd by that grisIy dcbatc and
to Iorgct that thc top chaIIcngc Ior
Christians is to nurturc and thcn dispIay
thc wondcrs oI marriagc thc way Cod
madc it to bc.
Tats why at thc wcdding rcccption I prcsump
tuousIy puIIcd thc bridc and groom asidc Ior my
qosccond marriagc counscIing coursc.
ConvcntionaI wisdom, I toId thcm, Ior too much
oI thc Iast coupIc oI gcncrations has bccn that
marriagc is OKbut dont cxpcct too much Irom it.
Whcn wc wcrc IittIc kids, wcddings sccmcd mystcri
ous, marvcIous, and IuII oI wondcr. But thcn wc wcrc
taught to gct rcaI, to put away our navctc, discard
our iIIusions, and grow up to thc Iact that marriagc
in thc rcaI worId invoIvcs sIogging through a whoIc
Iot oI disappointmcnt, troubIc, and sorrow.
Somctimcs, in Iact, thcrcs so much cmphasis on
thc grim sidc oI things that wcvc Iost sccing marriagc
in thc gIorious contcxt Cod intcndcd it. In our grown
up dcsirc to gct rcaI, wcvc Ict Satan so disgurc
and discoIor our idcaI picturc oI marriagc that wcvc
comc to scttIc Ior way too IittIc.
At its worst, that diminishcd targct has promptcd
thousands oI coupIcsand that incIudcs Christians
to givc up aItogcthcr on marriagc and to add to thc
divorcc statistics. As a rcsuIt, thc Christian community
has bccn cIobbcrcd by IamiIy brokcnncss in cmbar
rassing ways. Instcad oI standing out as a modcI Ior
thc rcst oI socicty to cmuIatc, our divorcc statistics
arc onIy a IittIc bcttcr than thosc oI thc unbcIicving
worIdand wc havc tcndcd to rccct thc vcry distrcss
wc wcrc mcant to prcvcnt. Its tough to Iook down a
pcw in a typicaI cvangcIicaI church thcsc days without
sccing maritaI brokcnncss scattcrcd aIong thc Iinc.
And a Iot oI that has comc about simpIy bccausc thc
bar going into marriagc was sct way too Iow.
But cvcn at thcir bcst, thc diminishcd goaIs Ior
marriagc havc produccd tcns oI thousands oI joyIcss
Christian coupIcs and Christian homcs without
dcIight. Husbands and wivcs havc bought into thc
idca that marriagc isnt much, that borcdom is
normaI, and that maritaI happincss is onIy Ior thosc
who prctcnd. Tcyvc bought into thc dcviIs Iic that
Cods giIts arc phony, and that Hc didnt know what
Hc was taIking about whcn Hc said that marriagc is
so magniccnt that Hc intcnds it as a picturc oI His
own rcIationship to His pcopIc.
So, I warncd thc ncw bridc and groom a coupIc oI
wccks ago, pIcasc dont cvcr IaII into thc trap oI Iow
cxpcctations. Instcad, aim Ior thc bcstand kccp up
thc cort. Dctcrminc carIy to scc marriagc as an
cxprcssion oI thc gospcI itscII, whcrc both partncrs
constantIy and wiIIingIy dic Ior cach othcr. Tat vcry
proccss cnhanccs intimacy.
Indccd, what wc undcrstood about marriagc whcn
wc wcrc young and navc was actuaIIy truc. What wc
didnt know thcn was that gctting marricd didnt
by any mcans IuIII that promisc, but onIy Iaunchcd
us into a IiIcIong proccss oI discovcring that promisc.
Tc proccss, Iikc thc gospcI, invoIvcs daiIy dying to
ourscIvcs so that wc can Iivc gcncrousIy toward our
matc.
Somc oI usand that incIudcs mchad thc bIcss
ing oI sccing such a marriagc in our parcnts. But
cvcn thosc who modcIcd such marriagcs didnt
aIways cxpIain cxpIicitIy what thcy wcrc doing, and
why thcy did it. In my oId agc, Ivc comc to bcIicvc
both thc modcIing and thc cxpIaining arc important.
You might caII it thc word and dccd approach to
tcaching thc art oI marriagc.
Ivc bccn a prctty sIow Icarncr on this Iront, Im
aIraid. I hopc and pray that thc ncwIywcds who sat
paticntIy through my qosccond counscIing scssion
arc o to a much Iastcr start. A
Email: jbelz@wng.org
For better,
for worse
Dont fall for the conventional wisdom
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JAN. 13: Te grandchildren
of former Israeli Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon stand
in front of his grave during
his funeral near Sharons
residence in southern
Israel. Sharon was laid to
rest as the nation bid a
nal farewell to one of its
most colorful and
inuential leadersa man
venerated by supporters
as a warrior and statesman
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Thurs day, J an.
Spotlight shame
Formcr probaskctbaII star Dennis
Rodman apoIogizcd aItcr hc suggcstcd
during an intcrvicw with CNNs Chris
Cuomo that
imprisoncd
missionary
Kcnncth Bac
had donc
somcthing to
carn his harsh
scntcncc At
this point I
shouId know
bcttcr than to makc poIiticaI statc
mcnts. Im truIy sorry. During his
Iourth visit to thc communist nation,
Rodman aIso madc hcadIincs Ior
singing Happy Birthday to Kim
Jong Unwho was ccIcbrating his
:st birthdaybcIorc Icading a tcam
oI Amcrican Iormcr baskctbaII pIaycrs
in an cxhibition gamc against a North
Korcan tcam.
In the money
A ncwIy rcIcascd rcport Irom thc
Ccntcr Ior Rcsponsivc PoIitics rcvcaIs
that Ior thc rst timc in history thc
majority oI U.S. congrcssionaI Iaw
makcrs arc miIIionaircs. In o: at
Icast 68 oI thc q currcnt mcmbcrs
oI Congrcss had an avcragc nct worth
oI at Icast s: miIIion. CongrcssionaI
Dcmocrats Icd with a mcdian nct worth
oI s:.oq miIIion, whiIc congrcssionaI
RcpubIicans traiIcd with a mcdian nct
worth oI about s: miIIion. Tc richcst
mcmbcr oI Congrcss? Rcp. DarrcII
Issa, RCaIiI., chairman oI thc Housc
Ovcrsight Committcc, who did wcII in
thc car aIarm busincss
and in o: had an
avcragc nct worth
oI sq6q miIIion.
Wednes day, J an.
Under re
O ciaIs in Yemen say a U.S. dronc strikc kiIIcd two suspcctcd aIQacda miIitants in
thc southcastcrn provincc oI Hadramout. Tc stcppcdup usc oI dronc strikcs in thc
Arabian PcninsuIa is part oI U.S. stratcgy targcting aIQacda, but thc aggrcssivc pIan
has Icd to bIowback. According to IocaIs, a Dcc. : dronc strikc in Ycmcn struck a
wcdding party, Icaving : pcrsons dcad. Tc Obama administration, which pIcdgcd
Iast May to tightcn ruIcs Ior dronc strikcs, says it is conducting an intcrnaI invcstigation.

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Nominated Alone Yet Not Alone, sung by Joni Eareckson Tada, is in the running for a Best Original Song
Oscar at the March Academy Awards. Te song, one of ve nominees, is in a movie of the same name set in
colonial America and produced by Christian lmmakers. Said Eareckson Tada: A quadriplegic with limited
lung capacity is the least likely candidate to record a song for a movie but isnt that just like God to
display his glory through utter and complete weakness; for that Im deeply grateful.
Poverty push
In a spccch marking thc oth annivcrsary oI Prcsidcnt Lyndon B. Johnsons war on
povcrty, Prcsidcnt Obama announccd thc crcation oI vc promisc zoncsspcciaI
districts in impovcrishcd pIaccs that wiII rcccivc tax inccntivcs and othcr govcrnmcnt
Iunding. As part oI his rcncwcd Iocus on povcrty, Obama pIans to push this ycar Ior
raising thc IcdcraI minimum wagc
to s:o.:o Irom s;.. RcpubIicans
say thc mcasurc wiII dcstroy jobs,
and two oI thc COPs most vocaI
mcmbcrsScn. Marco Rubio oI
FIorida and Rcp. PauI Ryan oI
Wisconsinhavc aIrcady announccd
thcir own antipovcrty agcndas.
3 NEWS-1.indd 6 1/22/14 11:47 AM
Fri day, J an.
Spill ills
Prcsidcnt Obama rcIcascd a disastcr dccIaration and ordcrcd IcdcraI aid to assist in
cIcanup corts aItcr coaI proccssing chcmicaIs Icakcd Irom a Frccdom Industrics
hoIding tank into a rivcr in CharIcston, W.Va. Tc Wcst Virginia Amcrican Watcr
Company issucd a vcday do not usc tap watcr ordcr that Icd to a bottIcd watcr
shortagc and thc cIosurc oI IocaI schooIs and somc busincsscs. WhiIc o ciaIs bcIicvc
about ;,oo gaIIons Icakcd out oI thc tank, thcy said somc oI thc chcmicaI was
containcd bcIorc rcaching thc rivcr and tcsting consistcntIy showcd cithcr IcvcIs
bcIow a toxic thrcshoId or no tracc at aII.
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Named Te American Bible Society has named Roy Peterson, CEO of Te Seed Company, as its new
president. ABS, one of Americas oldest institutions, red president Doug Birdsall last year, a move many
criticized since it came only months after he took the position. Prior to his work at Te Seed Company, a Bible
translation group, Peterson worked as president and CEO of Wyclie USA. Peterson starts at ABS in February
and will try to help the organization overcome a string of nancial and leadership challenges.
Sat urday, J an.
Man knows not
his time
Formcr IsracIi Primc Ministcr Ariel
Sharon, 8, dicd cight ycars aItcr a
massivc strokc in January oo6 IcIt
him in a coma at thc hcight oI his
poIiticaI carccr. Hc Icavcs bchind a
mixcd Icgacy rcvcrcd by IsracIis who
vicwcd thc miIitary and poIiticaI
Icadcr as a stcadIast protcctor and
BuIIdozcr who got things donc, but
rcviIcd by critics Ior his tics to thc
:q8 PaIcstinian massacrc that carncd
him thc nicknamc Butchcr oI Bcirut.
As a conscrvativc, proscttIcmcnt
hardIincr, Sharons carIy Iocus
was on succcssIuIIy rcdrawing and
sccuring IsracIs bordcrs. But Iatcr in
his carccr, hc tricd rcaching out to
PaIcstinians in rcconciIiation and
compromisc to cnd thc
bIoody conict and
cmbark on thc path
which Icads to
pcacc.
Tis suddcn
shiIt in Iocus
paircd with
his contro
vcrsiaI
dccision
in oo
to with
draw
Jcwish
scttIc
mcnts Irom Caza
cvcntuaIIy Icd
Sharon to part ways
with thc conscrvativc
Likud party. Hc thcn
Iormcd thc ccntrist
Kadima party.
Target troubles
Targct says a postTanksgiving data
brcach is much broadcr than originaIIy
bcIicvcd Hackcrs aIso gaincd acccss to
thc namcs, addrcsscs, phonc numbcrs,
and cmaiIs oI ;o miIIion customcrs.
Hackcrs inItratcd at Icast Iour othcr
storcs incIuding Nciman Marcus.
Jersey bridge
Ncw Jcrscy Cov. Chris Christic
apoIogizcd and rcd dcputy
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sta mcmbcrs orchcstratcd a
massivc tra c jam as rctribution
against a mayor who rcIuscd to support
thc govcrnors rccIcction bid. Christic
insists hc had no prior knowIcdgc oI thc
pIot, which sparkcd Iour days oI grid
Iock on thc Ccorgc Washington Bridgc.
On Jan. : Christics wocs worscncd as
IcdcraI auditors Iaunchcd a probc into
thc possibIc misusc oI Hurricanc Sandy
rcIicI Iunds.
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Monday, J an.
Appeal rejected
In a decision that could set a precedent for states with strong pro-life laws, the
U.S. Supreme Court rejected Arizonas bid to defend its ban on abortion past
weeks of pregnancy. Te th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled the law
unconstitutional. Although the Supreme Courts lack of decision is not a ruling
against the ban, pro-abortion groups in other states with similar laws likely will
view the refusal to hear the case as a tacit endorsement for their position.
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Died Russell Johnson, who played high-school science teacher Roy Hinkley on the s show Gilligans Island,
died Jan. at age . Generations of the shows fans know Johnson as Te Professor, a man who could x
anythingexcept the hole in the bottom of the S.S. Minnow. Johnson spoke of the shows lasting appeal in a
interview: Parents are happy to have their children watch it. No one gets hurt. No murders. No car crashes. Just
good, plain, silly funthats the charm.
Tues day, J an.
School shooting
A New Mexico seventh-grader allegedly
used a shotgun he had concealed in a
duel bag to open re on a group of class-
mates while they waited for school to
start in the Berrendo Middle School gym.
Te shooting left an -year-old boy in
critical condition and a -year-old girl in
serious condition. Authorities credit
teacher John Masterson
with saving lives after he
convinced -year-old
Mason Campbell to
put down the weapon.
State Police Chief Pete
Kassetas said the
victims were random.
Legal setback
A federal judge in Tulsa ruled Oklahomas
ban on same-sex marriage uncon-
stitutional, but unlike courts that recently
struck down Utahs traditional marriage
law, U.S. District Judge Terrence Kern
stayed his ruling pending the appeals
process. Since Oklahoma and Utah are in
the same federal circuitthe th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appealsthe court could
combine the cases.
No admittance
Russias foreign ministry is accusing U.S.
journalist David Satter of violating
migration laws and has barred him from
the country for ve years. It
marks the rst time the
country has expelled a U.S.
journalist since the Cold
War. Satter, who said he
abided by migration
protocol, believes his
expulsion is tied to his
criticism of President Vladimir Putin and
the Russian regime.
Under scrutiny
A California jury found two
former police ocers not
guilty in the beating
death of a mentally ill
homeless man. Te
prosecutions case was
centered on grainy
surveillance video that
captured Manuel Ramos and
Jay Cicinellis altercation
with -year-old Kelly
Tomas. Te FBI announced it
will re-examine the case to
see if further investigation is
warranted.
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Alive Te U.S. government believes an American soldier captured in is still alive after a new
video of him surfaced in mid-January. Ocials think the Taliban, which captured U.S. Army Sgt.
Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan, is holding the man somewhere in Pakistan. Te Taliban has said it
would free Bergdahl, , if the U.S. releases several top operatives from the U.S. base at Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba. Last summer, Bergdahls parents received a letter they believe their son wrote.
Thurs day, J an.
Widespread net
Britains Guardian ncwspapcr
rcportcd it has documcnts
Irom Iugitivc whistIcbIowcr
Edward Snowdcn showing
thc U.S. NationaI Sccurity
Agcncy has bccn quictIy
coIIccting miIIions oI tcxt
mcssagcs a day Irom around
thc gIobc. Tc NSA has
madc cxtcnsivc usc oI its vast
tcxt mcssagc databasc to
cxtract inIormation on pco
pIcs travcI pIans, contact
books, nanciaI transactions,
and morcincIuding oI indi
viduaIs undcr no suspicion oI
iIIcgaI activity, thc rcport
said. Tc sccrct program,
dubbcd Dishrc, aIso
aIIowcd agcncy ociaIs to
cxtract gcoIocation data Irom
thc tcxts. Tc ncws camc just
a day bcIorc Prcsidcnt
Obama dcIcndcd thc govcrn
mcnts cxtcnsivc survciIIancc
programs whiIc proposing
modcratc rcIorms incIuding a
rcstructuring oI thc program
that coIIccts and storcs
rccords oI Amcricans phonc
caIIs. Obama said hc wouId
not cnd thc coIIcction oI
phonc caII mctadata, but
proposcd aIIowing privatc
companics or an indcpcndcnt
body to ovcrscc thc databasc,
onIy aIIowing govcrnmcnt
ociaIs to acccss it whcn
thcy havc a spccic nccd.
Shuttered stores
J.C. Pcnncy Co. announccd
pIans to cIosc storcs and
cut approximatcIy ,ooo jobs.
ChicI Exccutivc Mikc UIIman
hopcs thc pIan wiII savc s6
miIIion a ycar and rcscuc thc
oundcring chain, which has
gonc ninc quartcrs without a
prot. Tc majority oI thc
storcs sIatcd to cIosc arc
Iocatcd in smaII markcts.
Floating
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Duck Dynasty and
Phil Robertson
rcturncd to A&E,
drawing an cstimatcd
8. miIIion vicwcrs to
thc shows Ith
scason prcmicrc.
AIthough ratings wcrc
down 8 pcrccnt Irom
Iast scasons prcmicrc
rccord oI ncarIy :
miIIion vicwcrs, thcy
wcrc up Irom thc 8.q
miIIion vicwcrs who
tuncd in Ior scason
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Benghazi
report
A Ionganticipatcd Scnatc IntcIIigcncc
Committcc rcport dctcrmincd that thc
o: tcrrorist attacks in Bcnghazi, Libya,
couId havc bccn prcvcntcd. Tc bipartisan
rcport bIamcd thc Statc Dcpartmcnt Ior
IaiIing to incrcasc sccurity dcspitc known
vuIncrabiIitics at thc dipIomatic compound
and warnings about thc growing thrcat to
Amcricans. Tc scathing rcport concIudcd
that miIitants ticd to aIQacda wcrc
rcsponsibIc Ior thc attacks that kiIIcd Iour
Amcricans incIuding Ambassador Chris
Stcvcns. Tc pancI aIso notcd that Stcvcns
borc somc rcsponsibiIity Ior dccIining
additionaI miIitary
support in thc
wccks Icading up to
thc attack.
Bloodstained walls
at the U.S. Consulate
in Benghazi.
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Fri day, J an.
Mixed rulings
Te nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out key parts of New York Citys
law requiring pregnancy centers to post signs saying they do not oer abortion
referrals. In the mixed verdict, the court ruled that the provision was a violation of
the centers free speech but went on to reinstate a component requiring pro-life
centers to disclose whether the facility has a licensed medical provider. Meanwhile,
U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles ruled unconstitutional a North Carolina law
requiring women to receive an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion. Eagles
allowed other parts of the law to stand, including a -hour waiting period and a
mandate that abortionists provide women with information on abortion risks.
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Died Acclaimed Italian conductor Claudio Abbado, , who led some of the nest orchestras
for more than years, died on Jan. in Bologna, Italy. Abbado, whom some critics called the
worlds most powerful conductor, spent a decade as the principal conductor of the London
Symphony Orchestra, and had stints leading the Vienna State Opera and the Berlin Philharmonic.
Abbado in won a Grammy Award for best instrumental soloist (with orchestra).
Sat urday & Sunday, J an. -
Hello, world
Bao Bao, a black-and-white,
-month-old giant panda cub, made
her public debut at the Smithsonians
National Zoo in
Washington,
D.C., on Jan. .
Zoo o cials
extended
hours to allow
curious visitors
a peek at the rst
panda to survive birth
at the National Zoo since .
No ID needed
A Pennsylvania judge struck down the states nearly -year-old voter-identication
law, declaring it an unreasonable burden on the fundamental right to vote. Te law,
which Republican Gov. Tom Corbett signed in March , had not yet been enforced
due to court orders blocking it while the matter was resolved in the courts.
Dry state
California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency and
urged residents to begin cutting their water usage by percent.
Te announcement came after California faced one of its driest
years on record and endured a wildre season that began in
early May and stretched into December.
Olympic threat
Concerns about safety and security
during the upcoming Sochi Winter
Olympics in Russia surged on Jan.
with the release of a video reportedly
recorded by two suicide bombers who
give an ominous message: Well have
a surprise package for you. And those
tourists that will come to you, for
them, too, we have a surprise. Tis
will be our revenge. U.S. intelligence
o cials consider the threat by the
Islamist militants to be serious and
have issued strong travel advisories.
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Jailed |mpr|sened Amer|can Chr|st|an Kenneth Bae appea|ed fer the U.5. gevernment te secure h|s
re|ease dur|ng a br|ef press cenference |n Pyengyang en Jan. zo. ae, whe was sentenced |n zo1z te 1g
years ef hard |aber fer cr|mes aga|nst the state, ape|eg|zed fer cemm|tt|ng ant|-gevernment acts, but mest
peep|e be||eve Nerth Kerean auther|t|es ferced the cenfess|en. ae, hesp|ta||zed fer the past severa|
menths, sa|d, |t seems new | sheu|d return te pr|sen.
AD Mo A1
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Read mere abeut state
strateg|es te save bab|es frem
abert|en, and check eut en||ne
cemmentary frem Marv|n
0|asky, M|ndy e|z, Jan|e
Cheaney, Andree 5eu Petersen,
Ca| Temas, and ethers.
Monday, J an.
Easing up
While UN inspectors looked on,
Iranian scientists suspended high
levels of uranium enrichment at
nuclear facilities across Iran as
required under an interim nuclear
agreement that went into eect.
In response, the EU lifted certain
economic sanctions against Iran
for six months. As negotiations
begin in February for a nal deal,
critics caution that even allowing
Iran to continue enriching ura-
nium to percent for use in
power production will still leave a
substantial enrichment capacity
in the country.
UN Secretary-General Ban
Ki-moon, meanwhile, rescinded
an oer for Iran to join Syrian
peace talks in Geneva after his
last-minute invitation threw the
long-awaited conference into
doubt. Both the United States
and the Syrian opposition had
protested the invitation.
Feb. 9 5w|ss c|L|zens w||| voLe on wheLher Lo L|ghLen
|mm|graL|on resLr|cL|ons |n Lhe |and-|ocked counLry.
5upporLers of Lhe referendum say Lhe measure w||| sLop
mass |mm|graL|on Lhey say |s caus|ng a hous|ng shorL-
age and r|s|ng cr|me raLe. Te grow|ng push Lo curb
|mm|graL|on reecLs Lrends |n Lurope genera||y where
oppos|L|on Lo |mm|graL|on seems Lo be r|s|ng.
Feb. 14 LsL|maLes from Lhe
NaL|ona| ReLa|| PederaL|on had
Amer|cans spend|ng more Lhan
s18 b||||on for Va|enL|nes 0ay
|asL year. And |f form ho|ds,
Va|enL|nes 0ay zo1q shou|dnL
|ook Loo d|erenL. H|sLor|ca|
Lrends |nd|caLe men spend much
more Lhan women. |n zo1, men
p|anned Lo spend s1;6 on aver-
age whereas women p|anned Lo
spend s8g each.
Feb. 7 Pormer Home|and 5ecur|Ly 5ecreLary JaneL
Napo||Lano w||| |ead Lhe Un|Led 5LaLes de|egaL|on Lo Lhe
zo1q W|nLer Cames |n 5och|, Russ|a. BuL |Ls Lhe absence
of Pres|denL Obamaand Lhe presence of open|y gay
aLh|eLes as parL of Lhe de|egaL|onLhaL has O|ymp|c
waLchers La|k|ng. Te move |s seen as a proLesL aga|nsL
Russ|an po||c|es oppos|ng homosexua||Ly.
LOOKING AHEAD
Feb. 7 AfLer s|x years of
producL|on, LLCOs are seL
Lo sLar |n a feaLure-|engLh
|m. More Lhan ha|f a Lr||||on
LLCO b|ocks have been
manufacLured s|nce Lhe
0an|sh Loy company
sLarLed |n 1gqg, mean|ng
Warner Bros. |s bank|ng on
ready-made demand for a
|m franch|se. An ensemb|e
casL |nc|ud|ng W||| Perre||,
Morgan Preeman, and Chr|s
PraLL w||| oer vo|ces for
Lhe an|maLed |m.
Feb. 2 W|Lh 5uper Bow| ads cosL|ng more
Lhan s1,ooo per second, on||ne broker
L-1rade dec|ded aga|nsL o seconds of adver-
L|s|ng L|me and w||| be absenL from Lhe ga||ery
of 5uper Bow| ads for Lhe rsL L|me |n seven
years. BuL, oLhers are p|ck|ng up Lhe s|ack.
5oda5Lream w||| make |Ls 5uper Bow| debuL Lo
Lake on soda g|anLs ||ke Coca-Co|a and Peps|
w|Lh an ad feaLur|ng Scarlett Johansson.
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votcrs ovcrwhcImingIy approvcd a
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thc Icadcr oI thc countrys Coptic
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movc Popc Tawadros II wrotc an
cditoriaI in Egypts statcsponsorcd
ncwspapcrs, urging Coptic Christians
to votc Ior thc ncw documcnt.
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poIitics. Whcn Egyptian dcmonstrators
dcmandcd thc oustcr oI Iormcr
Prcsidcnt Mohamcd Morsi Iast JuIy, thc
popc appcarcd with a MusIim cIcric
and miIitary Icadcrs announcing
Morsis Iorccd dcparturc.
(Morsia mcmbcr oI thc MusIim
Brothcrhoodhad grown incrcasingIy
unpopuIar aItcr rushing through an
IsIamist constitution in o:, and
dccIaring swccping prcsidcntiaI powcrs
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But thc Coptic popcs Iatcst poIiticaI
movc was stiII controvcrsiaI, cvcn
among somc mcmbcrs oI his church.
ChristiansIong an opprcsscd minority
in Egyptrcmain dividcd ovcr whcthcr
churchcs shouId prcss Ior morc pubIic
inucncc in poIitics or rcmain ncutraI
on statc aairs.
Somc Christians worry ociaI
church invoIvcmcnt in statc aairs wiII
inamc IsIamist notions that Christians
wcrc rcsponsibIc Ior Morsis downIaII,
dcspitc thc masscs oI sccuIarists and
modcratc MusIims that dcmonstratcd
in Tahrir Squarc.
Indccd, days aItcr Morsis oustcr Iast
summcr, IsIamist mobs attackcd,
Iootcd, and torchcd dozcns oI Coptic,
CathoIic, and cvangcIicaI churchcs
across thc country.
By Iast Dcccmbcr, thc Egyptian
intcrim govcrnmcnt had dccIarcd thc
MusIim Brothcrhood a tcrrorist organi
zation, and Irozc Iunds oI hundrcds oI
thc groups charitabIc agcncics. MusIim
Brothcrhood Icadcrs Iamcntcd thc movc
wouId opcn thc door Ior Christian
groups to draw poor MusIims away
Irom thcir rcIigion by ocring rcIicI to
thosc in nccd.
Bcyond thc dcbatc ovcr church
invoIvcmcnt, onc rcaIity sccmcd cIcar
Tc ncw constitution wouId havc
passcd cithcr way in January. Egyptian
votcrs approvcd thc documcnt by
ncarIy q8 pcrccnt.
Tc ncw constitution ocrs improvc
mcnts ovcr thc o: vcrsion, incIuding
writtcn protcctions
Ior womcn and
Christians. But thc
documcnt aIso
strcngthcns miIitary powcr, and raiscs
conccrns that miIitary Icadcrs couId
wicId outsizcd inucncc in coming
ycars.
Thc miIitarys top Icadcr, Ccn.
AbdcI Fattah aISisi, aIrcady hcads thc
countrys intcrim govcrnmcnt, and
says hc hasnt dccidcd whcthcr hcII
run Ior prcsidcnt. His dccision may
hingc partIy on votcr turnout Tough
onIy 8.6 pcrccnt oI votcrs wcnt to thc
poIIs in January, thc turnout was highcr
than thc pcrccnt that votcd Ior
Morsis constitution in o:. (Tc o:
documcnt passcd by 6 pcrccnt.}
Somc cIcction obscrvcrs wcrc morc
conccrncd about thc ncarunanimous
approvaI oI thc ncw constitution. A
MusIim Brothcrhood boycott oI thc
rcIcrcndum contributcd to thc ovcr
whcIming conscnsus, but rcports aIso
cmcrgcd that miIitary Icadcrs
squcIchcd opcn opposition to thc
documcnt, and arrcstcd a handIuI oI
opponcnts.
A rcportcr Ior Te New Yorker in
Cairo wrotc that hc askcd a spokcsman
Ior thc High EIcction Commission iI it
was IcgaI Ior an Egyptian citizcn to post
a sign caIIing Ior pcopIc to votc no on
thc constitution.
Hc said thc
spokcsman
rcpIicd II somc
pcrson has bccn
arrcstcd right
now, thcn thc
invcstigating
authority has
cvidcncc oI thcir
invoIvcmcnt in
ccrtain crimcs.
Egyptian
satirist Basscm
Yousc wrotc
thc rcIcrcndum
might as wcII
havc ocrcd thc
options ycs
and dcnitcIy
ycs.
StiII, at many poIIing pIaccs across
thc country, thc mood was Icstivc, as
vcndors soId Egyptian ags and votcrs
poscd Ior picturcs with soIdicrs patroI
Iing outsidc poIIing stations. Many said
thcy wcrc cagcr to movc Iorward with a
ncw constitution aItcr ycars oI poIiticaI
chaos.
Iman Mahmoud, a votcr in a city
north oI Cairo, toId Te New York Times
shc hopcd thc votc wouId dispcI criti
cism that thc miIitary had takcn ovcr
thc country Wcrc hcrc so thc worId
wiII know that this is thc pcopIcs wiII,
not a miIitary coup. A
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He who has betrayed
will betray.
SGOLNE ROYAL, the former partner of
French President Francois Hollande and
mother of their four children, when Hollande
left her to live with another woman, journalist
Valerie Trierweiler. Hollande was recently caught in an
aair with another woman, and the scandal has consumed French media.
Tey have no place in the state of New York.
New York Gov. ANDREW CUOMO on extreme conservatives who are right-to-life,
pro-assault weapon, anti-gay.
Obviously, I could
have worded things
better.
Seattle Seahawks defensive back
RICHARD SHERMAN, on Jan. ,
one day after his pass deection
put the Seahawks into the Super
Bowl. After the play Sherman
mocked a San Francisco ers
player and later called him a sorry
receiver. (See p. .)
Te good news is were
getting healthier. Te bad
news is were poorer.
HARRY BALZER, a food analyst with
the market research rm NPD Group,
on a new report that indicated
Americans are eating healthier, partly
because incomes are at and theyve
been eating out less often.
Im sure he knows
best. Im just a
little country
veterinarian. So
what do I know? Im
from a marginal
district that they need
to have that talks to
people on a regular
basis. Whatever.
U.S. Rep. KURT SCHRADER,
D-Ore., conrming that White
House chief of sta Denis
McDonough was dismissive of
Schraders complaints about
healthcare premium increases.
million
Amount that Italian
authorities say Vatican
accountant Monsignor
NUNZIO SCARANO
tried to smuggle into Italy.
He also faces charges of
raising millions in false
donations for a home for
the terminally ill that
instead went to pay o a
mortgage on one of his
properties.
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1AKlNG NO1B
A wou|d-be bank robbers bad handwr|L|ng cosL h|m Lhe chance Lo
make a score when a bank Le||er was unab|e Lo read h|s sL|ckup
noLe. Po||ce say suspecL Jama| CarreLL enLered an AnL|och, Ca||f.,
We||s Pargo bank on Jan. 6 w|Lh |nLenL|ons Lo rob Lhe bank. Unab|e
Lo read Lhe scraLch marks, Lhe Le||er Look Lhe sL|ckup noLe Lo a bank
manager for he|p. BuL po||ce say CarreLL goL co|d feeL dur|ng Lhe
de|ay and ed Lhe scene. On|y |aLer d|d bank emp|oyees rea||ze Lhe
noLe had been parL of a robbery aLLempL. O cers |aLer caughL up
w|Lh CarreLL and charged h|m w|Lh Lhe aLLempLed robbery.
A11BN1lON GB11BR
PorgeL cash rewards. One Ab|ga|| M|||er of 0ayLon,
Oh|o, knew exacL|y whaL sorL of |ncenL|ve |L wou|d
Lake Lo nd her |osL dog. a case of beer and a pack
of c|gareLLes. M|||er, z, came up w|Lh her unusua|
reward oer Lo aLLracL |oca| aLLenL|on afLer Lhe
d|sappearance of her dog Zoro. Te p|an worked.
More Lhan a week |aLer, a |oca| man ca||ed M|||er
w|Lh |nformaL|on abouL Zoros whereabouLs. He
Lurned down Lhe beer and Lhe smokes.
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GBNBRAL DlsMAY
If a Virginia city councilman gets his way,
one Old Dominion city will partially turn its
back on its Civil War history. Alexandria
councilman Justin Wilson has proposed the
repeal of a ordinance that requires
new city streets that run north-south to be
named for Confederate generals. Te
Northern Virginia citys decades-old law
also mandates new east-west streets be
named for prominent persons or places
in American history.
ANlMAL RARM
|n 5amoa, cr|L|c|z|ng Lhe wrong per-
son cou|d cosL you noL jusL a |oL of
moneybuL ||vesLock Loo. A 5amoan
Leenager |earned Lh|s Lhe hard way
when he was h|L w|Lh an unusua|
pena|Ly for cr|L|c|z|ng Lhe |s|and
naL|ons pr|me m|n|sLer on soc|a|
med|a. On Jan. g, Lhe fam||y of Lhe
Leenager was assessed a ne of
s1o,ooo, a pa|r of cows, and o
packages of L|nned sh as h|s pun-
|shmenL for pok|ng fun aL Pr|me
M|n|sLer Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.
5amoa enshr|nes free speech |n |Ls
consL|LuL|on, buL po||L|ca| speech |s
noL un|form|y defended.
A statue of a
Confederate
soldier in
Alexandria, Va.
RlGH1 OR RB1URN
AL |easL |L d|dnL cosL her a |oL of money.
Te woman who boughL a rare Renoir
painting aL a WesL V|rg|n|a ea markeL
for s; was ordered Jan. 1o Lo reLurn |L Lo
Lhe Ba|L|more Museum of ArL where |L
had been sLo|en |n 1gg1. MarLha Puqua
of V|rg|n|a c|a|ms she p|cked up Lhe
18;8 pa|nL|ng by Lhe Prench masLer
wh||e pok|ng Lhrough merchand|se aL a
ea markeL. U.5. 0|sLr|cL CourL Judge
Leon|e Br|nkema ru|ed LhaL even |f
Puqua had acLed |n good fa|Lh, she
cou|d noL |ega||y be |n possess|on of Lhe
|Lem, because |L had been sLo|en. Te
Reno|r pa|nL|ng |s esL|maLed Lo be
worLh abouL s1oo,ooo.
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LOw-sRBBD CHAsB
Objective observers can nd much to criticize in
Laurie Ruth Chesters alleged crime spree. But
most of all, her getaway plan seemed ill-conceived.
Police say Chester began on
Jan. when she allegedly
took out of a Subway
restaurant tip jar to pay
for her hoagie. She then
caused a disturbance at
a local Rite Aid before
lling up a motorized
shopping cart with
merchandise at a Home
Depot and piloting the vehicle
out of the store without paying. Police engaged in
a brief low-speed chase with Chester when they
spotted her driving the cart on a nearby highway.
BRlDGB BUlLDBR
Of all the basements in Quebec, Canada, Line
Rainvilles might be the most out-of-this-world.
For the past year, Rainville (left)
has been building a replica of
Star Treks Enterprise set as a
theme for her basement suite.
Te focal point is her tele-
vision room, which is
done up to look like the
bridge of the Enterprise
complete with a Spock
cutout. But, as
Trekkies might note,
you can see one thing
in Rainvilles basement
that you wont see in
the Enterprise: a bathroom.
sl11lNG BULL
For six months, a German farmer near Regensburg tried in vain to capture
his runaway bull. He attempted to lasso the animal, but the bull would
always ee into the woods. Te farmer tried shooting the beast with a
tranquilizer, but the darts proved ineective. But where the unidentied
farmer failed, neighbor Werner Dechant succeeded. In January, Dechant
saw the black bull eating grain out of a bucket on his property and tried
and failed to snare the cautious bovine. But Dechant had an idea for
when the animal returned. Te next day, Dechant mixed more grain
with a bottle of vodka. Te day after, Dechant soaked the grain in two
more bottles of the spirit. Once liquored up, the escaped bull was easy
to capture and was returned to its owner.
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BANNBD BANANAs
Tink bananas are for monkeys? Not all kinds. A zoo
in southwest England has stopped feeding bananas
to the primates because the fruit is making the
animals unhealthy, say zoo o cials. Giving this
fruit to animals is equivalent to giving them
cake and chocolate, Paignton Zoo nutritionist
Amy Plowman said. Te problem, according to
Plowman, is that the bananas available to the
zoo are cultivated for humans. [Tey are] much
higher in sugar and much lower in protein and
ber than most wild fruit because we like our
fruit to be so sweet and juicy. Plowman said the
zoo has weaned its primates o fruit
and replaced it with leafy
green vegetables.
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TnL N Y (BLnIo 1nL} T has
just pickcd up on a trcnd thats bccn going
on sincc thc carIy :qqos EvangcIicaIs Find
TcmscIvcs in thc Midst oI a CaIvinist
RcvivaI. Rcadcrs oI thc piccc wiII Icarn that somc
oI thc hottcst cvangcIicaI prcachcrs arc CaIvinist,
that John CaIvin himscII did not rcad scripturc
IitcraIIy, and that CaIvinists arc sncakyat Icast
according to somc oppositc Icaning cvangcIicaIs
who rcscnt how thcir churchcs havc bccn
inItratcd.
Somc oI us thcoIogy ncrds rccaII swapping
Iinks to a YouTubc vidco caIIcd I Tink My WiIcs a
CaIvinist, with insidcr Iincs Iikc Shc burncd that
Bcth Moorc book I gavc hcr, and cIcvcr cntcndrcs
(But thats OKI didnt choosc hcr; shc chosc mc}.
Whcn pcopIc arc writing song parodics about you,
Johnny C., yourc dcnitcIy a trcnd. And a Iad? Tc
Times articIc cnds with thc spccuIation that CaIvinism
may cnd up on thc bccnthcrcdoncthat piIc, aIong
with thc cmcrgcnt church movcmcnt and thc mis
sionaI church movcmcnt.
Tat sccms doubtIuI. CaIvinism, or thc RcIormcd
Iaith, or thc Doctrinc oI Cracc, is ncithcr a dcnomina
tion nor a worship styIc nor a churchgrowth stratcgy.
Its a systcmatic approach to bibIicaI tcaching that can
bc aII thosc (I know RcIormcd charismatics, RcIormcd
CathoIics, and RcIormcd IibcraIs}. For thc most part,
bcIicvcrs who acccpt it tcstiIy to a bcttcr undcrstand
ing oI scripturaI unity and a IuIIcr apprcciation oI
gracc, and thats whcrc I am. But Iikc aII good things,
it can aIso bc a tcrribIc tcmptation.
To iIIustratc, Icts IoIIow Christ into thc dcscrt,
whcrc Hcs bccn Ior qo days without IoodaItcr which
Matthcw q inIorms us, with cIassic undcrstatcmcnt,
that Hcs hungry. Wcrc just in timc Ior thc rst tcmp
tation. Satan has choscn a momcnt whcn cvcning
Iight IaIIing on thc smooth rocks oI an arroyo makcs
thcm Iook Iikc Ioavcs oI brcad. Jcsus, with thc sharp
cncd instincts oI a starving man, can probabIy smcII
thcm. WiII hc succumb? No way Man docs not Iivc
by brcad aIonc. Excellent! wc chccr. LibcraI churchcs
that catcr to thc matcriaI man and IrccIy intcrprct thc
BibIc shouId pay attcntion. Wc Iivc by thc Word of God;
got that, Iibs?
SuddcnIy wcrc in thc HoIy City, pcrchcd on thc
tcmpIcs dizzying hcights. Wc know what this is
about Satan wants Jcsus to crcatc a spcctacIc by
throwing HimscII into spacc and daring thc angcIs to
catch Him. Jcsus is saying, You shaII not put thc Lord
your Cod to thc tcst, as wc nod sagcIy to cach othcr.
Isnt that just thc way somc mcgachurchcs and TV
cvangcIists ocr spcctacIc to pack thc pcopIc in? And
skim thcir waIIcts? Jcsus isnt taking that routc, and
ncithcr shaII wc. To thc Iaw and thc tcstimony!
But now wcrc cIimbing a vcry high mountain, and
cvcn in our drcams wcrc panting whcn wc rcach thc
top. Satan has arrangcd a dazzIing dispIay oI aII thc
kingdoms oI carth, and dcspitc our Iatiguc wc cant
conccaI a knowing smiIc. So bIatant, so obviouswhat
charms do thc kingdoms oI carth hoId Ior thc King oI
Hcavcn? Tis wiII bc casy.
But Jcsus starcs at thc shining paIaccs with intcnsc
Ionging. What is it? SuddcnIy wc know. Hc docs dcsirc
thcsc kingdoms, ardcntIyHc camc to rcdccm thcm.
What thc dcviI ocrs is a shortcut, a surIacc rcdcmp
tion that might savc our citics but condcmn our souIs.
Jcsus cant stcp Irom onc mountaintop to anothcr; Hc
must sink bcncath us, aII thc way to abandonmcnt
and dcath, in ordcr to raisc us up.
Our grcat tcmptation is thc samc to takc shortcuts
and Iorgct about dying to scII. Any bypath wiII do; any
churchgrowth pIan, any poIiticaI battIc, any cuIturaI
crisisany Christhonoring doctrinc that aIso happcns
to attcr our intcIIcct. Tc church is caIIcd to Iovc and
IoIIow and witncss to Christ. Wc sink bcIow Him to IiIt
Him up. AII our study points to Him; aII our thcoIogy
scrvcs Him. AII our corts, in a worId oI distraction
and woc, must hoId Iast to Him. A
Email: jcheaney@wng.org
Janie B. Cheaney
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temptation
Shortcuts and bypaths can only get in the way
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TnIx cI JAcx RvA as Amcricas
morc human, morc intcrcsting
Jamcs Bond. Tc British icons
grcatcst aw is having no aw at
aIIhc is too smooth, too composcd,
too pcrIcct to thc point oI bIandncss.
Whcn DanicI Craig naIIy portraycd
Jamcs Bond as an agcnt wcathcrcd in
skin and spirit in Skyfall, critics haiIcd
it as thc grcatcst Jamcs Bond movic
cvcr. Pcrhaps Ians arc rcady Ior an
cspionagc thriIIcr with morc bcIicv
abiIity, and Jack Ryan providcs thatto
a ccrtain dosc.
Tough bascd on Tom CIancys
bcstscIIing novcI scrics, Jack Ryan:
Secret Recruit (ratcd PC:} dcviatcs
Irom thc book and its Im prcdcccssors
by rcbooting his story as a prcqucI sct
in thc :st ccnturyyoung, incxpcri
cnccd Jack Ryan bcIorc hc bccamc the
Jack Ryan.
Its Scpt. ::, oo:, at thc London
SchooI oI Economics, and a babyIaccd
Jack Ryan (Chris Pine} is taking an
aItcrnoon nap with his hcad proppcd
on a mathcmatics tcxtbook. Hc awak
cns to watch thc WorId Tradc Ccntcr
disintcgratc into smokc and rubbIc on
TV. Eightccn months Iatcr, Jacks a
Marinc on a miIitary hcIicoptcr in
AIghanistan. Tc hcIicoptcr crashcs,
but hc survivcs with a brokcn back.
WhiIc Icarning to waIk again in a
miIitary rchabiIitation ccntcr, hc IaIIs
in Iovc with Cathy (Kcira KnightIcy
with an Amcrican acccnt}, his physicaI
thcrapist and Iuturc wiIc.
Jack aIso catchcs thc attcntion oI
CIA commandcr WiIIiam Harpcr (Kcvin
Costncr}, who is imprcsscd by his
patriotism and his haIIwrittcn coIIcgc
thcsis on nancc pattcrns. WiIIiam
rccruits Jack to nish his Ph.D. in cco
nomics and work undcrcovcr Ior thc
CIA as a nanciaI anaIyst.
Tcn ycars Iatcr, Jacks stiII as Ircsh
Iaccd as cvcr, but hcs rccovcrcd,
cngagcd, and working as a tradcr on
WaII Strcct, whiIc covcrtIy monitoring
nanciaI activitics that might bc Iinkcd
Jack
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shows early promise but
descends into spy thriller formula
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F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 4 WO R L D
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to tcrrorists. Onc day hc dctccts strangc activity in thc
gIobaI markct, and quickIy (and corrcctIy} dcduccs
that Russia is pIotting a giant invcstmcnt schcmc that
may impIodc thc U.S. cconomy. Jack IoIIows thc dots
to Viktor Chcrcvin (dircctor Kcnncth Branagh}, a
Russian busincssman who harbors gricvanccs against
thc Unitcd Statcs Ior thc Sovict war in AIghanistan
modcrn day, modcrn tcrrorism, oId ncmcsis.
Tc CIA assigns Jack to Moscow to audit Chcrcvins
protcctcd Ics, undcr his cstabIishcd covcr at a bro
kcragc rm. Tings taiIspin Irom thcrc, and Jack gocs
Irom anaIyst to opcrations. IronicaIIy, Jack gcts Icss
intcrcsting oncc thc rcaI action bcgins. LitcraIIy
ovcrnight, hc transIorms Irom a nancc guy stuttcring
Ior backup towcII, a tircd Jamcs Bond typccast. Hc
suddcnIy dcvcIops madprccisc car chasc skiIIs, thcn
scrccchcs on a gravitydcIying motorcycIc dash to savc
a city Irom annihiIation.
Dont bc surpriscd to scc Pinc cast again as Jack
Ryan in a scqucI. AIcc BaIdwin, thc mostIovcd Jack
Ryan incarnation Irom thc :qqo Im Te Hunt for Red
October, is a tough act to IoIIow, but Pinc cortIcssIy
rccapturcs his charactcrs amiabIc bIuccycd charm.
Dircctor and costar Branagh pIays a briIIiant,
chiIIing, sympathctic Russian viIIain!
patriot who, dcspitc aII his hcinous
crimcs, most rcaIisticaIIy
cmbodics his humanity. Wc scc
too IittIc oI Costncr as thc sca
soncd CIA vctcran WiIIiam,
and wc scc too much oI
Knightley as thc suspicious
ancccturncdaccompIicc.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is
an cntcrtaining bIock
bustcr and IittIc morc,
though it showcd
morc promisc in
thc bcginning. It
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tcmpIatc Ior a
prcdictabIc,
cIassic spy
thriIIcr
timcticking
cxpIosions,
thriIIing car
chascs,
damscI in
distrcss,
and grand
conspiracics.
Pcrhaps thc audicncc
stiII nccds a dosc oI
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Little Hope Was Arson

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A vcmA s1Aos I IRc1 oI thc smoIdcring ruins oI hcr East
Tcxas church spcaking to a rcportcr Tc buiIding houscs so
many mcmorics, my grcatgrandmothcr wcnt hcrc, my grand
parcnts. I got marricd hcrc, both oI my daughtcrs wcrc baptizcd
hcrc.
Its January o:o and :o churchcs in East Tcxas havc bccn sct
on rc, Icaving cntirc towns grappIing with Ioss and conIusion.
Little Hope Was Arson, a documcntary currcntIy pIaying in thc
SIamdancc FiIm FcstivaI, cxamincs thcsc cvcnts Irom thc poIicc
invcstigation to thc church mcmbcrs rcsponsc to thc arrcst and
imprisonmcnt oI thc convictcd arsonists. By thc cIosing sccnc, not
onIy thc buiIdings but thc church communitics wouId bc tcstcd by
rc.
Trough ncws cIips and intcrvicws, thc Im portrays thc initiaI
angcr, sorrow, and Icar oI thc smaIItown rcsidcnts as thcir sanctu
arics burncd. Pastors Icarcd Ior thcir Iivcs, and church mcmbcrs
stakcd out in Iront oI thcir churchcs with guns in tow. In thc
mcantimc, Iaw cnIorccmcnt combcd through thc ruins Iooking
Ior cIucs. FinaIIy a tip pointcd thcm to two young mcn, onc oI
whom was thc brothcr oI Christy McAIIistcr, thc Iaw cnIorccmcnt
communications dircctor. Shc hcIpcd turn him in.
Tc Im thcn turns to Iook at thc Iivcs oI DanicI McAIIistcr, thcn
:, and Jason Bourquc, thcn :q, who mct in Sunday schooI. DanicI
grcw rcscntIuI toward Cod whcn his mothcr dicd and his Iathcr
tricd committing suicidc. Jason aIso IcIt thc church aItcr a
brcakup, IaIIing into dcprcssion and drug usc. Tc two mcn pIcd
guiIty to thc rcs and wcrc scntcnccd to IiIc in prison.
Yct thc strongcst point oI thc Im was watching thc churchs
rcsponsc in nding out thc cuIprit was onc oI thcir own. At thcir
scntcncc hcaring, onc pastor askcd thc boys to Iorgivc thcm Ior
any way thc church had wrongcd thcm, as thcy Iorgivc thc boys.
Many oI thc pastors said thc boys wcrc wcIcomcd into thc
churchcs thcy havc rcbuiIt.
Its a wondcr Ior a ImcspcciaIIy onc shown in indic Im
IcstivaIsto portray such a gcnuinc imagc oI Iorgivcncss.
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MOVIE
Lone Survivor
BY MBGAN BAsHAM
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EvLR sIcL I1s RLLLAsL on Jan. :, Lone
Survivor has bccn making hcadIincs,
though Icw rcIatc to its phcnomcnaI box
occ pcrIormancc.
Likc so many cntcrtainmcnt ocrings
thcsc days, thc movic, bascd on thc rcaI
IiIc story oI Navy SEAL Marcus LuttrcII,
has bccomc a poIiticaI touchstonc, divid
ing mcdia commcntators into thosc who
support its purportcd miIitaristic thcmcs
and thosc who dccry thcm as jingoistic
warmongcring.
AItcr LA Weekly Im critic Amy
NichoIson caIIcd thc movic a snu Im
that tradcs on thc notion brown pcopIc bad, Amcrican pcopIc
good, rightwing pundit CIcnn Bcck condcmncd hcr as an
ignorant Iiar. Fox Ncws BiII ORciIIy and Mcgyn KcIIy
simiIarIy dcvotcd scgmcnts Iambasting thc rcactions oI New
York Magazine and Atlantic rcvicwcrs who criticizcd thc
movics portrayaI oI thc TaIiban as ovcrIy viIIainous.
CNNs chicI Washington corrcspondcnt, Jakc Tappcr, may
havc sparkcd thc biggcst rcstorm surrounding thc Im
whcn hc askcd LuttrcII whcthcr thc cvcnts dcpictcd in thc
Im didnt provc that U.S. prcscncc in thc MiddIc East is
scnscIcss. Howcvcr, thc award Ior most graccIcss rcaction
must go to IcItIcaning Time critic Richard CorIiss Ior his
obscrvation, Tat thcsc cvcnts actuaIIy happcncd docsnt
ncccssariIy makc it pIausibIc or powcrIuI in a movic, or kccp
it Irom sccming Iikc convcnicnt propaganda.
ActuaIIy, it docs. Tcrcs IittIc in Lone Survivor (ratcd R Ior
vioIcncc and ncarconstant proIanity} to justiIy it as cithcr
pro or antiwar. Tc Iact that onc SEAL tcams mission to
conrm thc Iocation oI a TaIiban Icadcr Icads to thc Iargcst
Ioss oI IiIc cvcr sucrcd by thc Iorcc couId bc takcn as prooI
oI IutiIity or thc incptitudc oI miIitary
Icadcrship in oo. But thcn again, thc
brutaIity oI thc TaIiban and thcir
hatrcd oI Amcrica (which is, iI any
thing, undcrpIaycd in thc Im} argucs
Ior a proIongcd, dcdicatcd rcsponsc in
spitc oI such Iosscs.
Tc most striking momcnt in thc
movic comcs whcn thc SEALs dcbatc
what to do with thrcc AIghan goat
hcrdcrs who accidcntIy stumbIc on
thcm and compromisc thcir mission.
LuttrcII (Mark WahIbcrg} and thc rcst
oI his tcam arc acutcIy awarc that
Irccing thcsc mcn IikcIy mcans aIcrting
thc cncmy to thcir prcscncc and couId
Icad to thcir dcaths. But thcy arc cvcn
morc awarc oI what thc Amcrican
mcdia wiII do to thcm iI thcy IaiI to
scIcct this option.
Is thcir uItimatc choicc a moraI onc?
CcrtainIy. Was it thc right coursc?
Dircctor Pctcr Bcrg Icavcs that opcn Ior
dcbatc. But it is unqucstionabIc that thcir
Icar oI bcing tricd and convictcd in thc
mcdia inIorms thc tcams dccision, which
is IairIy ironic givcn thc trcatmcnt thc
movic has undcrgonc sincc its rcIcasc.
Tcrcs a rcason Lone Survivor is brcaking box occ
rccords. Ycs, it ocrs a rivcting portrayaI oI soIdicrs undcr
thc scvcrcst strcss who bcar up undcr it hcroicaIIy. But it
aIso chaIIcngcs thc vicwcr to rcconsidcr simpIcmindcd
moraIizing whcn it comcs to war action.
Midway through thc Im our irc is raiscd whcn our
protagonists dont gct hcIp as quickIy as thcy couId havc
bccausc oI what sccms Iikc an cxccssivcIy rigid rcguIation.
Latcr, howcvcr, wc Icarn, in thc starkcst tcrms, thc rcason Ior
thc poIicy and thc dcvastating conscqucnccs oI disrcgarding
it. Tough Bcrg shows thc mcntaI bravado cIitc soIdicrs must
cmbracc to pcrIorm thcir jobs, hc aIso (though you wont
hcar much about this} providcs a
touchingIy cmpathctic portrait oI thc
AIghan pcopIc who sucr daiIy undcr
thc TaIiban, and honors thcm ncarIy as
much as hc docs thc SEALs.
In a Iair worId, Bcrg, known Ior his
cxccIIcnt work on thc Im and tcIc vision
show Friday Night Lights and his Icss
thancxccIIcnt work in bigbudgct
bombs Iikc Battleship, wouId bc Iaudcd
Ior a signicant contribution to thc
microscopic canon oI cmotionaIIy
Iaycrcd, thoughtprovoking Ims about
thc war in thc MiddIc East. Instcad, Iikc
so many writcrs!singcrs!actors!dircctors
bcIorc him, hc nds himscII caught in a
poIiticaI crossrc. UnIikc many oI his
coIIcagucs in thc cntcrtainmcnt cId,
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Berg (left) and
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Survivor.
BOX OFFICE TOP 10
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CAUTIONS: Quantity of sexual (S), violent
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4 Jack Ryan: Shadow
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5 Frozen* PG..................................t t
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FRLo SILcLLs Te Revolt Against
the Masses: How Liberalism Has
Undermined the Middle Class
(Encountcr, o:q} ocrs Iasci
nating obscrvations on thc hostiIity to
bourgcois IiIc that animatcd athcistic
intcIIcctuaIs who hopcd to
ruIc Amcrican cuIturc and
poIitics. H.G. Wells a
ccntury ago sct thc
tonc whcn hc visitcd
thc Unitcd Statcs
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and IccIing which
shaII hoId its own
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mcrcantiIism matcriaIism,
and PhiIistinism. In thc midoth
ccntury, Amcrican critics oI popuIar
cuIturc Iikc Dwight MacdonaId saw his
countrymcn as without standards but
thosc oI thc mob. Tc masscs arc not
pcopIc. Tc masscs arc, rathcr, man
as nonman.
Tis wasnt racism but a dcadIy
cIassism paraIIcI to that oI thc Sovicts,
and out oI it grcw sociobioIogy and thc
tcndcncy to trcat humans as ants. Tc
cuIturaI critics aIso had a poIiticaI
thrust WcIIs dccricd Amcrican dcccn
traIists and astoundingIy
praiscd JoscI StaIin I havc
ncvcr mct a man morc candid,
Iair, and honcst, and it is to
thcsc quaIitics and to nothing
occuIt and sinistcr, that hc
owcs his trcmcndous undis
putcd asccndcncy in
Russia. Hc owcs his
position to thc Iact
that no onc is
aIraid oI him and cvcry
onc trusts him. John
Kcnncth CaIbraith criti
cizcd thc convcntionaI
wisdom that povcrty had
spirituaI as wcII as cco
nomic dimcnsions and
appIaudcd :q6os Dcmocratic
tcchnocrats.
By :q6 scicnccIcarning through
carcIuI cxpcrimcntationhad givcn
way to scicntism, with Time that ycar
choosing : Amcrican scicntists as its
Mcn oI thc Ycar. Tc magazinc wor
shipIuIIy rcportcd, Statcsmcn and
savants, buiIdcrs and cvcn pricsts arc
thcir scrvants. Scicncc is at thc apogcc
oI its powcr. Covcrnancc was sup
poscd to bc scicntic, and whcn
Washington mcsscd up, somc
Dcmocratic Icadcrs, Iikc Mainc Scn.
Edmund Muskic, wcrc
honcst about it Why cant
IibcraIs start raising hcII
about govcrnmcnt so big, so
compIcx, so cxpansivc, and
so unrcsponsivc that its
dragging down cvcry good
program wcvc workcd Ior?
But othcrs gavc knccjcrk
dcIcnscs oI big govcrnmcnt,
and such a rcsponsc is
obIigatory now.
Ccorgc Marsdcns Te Twilight of the
American Enlightenment (Basic, o:q}
shows how thc matcriaIism that grcw
out oI such thinking IaIIs short Hc
points out that in thc :qos and :q6os
sccuIar, IibcraI cIitcs thought thcy
couId guidc thc nation, but IaiIcd.
Marsdcn disapprovcs oI cuIturcwar
stanccs but concIudcs that journaIists
shouId scc onc oI thcir tasks as
providing Icadcrship in cuItivating a
pubIic domain as IuIIy incIusivc oI
rcIigiousIy shapcd vicwpoints as is
IcasibIc. SccuIarist commcntators,
rathcr than writing poIcmics dcnounc
ing rcIigion in thc namc oI univcrsaI
rcason, might bcttcr wrcstIc with thc
issucs oI how to rcspcct both sccuIar
and rcIigious vicwpoints and institu
tions in thc pubIic domain.
Sticking it to the bourgeoisie
Books highlight mankinds shortsighted ideals and their resulting eects BY MARVIN OLASKY
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Te United States was remarkably unprepared for
Japans - assault on American troops in the
Philippines, and thousands paid with their lives. Bill
Sloans Undefeated: Americas Heroic Fight for
Bataan and Corregidor (Simon and Schuster, )
movingly tells the story of the desperate defense
and brutal aftermath. Peter Savodniks Te
Interloper: Lee Harvey Oswald Inside the Soviet
Union (Basic, ) is a well-written examination of
how estrangement from America and a failure to
nd a home in Minsk sent Oswald toward a rendezvous
with assassination.
Daniel Andersons Biblical Slave Leadership (Regular
Baptist, ) is striking in its use of slave rather than
servant, but it truly points out that great leaders give
up the right to say no to crucial tasks. Ara Norenzayans
Big Gods: How Religion Transformed Cooperation and
Conict (Princeton Univ. Press, ) argues that
people play nice when they believe universal gods are
watching, but he doesnt su ciently take into account
religious dierences: Tose Muslims who think Allah
wants them to kill Christians and Jews act worse than
they otherwise would.
Liberal journalists were remarkably unequipped to
understand the nature of the Soviet Union, as Paul
Kengor exposes in his short and punchy All the Dupes Fit to
Print: Journalists Who Have Served as Tools of Communist
Propaganda (Americas Survival, ). M.O.
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A Prayer Journal Flannery OConnor
Fifty years after her death in , Flannery OConnor is still cele-
brated as one of the most inuential writers in American literature. As
a Southerner and Roman Catholic, OConnor set her ction in a
Christ-haunted American South, using grotesque characters and
violence to convey mans fallenness and need for divine grace. In this
recently discovered prayer journal, we meet OConnor before she
assumed the cultural spotlight, and she pours her heart out to God
with a lucidity and passion that would later mark her ction. In
particular, her understanding of the rening nature of sueringas
well as how God uses human weakness to show His strengthseem
personally prophetic. Note: She occasionally prays to Mary.
Adventure of Ascent: Field Notes from
a Lifelong Journey Luci Shaw
If anyone could liven up a discussion of the aging process, one
would hope Christian poet Luci Shaw could. Her writing career,
spanning over books, has seen her tackle topics as varied as
Christs incarnation and spring rain with intellectual, emotive word-
play. Te Adventure of Ascent partly delivers. Using the metaphor
of a mountain climber leaving behind the trappings of human life
and eventually her mortal coil, Shaw here nds profound beauty in
her ascent toward a heavenly home. Unfortunately, even as Shaw
hits her middle s, she is haunted by spiritual doubt, preferring to
embrace her experience and the mystery of Christian faith rather
than the rmer ground of biblical witness.
Letters and Life: On Being a Writer,
On Being a Christian Bret Lott
Whether laying bare secular literature, the Christian publishing
scene, or his own performance as a son, Bret Lotts Letters and Life
is an uninching book. Yet it is also uniquely God-honoring. In the
books ve essays and one extended memoir, this professor at the
College of Charleston and best-selling novelist (including Jewel, an
Oprah Book Club pick) pulls a wide range of topics into his eld of
vision. Comfortable with thinkers as disparate as Raymond Carver,
Francis Schaeer, and Flannery OConnor, he also recounts Gods
work in his own life, including the death of his father. While the
pieces vary in focus, all combine excellence in the craft of writing
with a solidly evangelical worldview.
Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship
in Lewiss Chronicles Joe Rigney
Te Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis are not allegories, and Joe
Rigney marshals Lewis himself to make this point. Yet, the books
are repositories of grace and comfort and encouragement and
motivation, whichonce experienced as stories on their own
termscan disciple those who love them. Using selections of
Lewis writing beyond his stories, including Te Abolition of Man
and his autobiography, Rigney teases out the rich treasury of
moral, political, and theological thought behind the Narnia books.
He then shows how these truths have inuenced him as a follower
of Christ, as well as how they can benet his readers spiritually.
Not intended for children.
C.S. Lewis remains one of the
pre-eminent Christian voices on
writing and literature. Last year,
years after his death, Focus on
the Family Radio Teatre released
C.S. Lewis at War.
When World War II began,
Lewis was an unknown literature
professor. By the wars end, his
radio addresses through the BBC
on the subject of
Christianity had made
him a household name.
C.S. Lewis at War com-
bines high-quality radio
drama with crisp theo-
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how Lewis brought
spiritual light to England
during its darkest hour. Te
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excerpts from Winston Churchills
speeches, the Inklings reside
chats, the sound of bombers ying
overhead, and the voices of young
girls who came to stay at Lewis
rural English home. Te recording
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Given the same-sex
marriage juggernauts
political and judicial
success last year, we
can expect on Valentines Day
this year to hear early and
often how great it is to be gay.
Christopher Yuan, who was a
homosexual and a drug dealer,
has a dierent story that led to
two sentences: prison and
HIV-positive status. God
brought him and his parents to
Christ, and Yuan went to
Moody Bible Institute and
Wheaton College, gaining in
an M.A. in biblical exege-
sis. Now pursuing a doctorate
of ministry, he came to Patrick
Henry College to answer ques-
tions about an outstanding
book he and his mother co-
authored, Out of a Far Country
(WaterBrook Multnomah, ).
Why does the subtitle
of your book describe it as
A Gay Sons Journey to God
rather than A Gay Sons
Journey Out of
Homosexuality? We wanted
to write not simply a story
about a gay son, but a story
about Godand God not just
bringing me to Himself, but my
mother and father also coming
to Christ as well.
Did you become a gay son
because of nature, nurture,
or both? People say, Teres
some evidence of a biological
component to the development
of sexuality, and then jump to
the conclusion, Terefore
people are born gay. Te
accurate answer isnt so much
nature or nurture, but nature
and nurture. Biblical anthropol-
ogy tells us we all are born with
predispositions toward certain
sins, whether gossiping, lying,
cheating, sexual addiction,
whatever it might be.
What eect did your
exposure to pornography
at age have on you? Its
di cult to say whether that
was a causative agent, but it
was a catalyst. It awoke things
in me that shouldnt have been
awoken.
What other environmen-
tal factors may have added
to your predisposition? I was
born in the Chicago area, at a
time in the suburbs when there
were not many Asians. I was
bullied for being Asian and was
not good at sports, so I was
called gay, fag, sissy, and began
to ask myself, Who am I?
Who are you? As I came
to God, I realized who I am in
Christ and realized that any
identity, any label, should not
be before my main identity in
Christ.
Your excellent book tells
the story of how you
learned thatbut also how
your mother learned that. I
came out of the closet in my
early s, and it devastated
my mom. She and my father
werent Christians, and she
thought an ultimatum could
bring me to my senses. She
said, You must either choose
the family or choose this. I
left home. Ten I got involved
in drugs and started selling
drugs in Louisville, Ky.
What happened to your
parents as you did this? My
parents were about to get a
divorce after being married for
close to years. My mother
bought a one-way Amtrak
ticket to Louisville: She was
going to say goodbye to me,
then end her life. But someone
gave her a little pamphlet that
she read on the train. It
explained how were all sin-
ners, and yet in spite of our
sins, the God of the universe
still loves us. She realized God
could still love her and she
could still love her gay son.
She visited you in
Louisville. She said she loved
me. I thought she was a little
crazy. But she stayed in
Louisville for six weeks, and a
wife of a retired pastor gave
her a Bible, led her in Bible
studies, gave her Christian
books. She grew in her
Christian faith and went home.
Within a few months my
father became a believer as
well. I saw how Christianity
changed their relationship
they were no longer getting a
divorceand thought, Tats
good for you, but not for me.
Ten what happened?
Tey moved to Louisville. I was
supplying drugs to dealers in
over a dozen states at that
time, and they had no idea the
depth to which I had gone, but
they knew I needed to know
Christ. Tey prayed for that
miracle, that God would do
whatever it takes, which for a
Chinese mother is a scary bold
prayer to make. She knew
there was nothing she could
do or say to soften my heart
to make me a follower of
Jesus, that it needed to be
truly an act of the Living God.
Were the police in a
sense the agents of Christ in
your life, showing up when
you had a huge amount of
drugs on your counter? Yes.
I had just received a large ship-
ment. Tey conscated all my
money and my drugs, and I
faced years to life in federal
prison for having the street
value equivalent of . tons of
marijuana. I tried calling home
from jail, and was imagining
my mother in her own self,
before coming to Christ, say-
ing, You deserve what you
got, giving a harsh response.
But as my mom picked up the
phone and I told her where I
was, the rst thing out of her
mouth was, Are you OK?
No condemning words?
No words of rebuke; words of
unconditional love and grace.
Tats what Paul writes in
Romans :, that its not Gods
anger, not Gods wrath, but
Gods kindness that leads us
to repentance. Even on that
horrible day for me, God was
pouring out His grace and
drawing me to Himself through
the words of my mother.
And God in His kindness
made a Bible available to
you? He did. Before I came to
Christ, my parents came to
visit me, and I kicked them out.
My dad left me with his Bible. I
threw it in the trash can. Ten,
while in prison three days later,
I was walking around the cell
block, passed by a garbage
can, and there on top of the
trash was a new Gideons New
Testament. I took it back to my
cell and read through the entire
Gospel of Mark that night.
How did you react to it?
People say, Te Bible is good
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news. At that time, it wasnt
good news to me because I
felt more and more convicted
that not only had I rebelled
against my parents and the
government, but against God. I
read Psalm the day before I
was to be sentenced, and was
called into the nurses o ce to
get the news that I was HIV
positive as well. I got sen-
tenced to six years,
which seemed
like a life
sentence.
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what?
I began
reading
more
Scripture. Tats all I had. God
delivered me from my drug
addiction, but the one thing I
was holding to was my sexual-
ity. Passages in the Bible, three
in the Old and three in the
New, seemed to condemn this
core part of my identity at that
point: I am gay. So I went to a
prison chaplain, and to my sur-
prise he told me the Bible
doesnt condemn homosexu-
ality, and gave me a book
explaining that view. I
took that book. I
wanted to nd biblical
justication for
homosexuality.
Did you? I had
that book in one
hand and the Bible
in the other, and
every reason in the
world to accept what
that book was claiming. I
wanted to have God
and a gay relationship, but as I
read through the Bible and
read that book, it was clear to
me that the book presented a
clear distortion of God, His
Word, and His unmistakable
condemnation of homosexual
sex.
Prisons are notorious as
places where some people
go deeper into homosexu-
ality, with all the pressures
and opportunities there.
Yes.
So why do you think
your response was dier-
ent? I believe it was a miracle.
I had no reason to reject what
that book was claiming. It
would have been the easier
routeembrace my sexuality,
as the world says, not to have
to deny myself, pick up my
cross, and follow Christ. God
helped me not to just read this
book on its own, because if
you read it as a stand-alone
many people would be con-
vinced. I felt I could not read it
apart from the Word of God,
and the power of the Holy
Spirit was guiding me.
So these theories that
the Bible doesnt condemn
homosexuality, just a par-
ticular type of homosexual
practice, didnt make sense
to you? Tey didnt. At that
time I hadnt been to semi-
nary and learned Greek and
Hebrew: I was just reading
the English text. Now I
know that Paul in
Corinthians and Timothy
links two Greek words that
are the exact Greek words
we nd in the Septuagint,
the Greek translation of the
Hebrew Bible. In Leviticus
: those two words are
right next to each other, and
any rst-century Jew who had
memorized the Torah, most
likely in the Greek, would have
known when Paul used that
word for homosexuality it
meant Paul a rmed the uni-
versal condemnation against
homosexual sex in Leviticus
: and :.
Te Talmudic sages,
when they wrote about
homosexuality, reected
that understanding as
well. It was universal
condemnation.
So earlier, when you had
to choose between family
and sex, you chose sex. Yes.
Now, you were clear that
this was a question of God
or homosexuality. I went
through every page of
Scripture, looking for positive
justications for gay, monoga-
mous, consensual, adult
homosexual relationships. I
didnt nd anything. Tere was
nothing in Scripture that
blessed a gay relationship.
Tats when I knew I was at a
turning point: either reject God
and pursue gay relationships
by allowing my feelings, my
orientation, to dictate who I
was and how I lived, or aban-
don gay relationships by
liberating myself from my
sexuality, and live as a follower
of Christ. I chose God.
All this time your mom
had been praying not that
you stay out of prison, but
that you are in prison for
the right amount of time. It
was so amazing. For her to
say, Its not important for my
son to become a doctor, was
for her to see that Christ must
be pre-eminent over all things.
And she pleaded with the
judge, Dont give my son too
long of a sentence, but dont
give him too short a sentence.
Just give him just the right
amount of time for him to turn
his life over to God.
And thats what
happened. Tat is what
happened. A
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SIcL 1nL oLA1n cI PnIL EvLRLv
on Jan. at thc agc oI ;q, praisc Ior
thc songs that hc and his oIdcr
brothcr Don rccordcd bctwccn :q;
and :q8q and pcrIormcd thcrcaItcr as thc
EvcrIy Brothcrs has owcd in Irom practi
caIIy cvcry rcgion oI thc popmusic
worId.
In somc ways, it has bccn Iikc :q8 aII
ovcr again. Tat was thc ycar that thc
EvcrIy Brothcrs rcunitcd Ior a conccrt at
Londons RoyaI AIbcrt HaII aItcr a dccadc
oI musicaI and pcrsonaI cstrangcmcnt and
showcd thc gcncration that had comc oI
agc sincc thcyd Iast hit thc charts why
thcy stiII mattcrcd.
PhiI was qq and Don was q6, yct thcir
high, awIcssIy intcrtwincd vocaI harmonics sccmcd barcIy to
havc agcd at aII. Supportcd by a band Icd and organizcd by thc
British guitarist AIbcrt Lcc, thcy rcpriscd thcir many hits and
thcn somc, singing songs that had originaIIy bccn tcmpIatcs oI
sourcd romancc as iI thcy wcrc acts oI contrition Ior thcir
own IratcrnaI IaIIing out.
Critics honorcd thc occasion by rcminding thc pubIic oI
how inucntiaI thc EvcrIy Brothcrs had bccn. Tcyd inspircd
thc harmonics oI John Lcnnon and PauI McCartncy (thc Iattcr
oI whom had namcchcckcd thcm in his :q;6 hit Lct Em
In} and Simon and CarIunkcI (whosc covcr oI Wakc Up
LittIc Susic was thcir Iast hit as a duo}. Tcyd
sown thc sccds oI countryrock (with thcir :q68
aIbum Roots}. Tc :q; Top :o hits oI Nazarcth
(Lovc Hurts} and Linda Ronstadt (Whcn WiII I
Bc Lovcd, which PhiI wrotc} wcrc EvcrIy rccord
ings rst (in :q6o}. Tc samc wcnt Ior thc :q;8
Jamcs TayIorCarIy Simon hit Dcvotcd to You
(:q8}. In :q8, Davc Edmunds and Nick Lowc
incIudcd a Ioursong EvcrIycovcrs EP with thcir
band RockpiIcs aIbum Seconds of Pleasure.
A ycar aItcr thc rcunion, PhiI and Don wcrc
back on thc charts with thcir rst aIbum oI ncw
matcriaI in : ycars (thc Edmundsproduccd EB
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(On thc Wings oI a NightingaIc}. Ncithcr that
song nor its cxquisitc IoIIowup, Tc First in
Linc, achicvcd thc commcrciaI succcss oI Byc
Byc Lovc, Crying in thc Rain, Lct It Bc Mc, or
AII I Havc to Do Is Drcam, but thc mcssagc was
cIcar Tc EvcrIy Brothcrs wcrc back.
Two morc studio aIbums IoIIowcd. Tc titIc cut
oI :q86s Born Yesterday cvcn madc thc country
Top o cvcn though it was thc IcsssucccssIuI
IoIIowup singIcs I Know Lovc and Tcsc Shocs
that bcst provcd thc brothcrs couId stiII conjurc
thcir mcIanchoIy
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For thc ncxt
ycars, thc EvcrIys
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Tcir Icgacy,
howcvcr, cndurcs.
AIison Krauss and Robcrt PIant won a Crammy in oo8 Ior
thcir covcr oI thc EvcrIys Conc Conc Conc. And in o:,
Norah Jones and Crccn Days Billie Joe Armstrong rcrccordcd
thc brothcrs :q8 aIbum Songs Our Daddy Taught Us and
caIIcd it Foreverly (Rcprisc}.
Joncs and Armstrong, sctting asidc cvcry vcstigc oI thc
styIcs Ior which thcyvc bccomc Iamous, honor thc angcIic
innoccncc that was thc EvcrIys sonic tradcmark. And bccausc
thcy do, Foreverly scrvcs not onIy as a tributc to thc EvcrIy
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Swing Tis Debby Boone
Slot this album somewhere between Robert Davi
singing Frank Sinatra and Kevin Spacey singing
Bobby Darin. Six of the cuts were signature
tunes of Boones late mother-in-law, the great
Rosemary Clooney, yet its no mere reprise of
Boones Clooney tribute, Reections of
Rosemary, not with versions of Cry Me a River,
Everybody Loves Somebody, and Tese Boots
Are Made for Walkin. Call it a tentative exercise in
genre exploration. Ten wonder whether the tenta-
tiveness results from Boones disinclination to
oend or her genes.
Tis and Tat Freddy Cole
Freddy Cole is now , yet hes still known as Nat
King Coles younger brother. Tat he doesnt
seem to mind may explain his vocal insouciance,
which in turn may explain his carefree ability to
take Helen Reddys proto-feminist, mother-
daughter anthem You and Me Against the World
and broaden it to include tandems of all kinds. More
impressive yet is his performance of Harry Nilssons
Everybodys Talkin, which is so easygoing and
dapper that youd never know it was once the
theme song of Midnight Cowboy.
Impromptu The David Hazeltine Trio
Since classical music is half of what has long gone
into jazz, its perfectly sensible that Hazeltine
(piano), Jason Brown (drums), and the famous-in-
his-own-right George Mraz (bass) should transmute
these instantly recognizable classical melodies
(Beethoven, Debussy, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Chopin).
At times, the process feels too easy or at least too
obvious, the kind of thing Vince Guaraldi mightve
had Schroeder doing in a Peanuts special. At other
times, though, the familiarity fades into the back-
ground, freeing the trio to display some seriously
formidable chops.
Out Here Christian McBride Trio
Te chief delights of People Music, which McBride
released with Inside Straight last May, were Warren
Wolfs vibraphone and Steve Wilsons alto sax. Te
chief delight of this album, released three months
later, is McBrides bass. Bowed or plucked, comping
or taking the lead, it keeps the ballads crisp, makes
the sacred-secular near bookends Hallelujah
Time and Whos Making Love jump, and keeps
My Favorite Tings both crisp and jumping for
over nine minutes. Meanwhile, Christian Sands
(piano) and Ulysses Owens Jr. (drums), arent
exactly chopped liver.
In , the Canadian quartet Te
Darcys re-recorded Steely Dans
album Aja, jettisoning the originals
jazz-pop skeleton and reimagining
what remained as a fascinating
template for st-century mid-
tempo electronica and ethereal
voice. Te experiment worked, a
testament as much to Ajas innate
coherence as to Te Darcys
creativity. Now, as if to balance the
scales, the Mark Masters
Ensemble has released Everything
You Did: Te Music of Walter
Becker and Donald Fagen (Capri).
Masters
seems to have
begun his
arrangements
by listening
past anything
that was pop
about Steely
Dan and by concentrating instead
on the groups jazz core. Or, as he
himself puts it, Te premise of
this recording is to free Becker and
Fagens music from the earthly
connes, in some cases, of
harmonic structure and allow the
band to create the magic that
great improvisers birth. Dodgy
syntax aside, the statement is an
accurate summary of everything
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carthquakc in Turkcy, I cricd and shook at thc airport
Starbucks countcr whcn a cIcrk handcd mc a cIcan
whitc cup, so brokcn wcrc things ovcr thcrc, so cIcan
and ordcrcd ovcr hcrc. Who couId possibIy dcscrvc
this pIacc?
Last wcck thc ;6; Iandcd in Miami Irom Portau
Princc, two worIds crosscd in qo minutcs. CIcaming
cars smoothcd thcir way down thc highway, and thc
airport wasnt bcing run o gcncrators. But I conIcss
to a Iack oI IccIing Ior thc ordcr and soIidity, a thinIy
worn trust in thc assurancc oI IiIc and pcacc thc
Unitcd Statcs has rcprcscntcd Ior mc and many
miIIions, coming Ior thc rst timc or thc hundrcdth.
Its this. Our crumbIing hidcs itscII a IittIc bcttcr
hcrc. Bcncath thc
cIcan strccts and
shining cars, wc
arc biting and
dcvouring
onc anothcr
at an cvcr
grcatcr cIip.
Wc havc thc
richcst
nation in thc
worId, abun
dant naturaI
rcsourccs, and cxpan
sivc spacc, but thc povcrty in
our coIIcctivc souI is growing.
Haiti has a hugc probIcm with orphans,
but dcspitc our cxccssivc wcaIth wc trcat chiIdrcn as
orphansIct thc govcrnmcnt Iccd thcm a staIc brcak
Iast, avoid vaIucs Icssons in schooI bccausc thcyvc
bccomc poIiticaIIy chargcd, Icavc thcm to thcir smart
dcviccs and othcrwisc on thcir own to grow up. Look
mc in thc cyc and tcII thc truth, I hcard a tcachcr say
at onc orphan carc IaciIity outsidc PortauPrincca
basic IcvcI oI candor and carc Iacking in thc daytoday
Ior many Amcrican schooIchiIdrcn.
Rampant gang warIarc thrivcs in PortauPrincc.
Yct wc havc bccomc accustomcd to ncws that a chiId
has carricd a sawcdo shotgun into a schooI and
kiIIcd a Icw pcopIc. Wc think IittIc about doubIcdigit
youth uncmpIoymcnt, unconccrncd about thc Iong
tcrm cccts on a gcncration, bcIicving wc can twcak
thc minimum wagc and somchow rccaIibratc.
In Haiti poor young mcn pcc o thc sidcs oI trucks
as thcy hitch ridcs to work. I saw it morc than oncc.
How barbaric, I thought. Yct rcturning hcrc I was
rcmindcd wc havc rich mcn and womcnin gIittcring
gctups undcr miIIiondoIIar Iightswho disrobc at
thc Supcr BowI and ip thcir middIc ngcr at thc
masscs. Mcssing with thc haIItimc show is big busi
ncss. And that sums up a Iot.
Children of Men is a oo6 movic sct in o;, about
o ycars aItcr aII thc womcn in thc worId bccamc
inIcrtiIc and thcrc wcrc no morc chiIdrcn anywhcrc.
A hundrcd ycars Irom now thcrc wont bc |anyonc|
to Iook at this, says onc Icad charactcr.
What kccps you going?
I just dont think about it, comcs thc
rcpIy Irom his brothcr. Its what wc do in a
cuIturc with just
cnough padding,
cnough comIort
and distraction to
hoId thc ruin at bay,
cvcn as thc padding is
wcaring thin. In thc
movic a ncws
castcr diaIs back to
oo, a bcautiIuI
timc whcn pcopIc
rcIuscd to acccpt that
thc Iuturc was just
around thc corncr.
You dont havc to bc a conspir
acy thcorist or cnvironmcntaI
doomsaycr to rcaIizc it sounds at
Icast as contcmporary, pIausibIc, as it docs dystopian.
Instcad oI choosing mcasurcmcnts to conrm a
pIcasant IiIcour CDP or our OK tax rcturn or ampIc
squarc Iootagc to Iivc inI proposc anothcr mcasurc
mcnt Iight ovcrcoming darkncss. Its a mcasurcmcnt
that cuts Irom thc hcart outward. Can wc truIy scc
Iight ovcrcoming darkncss in our homcs, on our
strccts, in our citics? Whcn wc can do that, wc wiII
say, Who couId possibIy dcscrvc this pIacc? A
Email: mbelz@wng.org
Mindy Belz
WO R L D F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 4
Te thin veneer
A dystopian future could be the one thats just around the corner
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1 UcAoA CnRIs1IA UIvLRsI1v (UCU} in Novcmbcr, graduation day Ior :,668 studcnts
q pcrccnt oI thcm busincss majorswas sunny and hot, as it is on most days in a country
sitting on thc cquator. Whitc tcnts dcckcd with purpIc and pink bunting Iincd two sidcs oI
a Iargc, manicurcd grccn. Studcnts pIaycd AIrican drums as IcmaIc danccrs shook hips
covcrcd in goat hair. Craduatcs in caps and gowns sat on onc sidc and proud parcnts
mcn in suits, womcn in VictorianstyIc Iong drcsscs with pucd sIccvcs and widc
sashcson thc othcr.
AItcr Scripturc rcading, spccchcs, and praycrs, studcnts stcppcd Iorward onc by
onc to rcccivc thcir dcgrccs. Somc mothcrs didnt Ict cIaboratc cIothing stic thcir
cnthusiasm. Whcn thcy hcard thcir chiIdrcns namcs, thcy jumpcd up Irom moIdcd
whitc pIastic chairs and ran to thc cdgcs oI thc Iawn, joyIuIIy uIuIating and dancing,
Iikc David ,ooo ycars ago bcIorc thc ark. Tcy scc thc acadcmic dcgrccs as cco
nomic guarantccs in a country stiII Iacing massivc povcrty and uncmpIoymcnt. With haII oI thc nations pcopIc
youngcr than :thc avcragc Ugandan woman has six chiIdrcndcmographic prcssurcs arc intcnsc.
WO R L D F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 4
Four out of ve residents of fast-growing, -million-strong
Uganda identify with Christianity. Most Ugandans glowingly
welcome evangelical visitors and side with Christian
conservatives on many social issues. But beneath the surface,
Uganda faces enormous challenges.
by MARVIN OLASKY in Kampala, Lubowa, and Mukono, Uganda
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FRONT LINE: Uganda Christian University students.
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Tc probIcm, though, is that coIIcgc graduatcs want whitc
coIIar jobs and thcrc arcnt cnough. Tosc with Icss cducation
havc worsc prospccts. Uganda has sccn cconomic improvc
mcnt ovcr thc past two dccadcs, but thc hundrcds oI young
mcn sitting around on cvcry main strcct may soon bc joincd
by thousands morc. Many womcn sccm to work hardcr as
thcy try to swccp dust Irom thc Iront oI tiny shops madc oI
mctaI and cardboard, but thats a Iabor onIy a Sisyphus wouId
Iovc. Somc young pcopIc scII thcir IamiIys Iand to movc to
KampaIa, buy a boda-boda (a motorcycIc}, and thcn havc
nothing to IaII back on.
McanwhiIc, thc mayor oI KampaIa is a MusIim, thc numbcr
oI mosqucs is incrcasing, and at Icast : pcrccnt oI Ugandans
pIcdgc aIIcgiancc to IsIam. Many MusIims say that Sharia Iaw
and IsIamic intcrcstIrcc cconomics wouId crcatc a strongcr
socicty. Tc kcy qucstion Ior Uganda, and Ior Amcricans who
Iovc it WiII Christians thcrc show thcir countrymcn that
Christianity has answcrs to thc countrys probIcms? Uganda
has aIso bccn vcry much in thc ncws rcccntIy bccausc oI its
IcgisIation against homoscxuaIity, which many U.S. and
Europcan o ciaIs havc Iambastcd My coIumn on pagc ;
discusscs that.
In thc short run thosc probIcmsand many othcr
AIrican countrics havc simiIar oncsarc morc scvcrc
than thc Iongrun thrcat oI IsIam, but Ugandan
MusIims appcar incrcasingIy aggrcssivc. Ncwspapcrs
havc run storics oI IsIamists throwing acid in thc Iacc
oI onc convcrt to Christianity, and oI a Iathcr aImost
starving to dcath his tccnagc daughtcr aItcr shc
proIcsscd Iaith in Christ. A Pcw Foundation survcy,
ToIcrancc and Tcnsion IsIam and Christianity in Sub
Saharan AIrica, Iound at Icast q pcrccnt oI proIcssing
Christians in Uganda considcr MusIims to bc vioIcnt.
HistoricaIIy, whcn MusIim popuIations cxcccd :o
pcrccntcaII that a criticaI massIsIamists start
pursuing opportunitics to makc othcrs acccdc to
thcir dcmands. Uganda itscII has cxpcricncc oI
MusIim minoritics dictating to thc whoIc nation. In
thc :qth ccntury, Ior cxampIc, Kings Ssuuna II and
Mutcsa I IcII undcr IsIamic inucncc, and MusIims
battIcd Christians in :888. From :q;: to :q;q Major
CcncraI Idi Amin, a MusIim, ruIcd Uganda A corrupt
dictator, hc murdcrcd bctwccn :oo,ooo and
oo,ooo Ugandans, according to intcrnationaI
obscrvcrs and humanrights groups.
And thc qucstion is WiII AIrica go as Uganda
gocs? Tc map to thc IcIt (and on thc covcr} shows
that Uganda is an AIrican hingc. Countrics in grccn
arc majority MusIim Tcy typicaIIy havc IittIc Iibcrty
oI any kind, particuIarIy rcIigious. Countrics in rcd
arc Icss than :o pcrccnt MusIim and havc IittIc iI any
IsIamic agitation. Tc IrontIinc nations in ycIIow arc
:oo pcrccnt MusIim and havc maintaincd IargcIy
sccuIar IcgaI systcms, aIthough at Icast ninc Nigcrian
statcs havc imposcd Sharia Iaw.
A dccp Christianity can rcadiIy dcaI with IsIamic
thrcats, but Christian Icadcrs acknowIcdgc that
contincntwidc bcIicI is oItcn onIy a ccntimctcr dccp.
Many storc signs in Uganda show a dcsirc to procIaim
bcIicI Cod Is AbIc Bcauty Shop. Cods Mcrcy
Computation Ccntcr. BiIIboards, though, rccct
massivc hcaIth probIcmsHIV tcsting is good and
normaIand matcriaIist bcIicIs A man is caIIcd a
man onIy iI hc has a homc. AngIican Icadcr
Oncsimus Asiimwc notcs that two out oI thrcc
Sunday worshippcrs arc undcr ycars oI agc, and
nominaI Christians Iar outnumbcr maturc oncs. Our
Christianity Iacks dcpth.
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UCU graduation and othcr Uganda cxpcricnccs on
WORLD Radio} visitcd Iour projccts in thc KampaIa
arcaUganda Christian Univcrsity, AIrican BibIc Univcrsity,
TransIorming Nations AIIiancc training, and AngIican cvangc
Iism trainingcach with dicrcnt approachcs
UCU, owncd by thc AngIican Church and with a main
campus :6 miIcs cast oI KampaIa, is thc rst privatc univcrsity
in Uganda to rcccivc a govcrnmcnt chartcr. It now has a
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Nations under siege
As thoughtful African Christians ght the fatalistic worldviews
that underlie poverty, they also face aggressive Islam.
Tunisia
Algeria
Libya
Egypt
Sudan
South
Sudan
Central African
Republic
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Somalia
Chad
Niger Mali
Mauritania
Senegal
Gambia
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Cote
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Ghana
Togo
Benin
Nigeria
Burkina
Faso
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Congo
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Uganda
Kenya
Rwanda
Burundi
Malawi
Tanzania
Zambia
Mozambique
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
South
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Swaziland
Lesotho
Madagascar
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beautiful campus with a mix of
old buildings that would be at
home in Britain, and new ones
including a library cleverly
designed to keep students cool
without resort to air conditioning.
Its growing rapidly: , students now choose from among
dozens of majors. Law, education, science and technology,
health, and other disciplines all have seats at the table.
UCU now faces challenges not unlike those hitting American
Christian colleges. Some are nancial, with leaders deeply
involved in fundraising and building programs. Some are theo-
logical: To its credit, UCU is guarding against the drift that can
readily occur when professors with a personal faith but train-
ing in secular universities worship on Sundays but on Mondays
approach their subjects with materialist presuppositions. UCU
has a new Institute of Faith, Learning and Service chartered to
assure the Christian identity of the University. Some
challenges concern job placement: As hiring opportuni-
ties emerge, will employers prefer graduates committed
to honesty in the knowledge that God is watching them?
UCU has impressive graduates who know that
nding a job will be hard, so they emphasize their
willingness to work hard. Daisy Nakiwala Nsangi: I
made sure I maximized every moment I got to read.
Rose Adede, daughter of a single mom: I worked hard
to excel. Mollen Ainembabazi: Many people won-
dered why I spent so much time reading. I woke up
at weird hours to read. Linnet Namanya: I credit
God for all my success.
Te much-smaller African Bible University
(ABU) is assuring its Christian identity by having its
students major in biblical
studies and minor in business,
communication, or education.
Tey go deep into principles of
biblical interpretation, books of
the Bible, Christian ethics, his-
tory, and other topics. Students
also hear excellent preaching
from Vice Chancellor Palmer
Robertson (disclosureI sat
under his teaching for two years
when he was a pastor in
Maryland) in a beautiful chapel
funded by a St. Louis PCA
church. A bell that was once on
a plantation in Texas, where it
tolled for slaves, now summons
students to freedom.
ABU graduates are also aware
of the Islamic threat, since the university sits on Lobowa Hill
seven miles south of Kampala, opposite a big mosque on an
adjacent hill. On a peaceful afternoon Robertson, while sitting
on a porch swing with one of his young sons, was asking what
the Sixth Commandment teaches. He got the right answer
Tou shalt not killas a rant blared through a mosque loud-
speaker. Te ABU radio station responds by airing music and
theological programming to reach Muslim listeners who
would risk their lives by entering a church but can and do
communicate with one DJ by text messaging.
Te Transforming Nations Alliance works without class-
rooms, dorms, or libraries. It looks for Christians beyond college
age whose pastors say they have leadership ability, and Susan
and I sat in on a training session that featured eight such ear-
nest men and two women. Tey sat in the sort of inexpensive
chairs that are ubiquitous throughout Africa and South
America at tables that formed a U. No bells and whistles in
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UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY: Belinda Evy Nabude celebrates with grandmother and aunt; library; swearing in Student Guild Government.
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this ordinary room pockcd with staincd bcigc waIIs and barrcd
windows.
But what thcy pIanncd was cxtraordinary Instcad oI
discussing thc usuaI notion oI waiting Ior Wcstcrn aid, thcy
dcbatcd past and Iuturc sccd projccts. Young mcmbcrs oI
NakaIama Rapha DcIivcrancc Church wcrc starting a brick
making projcct. Womcn oI thc church wantcd Iand to grow
morc vcgctabIcs. Church mcmbcrs in Kikubamutwc, a
KampaIa sIum arca, pIanncd a ncighborhood cIcanup. Othcrs
spokc oI cIcaning Iittcr Irom drainagc ditchcs or buiIding a
shcItcr Ior thc cIdcrIy.
Training scssion participants wcrc unimprcsscd by a
govcrnmcntorganizcd Iitcrary projcct and a Unitcd Nations
chiIdIccding projcct Tcyvc sccn big taIk and poor rcsuIts
many timcs. Participants strcsscd thc nccd to accompIish
tasks in onc day, so onIookcrs can quickIy scc tangibIc rcsuIts.
Tcy brokc down tasks into basic stcps thrcshing thc arca
around a wcII; crccting a Icncc to kccp animaIs out; rcmoving
mud so thc wcII can hoId morc watcr Irom thc inIrcqucnt
rains; and crcating and cIcaring trcnchcs so rainwatcr ows
into thc wcII.
Traincr Judith Murungi cmphasizcd thc importancc oI avoid
ing dcpcndcncy, dcvcIoping IocaI rcsourccs, and undcrstanding
that Christianity is morc than praying and attcnding church.
Many Ugandans proIcss to bc Christians but aIso bcIicvc that cviI
spirits and curscs controI thcir Iivcs. Murungi spokc about how
Cod has givcn Ugandans crcativity and cncrgy that wiII aIIow
thcm to changc thcir communitics and dcIcat povcrty. Tcy
can dig Iatrincs, wash hands bcIorc cating, and usc mosquito
ncts to kccp out maIariaI mosquitocs smaII, doabIc projccts.
Sccd projccts dcmonstratc to Ugandans that Cod can usc
mcagcr IocaI rcsourccs to bIcss a community. Tc projccts
dcmonstratc that Ugandans dont havc to wait Ior outsidcrs to
comc and x probIcms, and that Cod carcs about thc physicaI
wcIIbcing oI His chiIdrcn, not just thc spirituaI.
Tc Iourth approach is straightIorward cvangcIism Wc
watchcd qo AngIican youth and studcnt coordinators Icarn
about strcct cvangcIism and thcn hcad out in a bus, in a van,
and by Ioot to go doortodoor. EvangcIist John NichoIas
OkwaIinga and rctircd Covcnant CoIIcgc proIcssor Hcnry
Krabbcndam stoppcd at onc ccmcntwaIIcd, mctaIrooIcd
housc Iingcring amid hardpackcd rcd cIay and mango,
avocado, and banana trccs. Tcy knockcd on thc door and a
young mothcr, Maria, opcncd it, as a runnynoscd toddIcr in
a Tshirt and bcadcd braccIcts on both wrists tuggcd on hcr
drcss. Maria sct down two cmpty pIastic jcrry cans Ior watcr,
and hcr IittIc girI startcd cIimbing on thcm.
OkwaIinga and Krabbcndam didnt mincc words Citing
bibIicaI rcIcrcnccs, thcy toId Maria that shc has a cobra hcart
(PsaIm 8q}, a past IIcd with cxcrcmcnt (Isaiah 6q6}, and
a dcstructivc IiIc (Romans ::6}. Tcy toId hcr about a cruci
cd Jcsus who cradicatcs thc cobra hcart, purgcs thc cxcrcmcnt
past, and changcs thc toxic IiIc. Tcy said through His rcsur
rcction Jcsus suppIics a ncw hcart, ncw rightcousncss, ncw
hoIincss. Tc woman Iistcncd, thcn wcIcomcd thc BibIc thcy
gavc hcr and thcir pIcdgc to rcturn and scc how shcs doing.
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CROSSROADS OF FAITH: TNA representative Judith Murungi (center). Opposite page:
raising the cross on the aBu chapel; Kampala mosque (left to right).
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witchcraIt. For cons hungcr and
grinding povcrtyconscqucnccs oI
this worIdvicw dominatcd by thc
nccd to avoid upsctting cviI spirits
havc pIagucd Uganda. British con
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:q6 brought missionarics but aIso
Europcan matcriaIism. Now, thc
Chincsc govcrnmcnt is buying up
mincraI rights throughout AIrica,
whiIc MusIims, who oncc cnsIavcd
many in East AIrica, scck to cnsIavc
thcir postcrity in a worksbascd
rcIigion that pcrsccutcs othcr
Iaiths.
IsIamists ocr doIIars and a
promiscd Iand oI doIIs to young
mcn wiIIing to givc thcir Iivcs to
kiII Christians and Jcws. Othcr
MusIims purchasc wivcs Irom
nominaIIy Christian Ugandan
Iathcrs who arc wiIIingiI thcrcs
cnough moncy in itto havc thcir
daughtcrs bccomc MusIims. Somc
Ugandans wouId rathcr bc
cmpIoycd MusIims than uncm
pIoycd Christians. A varicty oI
quasiChristian ministrics havc Iought back by ocr
ing thcir own rcwards through a prospcrity gospcI.
Faith hcaIcrs havc Iound a markct Whcn Bcnny Hinn
camc to KampaIa, somc Ugandans arrivcd six hours
carIy to gct a pIacc.
In Uganda now, rapidIy incrcasing cohabitation is
undcrmining marriagc. AIcohoI consumption is mas
sivc. OId supcrstitions, such as gaining a IccIing oI
sccurity by carrying thc skin or hair oI a Iion, rcmain.
MusIims say thcy rcvcrc marriagc so much that cvcry
woman must bc in onc, aIong with up to thrcc othcr
wivcs. MusIims say thcy throw out bottIcs and supcr
stition. Christians nccd to dcmonstratc thc abiIity to dcmoIish
vicious cycIcs oI apathy, corruption, povcrty, discasc, and
dcgcncration.
Somc bcIicvc Uganda can cscapc cvcntuaI MusIim dictator
ship by dcvcIoping sccuIar, matcriaIist institutions such as
Makcrcrc Univcrsity, thc Harvard oI Ugandabut it is thc typc
oI institution that gcncratcs IibcraI opposition to IsIamic rcvo
Iutions and thcn gocs undcr whcn thc tidc riscs. SoIt sccuIar
Iaiths havc not compctcd wcII against IsIams scimitarcdgcd
Icrocity, particuIarIy whcn thcy providc occasionaI circuscs
but insucicnt amounts oI brcad.
Tats particuIarIy truc whcn poIiticians who cIaim thc
mantIc oI Christ ocr honcycd words but corrupt practiccs. In
Dcccmbcr an intcrnationaI NCO, Transparcncy IntcrnationaI,
rcIcascd its o: Corruption Pcrccption Indcx Uganda
droppcd Irom a miscrabIc :oth pIacc to an cvcn worsc :qoth.
AIso in Dcccmbcr, thc AIrican DcvcIopmcnt Bank notcd that
Uganda has an cxtcrnaI
dcbt oI s. biIIion, but
Irom oo to o:: morc
than s; biIIion obtaincd by
individuaIs through corrupt
mcans owcd into bank
accounts and tax havcns
outsidc oI Uganda.
Tc TransIorming
Nations AIIiancc contcnds
that |Ugandan| Christians
arc stiII vcry shaIIow in
thcir undcrstanding oI
Scripturc and stiII havc a
mindsct Iockcd in thc
animistic worIdvicw that is
IataIistic hcncc thc
povcrty, sociaI instabiIity,
domcstic vioIcncc, and
othcr sociaI probIcms that
bcdcviI thc nation.
Tc IcvcI oI corrup
tion is so high that
thc stabiIity oI thc
nation is scriousIy
thrcatcncd. ABU
studcnt Carnct
Kibombwc wrotc
thoughtIuIIy about
thc probIcm and
askcd, What docs
Christ think whcn hc
sccs us giving and
taking bribcs,
chcating, abusing
pcopIc ?
South oI thc
Sahara, thc numbcr
oI MusIim adhcrcnts
has gonc Irom :: miIIion in :qoo to q miIIion in o:o, and
thc numbcr oI thosc proIcssing Christ during that timc pcriod
has soarcd Irom ; miIIion to q;o miIIion. Yct, TNA rcports that
whiIc many SubSaharan AIrican countrics boast oI Iargc
Christian popuIations, thcir impact or inucncc is hardIy sccn
or noticcd in thc rcaI worId. Tc Church in thcsc nations has
IargcIy Iost crcdibiIity and is accuscd oI bcing totaIIy irrcIcvant
in socicty.
II thosc q;o miIIion Christians arc cducatcd and cncrgizcd,
thcy can avoid IaIIing undcr MusIim cnsIavcmcntand that is
thc Iatcst iI in a Iong struggIc. IshmacI and Isaac wcrc at
odds q,ooo ycars ago, MusIims and Christians Iought oItcn
during thc miIIcnnium that bcgan in Muhammads timc :,qoo
ycars ago, and thc war, somctimcs coId and somctimcs hot,
gocs on today. A Listen via podcast or radio to The World and
Everything In It segments on Uganda by Susan Olasky during the
weeks of Jan. and Feb.
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1Mz couMclL oa cMals1lAM coLLzczs AMb uMlvzasl1lzs
(CCCU}, with ::q mcmbcrs and aIiatcs, providcs o
campus programs Ior Christian studcnts and dcvcIopmcnt
conIcrcnccs Ior administrators. Opcrating Irom occs ncar
CapitoI HiII, it trics to protcct Christian schooIs Irom govcrn
mcnt cncroachmcnt in arcas ranging Irom IacuIty hiring to
Obamacarcmandatcd provision oI abortion piIIs.
Trcats Irom within and without arc hitting thc CCCU as it
prcparcs to host on Fcb. ::q in Los AngcIcs its quadrcnniaI
IntcrnationaI Forum on Christian Highcr Educationthc Iarg
cst Christian highcrcducation gathcring in thc worId. AIong
with discussing dcmographic chaIIcngcs and shrinking budgcts,
mcmbcrs wiII chart thc Iuturc oI thc CounciI itscII Within thc
past ycar thc CCCU Iost its prcsi
dcnt and thrcc oI its Iour vicc
prcsidcnts.
Ovcr thc past thrcc months
Ivc Iookcd into thc CCCUs ring
Iast Octobcr oI its ;ycaroId
prcsidcnt, Edward O. BIcws Jr.,
aItcr onIy tcn months in occ. I
intcrvicwcd two Iormcr CCCU
prcsidcnts, scvcn coIIcgc prcsi
dcnts (incIuding thrcc Iormcr
CCCU Board chairmcn}, othcr
coIIcgc administrators, and
thrcc Iormcr stacrs. I Iound
two storics onc about an organi
zation trying to nd its way in a
shiIting cconomic and poIiticaI
cIimatc, and onc about a man
who took a hacksaw to an
important organization.
A1za AM 18-MoM1M szAacM,
thc CCCU Board in o: tappcd
Ed BIcws to rcpIacc thc rctiring PauI Corts, a Iormcr assistant
attorncy gcncraI in thc Bush administration. FcIIow studcnts at
ScattIc Pacic Univcrsity had cIcctcd BIcws studcnt body prcs
idcnt, but SPU says hc ncvcr carncd a bachcIors dcgrcc thcrc.
BIcws did graduatc Irom Tomas CooIcy Law SchooI, which
acccpts ccrtain studcnts without a bachc
Iors dcgrcc, but thc Statc Bar oI Michigan
has no rccord oI him cvcr passing thc bar.
BIcws spcnt 8 ycars in a Iobbying roIc
at thc Association oI Indcpcndcnt CoIIcgcs
and Univcrsitics oI Michigan, a Iourpcrson
opcration without thc sizc and scopc oI thc
CCCU, which has ; IuIItimc cmpIoyccs. Hc was probabIy
ovcrwhcImcd by thc compIcxity and thc divcrsity oI institu
tions, said Bob Andringa, thc CCCU prcsidcnt Irom :qqq to
oo6 Its an cntircIy dicrcnt baIIgamc at thc IcdcraI IcvcI
than thc statc IcvcI.
Critics say BIcws Iackcd sucicnt cducation and cxpcricncc,
but Board mcmbcrs such as Mcssiah CoIIcgc Prcsidcnt Kim
Phipps, thcn thc Boards chair, cnthusiasticaIIy backcd him.
BIcws in his CCCU inauguraI addrcss said, I answcrcd my
phonc to hcar a commanding IcmaIc voicc that soundcd
suspiciousIy Iikc Kim Phipps saying, Ed. Tis is Cod. And shc
is caIIing you to thc CCCU prcsidcncy.
BIcws inauguraI ccIcbration was thc rst such bash in thc
CounciIs history, compIctc with givcaways Ior attcndccs pcns
and goIdcn bookmarks cngravcd with BIcws namc. Hc
brought in as cntcrtainmcnt
thc accIaimcd but typicaIIy o
coIor CapitoI Stcps, a poIiticaI
satirc group that chargcs
sq,oo pcr houran amount
roughIy cquaI to a coIIcgcs
annuaI mcmbcrship ducs. Tc
CCCU wcbsitcs account oI thc
cvcnt bcgan, In an inspiring
and compcIIing ccrcmony
markcd by an cxtcndcd stand
ing ovation.
Trcc Iormcr CCCU
cmpIoyccsWORLD is giving
thcm anonymity bccausc thcy
couId Iosc thcir currcnt jobs
dcscribc thc work cnvironmcnt
BIcws crcatcd in nightmarish
tcrms Hc wouId bcratc sta,
somctimcs in Iront oI coIIcagucs,
in mcctings that couId Iast Ior
hours. Tcy say BIcws trackcd
which cmpIoyccs compIimcntcd
him, and during his rst sta mccting Iaid out on a tabIc
dozcns oI congratuIatory Icttcrs to himscII. Tc Spring o:
issuc oI thc CCCUs Advance Magazine had :8 photos oI BIcws.
Stacrs say hc had to approvc cvcrything. You IcIt Iikc you
nccdcd pcrmission to go to thc bathroom, onc Iormcr
cmpIoycc said. It bccamc this paranoid, Sovict cuIturc.
Inconsistcncy markcd BIcws tcnurc cvcn in Iobbying, his
arca oI strcngth. Hc ociaIIy protcstcd Obamacarcs abortion
piII mandatc to thc Dcpartmcnt oI HcaIth and Human Scrviccs
(HHS}, but his communications stratcgy wasnt robust. In
JuIy, days aItcr HHS rcIcascd its naI ruIc, Inside Higher Ed
ran a story quoting Icadcrs oI thc Bcckct Fund Ior RcIigious
Libcrty and thc Association oI CathoIic CoIIcgcs and
Univcrsitics, but notcd that thc CCCU dccIincd to commcnt.
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last January.
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Somc CCCU mcmbcr prcsidcnts saw BIcws as unrcsponsivc to
thcir conccrns.
EIcvcn oI thc q administrativc sta mcmbcrs in Washington
IcIt thc CounciI in o:, taking with thcm scvcn dccadcs oI
institutionaI knowIcdgc. Andringa said thc dcpartcd cmpIoyccs
pIaycd criticaI roIcs, and citcd KyIc Roycr as a tcrric CFO
who had bccn with thc CounciI q ycars. BIcws soIution
bring in a tcmporary accountant two days a wcck. O cc
disarray Icd to conIusion about pIans Ior Fcbruarys Forum
Whcn thc Board unanimousIy oustcd BIcws in Octobcr, rcgis
tration was stiII not onIinc and thc program was stiII unsct.
PhiIanthropist Robcrta Ahmanson, thc opcningnight
kcynotc spcakcr at ncxt months Forum, says thc CCCU Board
shouId havc morc carcIuIIy rcvicwcd BIcws cducationaI
background II thcy did know, thcn thcy rcaIIy nccd to do
somc souI scarching about why thcy wcnt ahcad and hircd
him. I contactcd Kim Phipps and thc currcnt CCCU Board
chair, Chip PoIIard, prcsidcnt oI John Brown Univcrsity, but
thcy both dccIincd to commcnt. I IcIt voiccmaiIs Ior BIcws
and visitcd his homc in Washington, but hc did not rcturn
my mcssagcs.
sLzws 1zMuaz cAMz as thc
counciI aIrcady Iaccd signi
cant chaIIcngcs. According to
thc most rcccnt data avaiIabIc
on CuidcStar, which coIIccts
nonprot nanciaI rcports,
mcmbcr ducs accountcd Ior
onIy s:.q miIIion oI thc
CCCUs s:.6 miIIion budgct in o::. Trcc
Iourths oI it, sq. miIIion, camc Irom o
campus studcnt programs, incIuding a
journaIism program in Washington, a Im
studics program in Los AngcIcs, and studyabroad programs
in countrics around thc worId.
Formcr cmpIoyccs conrmcd cnroIImcnt in thosc programs
is down dramaticaIIy in rcccnt ycars, as morc institutions
crcatc thcir own studyabroad programs and scck to kccp
studcnt doIIars on campus. Somc schooIs arc saying schoIar
ship moncy cannot bc uscd Ior ocampus courscs. Formcr
prcsidcnt Andringa, now a nonprot ministry consuItant, said
many campuscs sucr Irom dwindIing dcnominationaI sup
port, havc aIrcady dcIcrrcd campus maintcnancc, and havc
mandatcd hiring and saIary Ircczcs.
Tc CCCU Washington administrativc sta is barcIy haII
thc sizc it was a ycar ago. BIcws contract may Icavc thc CCCU
in a nanciaI bind Whcn hc rst mct thc sta in JuIy o:, hc
boastcd that his ironcIad vcycar contract couId not bc
voidcd cvcn iI hc was rcd with causc. No Iormcr cmpIoycc
wouId rcvcaI to mc thc dctaiIs oI thc contract, but according
to CuidcStar, BIcws prcdcccssor had an annuaI saIary oI
aImost so,ooo. II BIcws was making that amount and thc
contract is as ironcIad as hc thinks it is, thc CounciI couId pay
as much as s:.6 miIIion ovcr vc ycarsa Iot oI moncy Ior an
organization that cIcarcd onIy s,qq in scaI o::.
BIcws may suc thc CCCU ovcr his dismissaI, and this wouId
crcatc morc unccrtainty Ior an organization that, according to
Andringa, has Iost a Iot oI crcdibiIity, unIortunatcIy, in thc
Iast ycar. AIthough acting CCCU prcsidcnt BiII Robinson
madc Forum pIanning his top priority, and rcgistration
wcnt onIinc days aItcr thc ring oI BIcws, as oI midJan
uary thc CounciI was stiII scrambIing to sccurc cnough
rcgistrants to covcr thc Los AngcIcs hotcI contract.
Formcr CCCU prcsidcnt Corts toId mc thc CCCU is a
cruciaI dcIcndcr oI Christian institutions right to hirc
onIy bcIicvcrs Without that right, Christian institutions
ccasc to bc Christian and aII thc rcst is Ior naught. Tc
Obama administration has argucd thc rcIigious cxcmption
to Iaws against hiring discrimination shouId not cxist,
but thc U.S. Suprcmc Court in o: ruIcd unanimousIy
in Iavor oI kccping it. Its such a IragiIc thing, Corts
said. In virtuaIIy cvcry Congrcss thcrc is IcgisIation
introduccd to takc that right away.
CoIorado Christian Univcrsity vicc prcsidcnt
Christophcr LcIand said its bccoming
incrcasingIy di cuIt to con
vincc accrcditing bodics that
cducationaI cxccIIcncc can go
togcthcr with a uniqucIy
Christian vision Wc havc a Iot
oI Christian coIIcgcs and uni
vcrsitics who arc doing a Iot oI
good work and nccd hcIp. Somc
CCCU mcmbcrs want an organi
zation that wiII cngagc not onIy
Congrcss and thc Dcpartmcnt oI
Education, but schoIars and writcrs
who critiquc highcr cducation.
Andringa said Christians shouId
raIIy around thc CCCU Tc CounciI
is criticaI to thc body oI Christ in thc
ncxt scvcraI dccadcs. Without
accountabiIity, says Ahmanson, scandaIs
arc incvitabIc Its timc Ior cvangcIicaI
institutions, cspcciaIIy in highcr cducation, to asscss thcir
boards. Tcy nccd to aIso undcrstand that bcing supportivc
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v cv 1nL IIAmcis mug
shot oI Jarcd Loughncrhcad
shavcd, cycs crazcd, smiIc
crookcd and unrcadabIcis
cmbcddcd in Amcricans
minds. Hc was oncc a good
Iooking, wcIItoncd tccnagcr
with bIuc cycs. Today, hcs bct
tcr known as a mass murdcrcr
who in Phocnix on Jan. 8, o::,
shot :q pcopIc, incIuding U.S. Rcp. CabricIIc Ciords.
Six oI thcm, onc a qycaroId girI, dicd.
Loughncrs inappropriatc smiIc, which so haunt
ingIy capturcd his manic thoughts at thc timc, chiIIcd
many vicwcrs who watchcd it ash on scrccns Ior
days and wccks. Morc mass shootings havc cruptcd
across thc nation ovcr thc IoIIowing two ycarsat a
CoIorado movic thcatcr, a Connccticut cIcmcntary
schooI, and thc Washington Navy Yard. Tcy aII tracc
back to untrcatcd mcntaI iIIncsscs, as do 6 pcrccnt
oI mass shootings sincc :q8, according to a Iist
compiIcd by Mother Jones, a IibcraI invcstigativc
magazinc.
StiII, Icwcr than onc out oI :oo,ooo mcntaIIy iII
individuaIs bccomc mass murdcrcrs. Tc cvcryday
tragcdics arc thosc within individuaI Iivcs and Iami
Iics About ;.; miIIion Amcrican aduIts, or . pcr
ccnt oI thc U.S. popuIation, sucr Irom a scrious
mcntaI iIIncss, primariIy schizophrcnia and bipoIar
disordcr with psychosis. Schizophrcnia, according to
thc NationaI Institutc oI McntaI HcaIth (NIMH} may
causc pcopIc to hcar voiccs othcr pcopIc dont
hcar and bcIicvc othcr pcopIc arc rcading thcir
minds, controIIing thcir thoughts, or pIotting to
harm thcm. BipoIar disordcr causcs unusuaI and
scvcrc shiIts in mood, cncrgy, activity IcvcIs, and
thc abiIity to carry out daytoday tasks. A o:o
study by NIMH cstimatcs that qo pcrccnt oI aduIts
with schizophrcnia and : pcrccnt oI individuaIs
with scvcrc bipoIar disordcr rcccivc no trcatmcnt
within any oncycar pcriod. How shouId Christians
rcspond?
Wc can start by Iistcning to thc storics that
mothcrs oI thc mcntaIIy iII tcII. In Phocnix, Dcborah
CccsIing trics to bc a good mothcr to hcr son Scth
CccsIing, :, who stands a huIking 6Ioot:inch.
Hc spcaks soIt and Iow, and his cycs arc brown and
docIikc, curtaincd by Iashcs that
couId makc a tccnagc girI jcaIous. Hc
is thc third oI Iour brothcrsaII ovcr
6 Icct taII, dwarng thcir bIond,
bcspcctacIcd mothcr. Tc thrcc
othcrs do not havc mcntaI iIIncsscs.
BcIorc I mct Scth, Dcborah toId
mc hcr son is a pcrccptivc, kind swccthcart, hcr
pico dc gaIIo. AIthough shc worricd how hc wouId
rcspond to mc, whcn wc mct hc showcd himscII a
gcntIcman warm, poIitc, and considcratc. But
obscrvc him Ior somc timc, and ccrtain things sccm
a IittIc o. Scth is rcstIcss, unabIc to Iocus or sit stiII.
At timcs his spccch wandcrs and sIurs. Hc can bc
sIow in rcsponding to qucstions, and somctimcs hc
smiIcs or chuckIcs at odd timcs. His ociaI diagnosis
F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 4 WO R L D
An Arizona familys struggle
with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
mirrors a nations
by SOPHIA LEE in Phoenix, Ariz.
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with a photo
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is schizoacctivc disordcr, which mcans hc shows symptoms
Ior both schizophrcnia and bipoIar disordcr.
Scth was :q whcn hc startcd showing bipoIar symptoms.
His rcckIcss bchaviors jumpcd Iar out oI his usuaI swcct
charactcr. Hc sccrctIy ovcrdoscd on BcnadryI and awokc
vomiting. Hc wouId run away Irom homc, oncc disappcaring
Ior thrcc days. At thc timc, it just sccmcd Iikc hc was bcing a
rcbcIIious tccnagcr, said Dcborah. Shc Iound his bchaviors
cxtrcmc and pcrpIcxing, but wc didnt know what wc wcrc
rcaIIy dcaIing with at aII. Tc bchaviors turncd incrcasingIy
irrationaI, vioIcnt, manic. Hc ran away Irom homc so oItcn
that thc CccsIings had an oncaII scarch tcam oI church
pastors. Tc CccsIings ngcrs wcrc poiscd to diaI q:: at any
givcn momcnt.
Onc night, Scth hit his Iathcr. By that point, thc CccsIings
kncw Scth shouIdnt bc at homc. Dcborah was hystcricaI Irom
Icar and cxhaustion. Too IrcqucntIy, thcy wcrc scnding his
youngcr brothcr to thc saIcty oI a Iricnds housc. Tcy had
tricd cvcrything a Christian ranch in Montana, juvcniIc
dctcrrcncc programs, coun
scIing, discipIincnothing
was working. It was a bizarrc
situation that night A parcnt
bcgging a cop to arrcst a son.
But as Dcborah watchcd hcr
son bcing Icd away in hand
cus, shc IcIt it might savc
him Tis gocs against thc
norm oI a parcnts hcart, but
wc wcrc vcry gratcIuI hc was
in jaiI. At Icast wc kncw hc
was saIc Ior that timc.
AItcr jaiI and staying in an
intcrim housc, Scth was put
on probationbut hc stoppcd
taking his mcdication, startcd
hanging out with thc wrong
crowd, and rapidIy IcII into a
worsc mcntaI statc. By thcn
hc was :8a IcgaI aduIt. Soon
aItcr, hc had his rst psy
chotic brcak Hc wcnt around
his ncighborhood ringing his
ncighbors doorbcIIs and
singing thc samc song ovcr
and ovcr. His brothcrs chascd
him whiIc disturbcd ncighbors Iookcd on. By thc timc hc ran
into a busy strcct, vc poIicc occrs wcrc aItcr him. Hc
pushcd an occr down and ran out into thc middIc oI thc
road. Cars honkcd, tircs scrccchcd, pcopIc howIcd. FinaIIy, an
occr tascrcd him.
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somc oI thc bcst in thc nation, in part bccausc
oI a :q8: cIassaction Iawsuit, Arnold v. Sarn.
Arizona is onc oI thc Icw statcs that aIIow
rcsidcnts to bc invoIuntariIy (by court ordcr}
cvaIuatcd and trcatcd Ior mcntaI disordcrs iI thcy arc
considcrcd a dangcr to scII, a dangcr to othcrs, gravcIy
disabIcd, or pcrsistcntIy or acutcIy disabIcd. Most statcs
onIy aIIow invoIuntary trcatmcnt iI thc pcrson is a dangcr to
scII and othcrswhich bIuntIy transIatcs to rcquiring vioIcncc
bcIorc acting toward prcvcntion, rathcr than proactivcIy
taking aII mcasurcs to prcvcnt it.
Tc CccsIings wcrc abIc to pctition thc courts to commit
Scth invoIuntariIy. Pcr Arizonas Iaw, thc judgc put him on
courtordcrcd trcatmcnt Ior onc ycar; but oncc thc ordcr
cxpircd, Scth stoppcd taking his
mcdication. And so bcgan thc
carouscI HospitaI. Court. Homc.
HospitaI again. TransIcr to anothcr
hospitaI, thcn anothcr. Homc. A
shortagc oI pubIic psychiatric bcds
in thc statc mcant hospitaI sta
couId onIy kccp Scth Iong cnough
to stabiIizc him. At homc hc wouId
stop taking his mcdication;
symptoms wouId rcturn, and hc wouId bc back at thc hospitaI
to start thc cycIc aII ovcr again. Dcborah caIIs it a rcvoIving
door systcm.
Tc bcd shortagc is a nationwidc probIcm. Tc Trcatmcnt
Advocacy Ccntcr, a nationaI advocacy organization, cstimatcs
that thc nation is short q,ooo psychiatric bcds. In :q, oo
pubIic psychiatric bcds wcrc avaiIabIc Ior cvcry :oo,ooo pco
pIc. Amcrica has Iost q pcrccnt oI thosc bcds sincc thcn HaII
a ccntury ago statcs startcd dcinstitutionaIizing thc mcntaIIy
iII, rcIcasing about 8o,ooo pcopIc into thcir communitics.
DcinstitutionaIization back thcn appcaIcd to both civiI
rights IibcraIs sccking to Ircc thc mcntaIIy iII Irom Iockdown
institutions, and to scaI conscrvativcs Iooking Ior ways to cut
PERPLEXING ISSUE:
Te closed Central State
Hospital in Milledgeville,
Ga., which originally
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budgcts. In an cra dcvotcd
to Iibcration, activists and
novcIists (such as Kcn
Kcscy, author oI One Flew
Over the Cuckoos Nest,
which bccamc a much
Iaudcd movic} argucd that
thc mcntaIIy iII might bc
thc sancst among us, and in
any casc trcatmcnt shouId
bc voIuntary.
Tis massivc sociaI
cxpcrimcnt workcd Ior
somc highcrIunctioning
paticnts, cspcciaIIy with
thc introduction oI ccctivc antipsychotic drugs such as
chIorpromazinc, which hcIpcd ccrtain paticnts with schizo
phrcnia to improvc signicantIy. Tc introduction oI Mcdicaid
in :q6 and thc cxpansion oI othcr IcdcraI programs Icd statc
govcrnmcnts to ask, What can wc gct Washington to pay?
BcIorc such IcdcraI programs,
statc govcrnmcnts paid q8
pcrccnt oI mcntaI hcaIth costs.
But statc costcuttcrs rcaIizcd
that by cIosing down psychiatric
bcds and Iorcing out paticnts,
thcy couId shiIt thc nanciaI
burdcn onto thc IcdcraI
govcrnmcnt.
Mcdicaid did not pay Ior
statc psychiatric hospitaI
paticnts bctwccn thc agcs oI
to 6q, but it covcrcd commu
nitybascd scrviccs and aIso
paid Ior inpaticnt psychiatric
carc in gcncraI mcdicaI hospi
taIs. Tosc ruIcs gavc statcs
inccntivcs to push paticnts into
outpaticnt programs and gcn
craI mcdicaI hospitaIs (usuaIIy
iIIcquippcd Ior Iongtcrm
psychiatric carc}. By :q86, q
pcrccnt oI mcntaI hcaIth
cxpcnditurc was on inpaticnt
carc, and by oo that had
droppcd to o pcrccnt.
Mcdicaid brought somc bcn
cts, incIuding adoption oI saIcr
and morc ccctivc antidcprcs
sants and antipsychotic drugs.
But somc rcscarchcrs bcIicvc it
aIso tiItcd pubIic mcntaI hcaIth
carc toward Mcdicaidcovcrcd
pcopIc and scrviccs, as statcs
aggrcssivcIy pursucd poIicics
and programs that mct Mcdicaid
match rcquircmcnts. Statc
agcncy roIcs dwindIcd to
nancing and adopting rcim
bursabIc Mcdicaid practiccs that oItcn did not t individuaI
paticnt nccds.
Onc probIcm quickIy cmcrgcd Oncc thc paticnts wcrc Iibcr
atcd, who wouId makc thcm takc thcir mcdicinc? HomcIcssncss
spikcd. Prison popuIations swcIIcd. PubIic rcsourccs, spcnt on
Iaw cnIorccmcnt and cmcrgcncy scrviccs, surgcd. D.J. Jac,
cxccutivc dircctor oI McntaI IIIncss PoIicy Org., toId mc,
Undcr thc guisc oI protccting civiI Iibcrtics, wc havc morc
pcopIc incarccratcd Ior mcntaI iIIncss than cvcr bcIorc. CiviI
Iibcrtics? Frccing pcopIc Irom thcir psychosis, Irom thcir
haIIucinations, is thc grcatcst Iibcrty you can providc thcm.
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adoIcsccnt psychiatric hospitaI, thc cIinic
dischargcd him aItcr onc wcck, saying,
Wc think hc may bc bipoIar. His parcnts
stood conIuscd, hcIpIcss, and scarcd. So ...
what do wc do? What now? thcy askcd. Co nd him a
counscIor, thc psychiatrist and a cascworkcr adviscd. Tc
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CccsIings drovc back homc IccIing as though thcy wcrc
groping in thc dark, Dcborah rccaIIcd. McanwhiIc, Scth
stcamcd with bittcr rcscntmcnt in thc backscat, ccrtain his
parcnts wcrc thc cncmics. Tcy had Iost his trust.
Jac says thc toprccurring qucstion Irom parcnts is, My
son docsnt rcaIizc hc has a mcntaI iIIncss. What do I do? Nor
do aduIt chiIdrcn with psychotic parcnts know what to do. Yct
individuaIs without insight into thcir mcntaI iIIncssa cIini
caI condition caIIcd anosognosiaarc thc grcatcst dangcr to
thcmscIvcs and socicty. Many nationaI organizations taIk a Iot
about gctting rid oI stigma rcgarding thc mcntaIIy iII, but thc
most scriousIy mcntaIIy iII arc too sick to carc about stigmas,
or cvcn to rcaIizc thcyrc sick. Tcy nccd immcdiatc, dircct
trcatmcntmcdications, hospitaI bcds, and assistcd transition
to courtordcrcd outpaticnt carcbut oItcn dont gct it.
It took Dcborah ycars oI cxpcricncc to gain adcquatc trcat
mcnt Ior Scth. Shc attcndcd a NationaI AIIiancc on McntaI
IIIncss (NAMI} FamiIy to FamiIy cIass, a
:wcck coursc taught by traincd IamiIy
mcmbcrs. Othcr mothcrs and advocatcs
taught hcr options and stratcgics ncvcr intro
duccd by doctors or cascworkcrs. I aIways
IccI Iikc its aImost a gamc, shc said. You
nccd to Icarn how to gamc thc systcm, and
Im constantIy ghting to gct my son thc sup
port hc nccds. Dcborah was cvcntuaIIy abIc
to gct Scth into a q!;carc group homc in
Mcsa, Ariz., with Iour othcr mcn aIso with
scrious mcntaI iIIncsscs.
In addition to thc group homc, Scth has an
ACT (Asscrtivc Community Trcatmcnt} tcam,
an intcrdiscipIinary program Ior scvcrcIy
mcntaIIy iII outpaticnts. Tc ACT program
cmcrgcd during thc dcinstitutionaIization cra
and is avaiIabIc in six statcs and various IocaI
rcgions. TcorcticaIIy, thc tcams hcIp outpa
ticnts transition into community through a
Iongtcrm, proactivc, highIy individuaIizcd
approach. But it stiII takcs a mothcr or Iathcr
to stcp in IrcqucntIy and bc an advocatc, as
Dcborah did to put Scth undcr qhour carc
in a group homc.
Tc group homc sits in a quict, suburban
rcsidcntiaI arca with manicurcd Iawns. Its a
cIcan, airy, vcbcdroom housc that ocrs
paticnts board gamcs, a TV, and a pingpong
tabIc. Tc rcsidcnts arc assigncd various
houschoId rcsponsibiIitics Each takcs a turn
cooking dinncr or wiping thc windows. Tcy
sharc a common Iovc Ior hot sauccthcy kccp
a Costcosizcd bottIc oI Tapatio on thcir din
ing tabIc, and squirt it on cvcrything Irom
Irics to popcorn.
Sta mcmbcrs monitor Scth and othcr
paticnts, tcach thcm basic skiIIs, and rcsoIvc
conicts. Tc group homc managcr whcn I
visitcd was Ian Jacoba, a 6Iootqinch cx
IootbaII pIaycr with thick arms, a thick ncck,
and a thick voicc. Hc had two ycars oI cxpcri
cncc working as a dctcntion occr Ior a jaiI, whcrc his intcr
actions with thc mcntaIIy iII wcrc Iimitcd to insuring thcy
takc thcir mcdication and maintaining a saIc, structurcd
cnvironmcnt. Now hc works in a sctting whcrc thc goaI is to
kccp rcsidcnts out oI jaiI. Hc and Scth sharc a casuaI intcrac
tion oI casy bantcrs and occasionaI admonishmcnts, Iikc a
bigbrothcr mcntorship.
Tc conccpt oI hcIping dcvcIop thcm into a mcmbcr oI
socicty whcrc thcy can havc a job, a wiIc, chiIdrcn, a IamiIy ...
I didnt conncct it, Jacoba said. Tc biggcst thing hcs Icarncd
whiIc working in this group homc, hc said, is that pcopIc with
mcntaI iIIncsscs arc not that dicrcnt Irom normaI pcopIc.
II you dont pay attcntion, iI you think thcy cant taIk about
anything bcyond thc wcathcr, thcn yourc missing out. Yourc
rcaIIy missing out on somc truIy intcrcsting individuaIs.
Scth has improvcd signicantIy with thc acutc carc pro
vidcd at thc group homc. StiII, Dcborah has to kccp ghting to
kccp Scth thcrc Ior as Iong as hc nccds to bc.
AIthough Scth has Iarcd much bcttcr and is
graduaIIy sIipping out oI anosognosia, hc stiII
struggIcs physicaIIy and psychoIogicaIIy.
For onc, Scth hasnt had a propcr hoIiday
dinncr with his IamiIy Ior ycars. Hc has
countcd thc cxact numbcr oI days that hcs
bccn away Irom homc sincc hc was agc :; 6;
spcnt in hospitaIs, institutions, and jaiI, not
counting thc aImost two ycars hcs spcnt in a
group homc. HoIidays arc hard Ior Scth,
Dcborah said. I cant rcmcmbcr thc Iast good
hoIiday dinncr. Scth has a hard timc, I think,
bccausc it rcminds him oI what hcs Iost.
Dcborahs voicc startcd quivcring Hc so
much wants to bc with his IamiIy. But his
brothcrs arc moving on with IiIc, and its hard
cmotionaIIy Ior him. Somctimcs, as Dcborah
drivcs back homc aItcr visiting Scth, shc
brcaks down in thc car. It brcaks hcr hcart as
a parcnt to Icavc a son in anothcr homc.
McntaI iIIncss is a IiIcIong issuc. AIthough
much improvcd bccausc oI bcttcr mcdications,
Scths mcntaI statc dcstabiIizcs whcncvcr
things IaII out oI routinc. Right aItcr Jacoba
got promotcd Irom group homc managcr, Scth
snuck out thc window and ran away. His
Iathcr had to go nd him. Such is our IiIc!
Dcborah wrotc in an cmaiI to mc. But shc aIso
tcIIs mc, From thc bcginning, my son is thc
hcro hcrc. Hcs thc onc whos sucring, and
wcrc thc oncs watching him sucr but as
much as Cod has aIIowcd thc sucring, cvcry
stcp oI thc way, Hcs providcd.
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cc. His IamiIy has shcd many tcars, but
thcy aIso havc witncsscd Cods providcncc
in cvcry triaI. Scth has brought bIcssings oI
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grace and insight to those who wept and rejoiced with him.
Whatever Seths mental condition, Deborah said, He
responds to Christ. We know the Holy Spirit is in him.
In Deborahs Sovereign Grace Church, her pastor Trey
Richardson and his wife lead a small group for caregivers
once a month. About four families meet at a local Applebees
to share Scriptures and struggles, check up on each others
progress, and pray for one another. Its very encouraging,
Deborah said. Were very open with each other, and we
laugh about things we probably wouldnt on a regular day.
It took some time and guidance, but Deborah said members
of her church have learned more about her son Seths illness.
Tey seek ways to interact with
him and take him out regularly.
She said that members are learn-
ing that her son and others are
not unreachablebut theyve
been neglected for so long. A
doctor often only treats the brain
as an organ with symptoms. Te
church, however, can treat the
whole person by lifting the hope-
lessness, unhappiness, and self-
worthlessness that obstruct a
persons ability to worship and
glorify God.
Once a week, Seth meets with
his pastor, Trey Richardson, for
biblical counseling. Seths love
for his church hasnt wavered,
and even if sometimes he walks
out in the middle of a sermon,
Richardson uses that incident to
teach him about the fruit of the
Spirit. Recently he asked Seth,
What was your happiest
moment this week? Seth
replied: When Im in church.
One afternoon at church after
his biblical counseling session,
Seth prayed, Dear Father, I pray
that you enlighten us today in
our walk with you. Tank you
for our church and family. May
we come to love you more and more. Amen.
Well said, well said, replied Richardson.
Later, Richardson told me that Seth and his family have
blessed both him and the church, as members have watched
Gods promises transform into real fruits through the Geeslings
trial: Its amazing to see someone not just talking about it, but
living it out. You can read a book or an article about it, but its
not the same as when you see a life actually living it. A
This was part one of Sophia Lees investigation. In part two she
writes about a young woman dealing with bipolar disorder, a young
man whose condition tortures his mother and himself, and what
government and churches are doingand not doing.
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From the beginning, my son is the
hero here. Hes the one whos suering,
and were the ones watching
him suer but as much as God has
allowed the suering, every step
of the way, Hes provided.
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BROTHER VS. BROTHER
As political and tribal conict splits South Sudan, church leaders hope to be peacemakers

by JAMIE DEAN
nL Jcn CncL DAAi nLARo ciIIRL LRi1
in Juba, South Sudan, on thc night oI Dcc. :,
thc sound was disturbing but IamiIiar.
Daau, now an EpiscopaI pricst, cd his homc
in South Sudan in thc :q8os, as Sudancsc troops
Irom thc north wagcd a brutaI oycar war
against southcrncrs in an attcmpt to imposc
IsIamic Iaw on thc Christian and animist rcgion.
Tc war kiIIcd somc two miIIion South Sudancsc
and dispIaccd an cstimatcd Iour miIIion.
Tc young Daau joincd thc nowIamous Lost
Boys oI Sudana cadrc oI about o,ooo South
Sudancsc boys and tccnagcrs who trckkcd morc than a
thousand miIcs across trcachcrous tcrrain to sparsc
rcIugcc camps in ncighboring countrics. B
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BROTHER VS. BROTHER
As political and tribal conict splits South Sudan, church leaders hope to be peacemakers

by JAMIE DEAN
F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 4 WO R L D
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More than years later, the north
and south signed a peace treaty, and
South Sudan declared its independence
from the north in . Daau pursued
Christian ministry and returned to
South Sudan to establish a Christian
college and seminary in the land he
once ed.
But the gunre Daau heard in South
Sudans capital of Juba this past
December signaled the beginning of a
conict that threatens to unravel the
-year-old nation. Tis time, southern-
ers are ghting southerners, and in some
regions tribes have turned against tribes.
Tats a vexing reality for hundreds
of thousands of South Sudanese citi-
zens who now have ed their homes
again. Te United Nations estimates
nearly half a million displaced citizens.
And its an urgent challenge for church
leaders like Daau who have worked
hard to promote peace for years.
Indeed, churches have played a vital
role in South Sudanese life for decades,
providing aid during wars and counsel
during conicts. In the past, govern-
ment o cials have appointed church
leaders to head peace commissions
between warring tribes.
Abraham Nhial, an Episcopal bishop
in South Sudan and author of the auto-
biography Lost Boy No More, says
churches are facing the complex prob-
lems of the new conict with simple
means: visiting refugees, talking with
government o cials, praying with those
suering, and preaching the Bible.
Politics cant bring people together,
but the gospel can, he said in a phone
DISPLACED: People rest after getting o a
river barge in Awerial, South Sudansome of
the thousands who ed recent ghting
between government and rebel forces in Bor.
3 SOUTH SUDAN.indd 51 1/22/14 11:15 AM
intcrvicw. As Christians, wc want to
bc pcaccmakcrs.
NhiaI says thc prospcct oI southcrn
crs ghting southcrncrs is bcwiIdcring.
Wc wcrc born in war. Wc grcw up in
war. Wc had our own chiIdrcn in thc
war. Wc dont want it to continuc.
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LAcLmAxIc sLLmLo cIusivc
aItcr ghting cruptcd in Juba
on Dcc. : bctwccn soIdicrs
IoyaI to Prcsidcnt SaIva Kiir
and thosc IoyaI to Iormcr Vicc Prcsidcnt
Rick Machar.
AItcr a gunght bctwccn soIdicrs in
an army barracks, thc prcsidcnt
accuscd Machar oI attcmpting
a coup. Machar dcnicd it,
but caIIcd Ior Kiir to stcp
down. Machar bccamc
thc Icadcr Ior rcbcI troops
that initiaIIy scizcd controI
oI kcy citics.
In somc rcgions, thc
poIiticaI ght stokcd cthnic
conict Kiir is a mcmbcr oI
thc Dinka tribc; Machar
bcIongs to thc Nucr cthnic
group. Rcports cmcrgcd
that Dinkas had kiIIcd
mcmbcrs oI thc Nucr
tribc in Juba, and that
Nucr tribcsmcn had kiIIcd
Dinkas in othcr rcgions.
Its a compIicatcd conict with dccp
roots. In thc :qqos, southcrn Iorccs
known as thc Sudan PcopIcs
Libcration Movcmcnt (SPLM} spIit in
thcir ght against thc north. Machar
dcIcctcd Ior a timc, and hc Icd an inIa
mous massacrc oI somc ,ooo Dinka
tribcsmcn in :qq:.
John Carang, thc rst prcsidcnt oI
South Sudan, cvcntuaIIy rcconciIcd
with Machar in an attcmpt to uniIy thc
south. Carang dicd in a hcIicoptcr
crash shortIy aItcr thc war cndcd in
oo, and Kiir bccamc prcsidcnt.
Machar bccamc vicc prcsidcnt.
But thc oId wounds Icstcrcd,
cvcn as thc country dccIarcd
its indcpcndcncc in o::,
and Kiir absorbcd mcm
bcrs oI miIitia Irom various
tribcs into thc countrys
army. McanwhiIc, Kiir
Iaccd incrcasing criticism
as thc ncw country contin
ucd to sucr Irom wcak
dcvcIopmcnt and accusations
oI govcrnmcnt corruption.
Machar was a chicI critic
oI Kiir, who rcd Machar
Irom his vicc prcsidcntiaI
post Iast JuIy. Tcnsions
swcIIcd ovcr thc ncxt Icw
months untiI ghting
brokc out in Dcccmbcr.
By midJanuary, thc two sidcs had
scnt rcprcscntativcs to pcacc taIks in
Ethiopia, but ghting continucd. A kcy
qucstion rcmaincd unanswcrcd What
did Machar hopc to achicvc? Fcw
bcIicvcd Machar couId gain controI oI
thc country, and Kiir sccmcd dctcr
mincd to cnd thc rcbcIIion.
But othcr qucstions Ioomcd Evcn iI
thc two sidcs rcachcd a ccascrc, how
wouId thc country addrcss thc dccpcr
probIcms that Icd to thc conict? And
how couId outsidc nations hcIp thc
country movc past crisis and toward
dcvcIopmcnt?
For thc Unitcd Statcs, thats a criticaI
qucstion. Tc U.S. govcrnmcnt hcIpcd
stccr South Sudan toward indcpcndcncc
and has givcn thc nation soo miIIion
in aid ovcr thc Iast two ycars. But somc
Amcrican cxpcrts on South Sudan say
U.S. ociaIs shouId havc donc morc to
hcIp dcIusc thc buiIding tcnsion ovcr
rcccnt months.
Eric Rccvcsa Sudan cxpcrt and
proIcssor at Smith CoIIcgcwrotc that
South Sudan rcccivcd too IittIc hcIp in
cstabIishing dcmocratic institutions
that wouId aIIow thc SPLM to outgrow
its gucriIIa warIarc past. Hc continucd
EMBATTLED: Government soldiers ride
through the still-smoldering town of Bentiu
after capturing it from rebel forces Jan. .
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Tc U.S. couIdnt dictatc govcrnancc,
but couId havc donc morc to assist.
During thc months Icading up to thc
currcnt crisis, two kcy U.S. posts wcrc
vacant thc spcciaI cnvoy to Sudan and
thc chicI oI AIrica poIicy Ior thc Statc
Dcpartmcnt. Andrcw Natsios, spcciaI
cnvoy Ior Sudan undcr Prcsidcnt
Ccorgc W. Bush, toId Rcutcrs ncws
scrvicc Whcn aII oI this was dctcrio
rating, thcrc was no onc in chargc.
Jok Madut Joka Iormcr South
Sudancsc ociaI who now works Ior thc
Sudd Institutc in Jubasaid Iongtimc
Iactions nccdcd hcIp Icarning how to
govcrn togcthcr. Jok toId Te Wall Street
Journal that outsidc countrics hcIpcd
South Sudan with Iorcign aid. Tc papcr
addcd What thcy misscd is that pcopIcs
souIs havc to bc Iat in thc samc way.
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cR Sci1n SioA church Icad
crs, attcnding to thc nccds oI
bodics and souIs has bccn a
dccadcsIong proccss. During
thc war in thc :q8os and :qqos,
churchcs wcrc oItcn thc onIy institu
tions IcIt in parts oI South Sudan.
Church Icadcrs ocrcd spirituaI and
matcriaI hcIp that Iostcrcd substantiaI
crcdibiIity with IocaI popuIations.
Ovcr thc ycars, govcrnmcnt ociaIs
tappcd pastors and pricsts to hcIp
mcdiatc tribaI conicts and prcss Ior
pcacc agrccmcnts. John ChoI Daau, thc
EpiscopaI pricst and Iormcr Lost Boy,
has scrvcd on a govcrnmcnt pcacc
commission Icd by EpiscopaI
Archbishop DanicI Dcng.
Church ociaIs say thcy want to usc
bibIicaI principIcs to addrcss spirituaI
probIcms that Icad to conict, and to
point out probIcms whcn nccdcd.
In a joint statcmcnt Iast ycar by
Dcng and thc CathoIic archbishop
PauIino Lukudu Loro, thc pair wrotc
Wc arc not poIiticians. Tc prophctic
voicc oI thc church rcads thc signs oI
thc timcs in thc Iight oI gospcI vaIucs
and, Iikc thc prophcts oI thc OId
Tcstamcnt, caIIs Ior a changc oI hcart
Icading to a changc oI bchavior.
AItcr thc rcccnt ghting, Dinka and
Nucr church Icadcrs Irom CathoIic,
EpiscopaI, Prcsbytcrian, and othcr
dcnominations issucd a statcmcnt
pIcading with South Sudancsc citizcns
not to aIIow a poIiticaI conict to turn
into an cthnic war.
Daau says its criticaI to rcmind
Christians Irom dicrcnt tribcs oI thcir
common idcntity Wc arc onc commu
nity. Wc arc bcIicvcrs in Jcsus Christ.
Bishop NhiaI says thats a mcssagc
hcs cmphasizing among scIIidcnticd
Christians who somctimcs dividc aIong
tribaI IincscspcciaIIy thosc ghting in
thc currcnt conict. Tcy nccd to
know what thc BibIc tcIIs thcm, hc
says. Do thcy know thcy cannot bc
dividcd? Do thcy know thcy arc onc
IamiIy oI Cod?
McanwhiIc, though rcsourccs in
South Sudancsc churchcs oItcn arc
Iimitcd, both NhiaI and Daau say thcy
arc working with church Icadcrs to
dcIivcr aid to rcIugcc communitics
whcn possibIc. Othcr church Icadcrs
arc aIrcady visiting rcIugcc camps to
prcach, comIort, and pray with thosc
in nccd.
Tosc numbcrs continuc to swcII, as
thousands havc cd thc country and
aid groups struggIc to dcIivcr aid to
tcns oI thousands in ovcrcrowdcd
camps in thc country. SatcIIitc imagcs
havc shown dcad bodics and burncd
homcs in kcy cmbattIcd towns.
Tc UN rcportcd attacks on aid
convoys had kcpt vitaI suppIics Irom
rcaching vuIncrabIc popuIations. Many
aid groups cvacuatcd thcir Iorcign sta
to surrounding countrics.
Tc Christian rcIicI group Samaritans
Pursc continucs its opcrations at thc
Yida rcIugcc camp ncar thc northsouth
bordcr in South Sudan. Tc camp hosts
ncarIy ;o,ooo pcopIc who havc cd to
South Sudan aItcr cnduring bombing
campaigns in northcrn Sudan Ior morc
than thrcc ycars.
Somc aid workcrs worry ociaIs in
northcrn Sudan wiII takc advantagc oI
South Sudans currcnt crisis to advancc
thcir own intcrcsts in ncarby oiI cIds.
Kcn Issacs oI Samaritans Pursc said
thc group had cnough Iood on hand to
Iccd Yida rcIugccs through midFcbruary,
but that prccarious sccurity conditions
couId hampcr dcIivcry oI morc aid.
NhiaI says somc citizcns havc cd to
othcr parts oI thc country that havc
rcmaincd pcaccIuI during thc conict,
but that somc IamiIics havc scparatcd
as thcy cd. For thc Iormcr Lost Boy,
its a sad rcaIity.
Now thcrc arc morc Iost boys Irom
this ghting, says NhiaI. But I stiII
havc hopc that onc day thcrc wiII bc no
morc Iost boys in South Sudan. A
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ENDANGERED: Mothers hold their young
boys as they receive treatment for
dehydration, vomiting, and diarrhea in a
refugee camp in Awerial.
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S glanced around the room at his Covenant
Seminary classmates. Most had gold rings gracing their left
hands. He thought bitterly, Everyone in this room is getting
what they want and Im not.
At and one of the few single men in his St. Louis seminary, Sense
honestly voices his frustration: Wait, God, Ive moved to the other side of
the world for you, Ive served you and forgone money and fortuneand
this one thing I ask for, I dont get?
While Sense has been in relationships, none of them have worked out.
As he watches friend after friend get married and have kids, he knows
theologically that God is not unjust, and he understands that singleness
has upsides: more time to care for his friends and help them through their
WO R L D F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 4
SINGLE
BUT NOT
SOLITARY
Tese unmarried Christians face
disappointments but nd with
Christ they are not alone
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problems. But theres always the lonely drive home to an empty
house.
Despite the rise of cohabitation and changing attitudes
about marriage, many Christians continue to hold a high view
of the institution and yet nd themselves single. As Valentines
Day approached, I spoke with a dozen of them to uncover the
struggles they face and the consolation they nd as they brave
an uncertain future not of their own choosing.
Some Christian young women complain about
their male counterparts unwillingness to commit, but Sense
has never struggled that way. He views marriage as a beauti-
ful thing the Lord has graciously given so
that man and woman can ourish and
have places of safety and trust. Lately
hes been feeling a deep desire for chil-
dren, which coming from a man seems to
surprise his friends: When women share that people
receive it in stride.
In Los Angeles, Gina Fenwick, , approaches the end of
her childbearing years and still has not found a husband: Te
biological clock is ticking. At I didnt focus so much on
marriage, I just assumed it would happen. I still believe that
I will get married, but maybe years down the line. I kind of
F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 4 WO R L D
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Articulating the
Christian faith.
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realize I need to give up my dream of
having children.
Fenwick, who has been celibate
since professing Christ years ago,
admits that she has days when its a
ght to stay pure in a city that bombards
her with erotic messages. Sometimes
shes tempted to take things into her
own hands and nd someoneanyone
to ll that void. But as her relationship
with God grows, shes been seeing
whats really at stake. If I entertain
these thoughts, Im going to lose so
much more than giving my body away:
Its going to impact my relationship
with God, the
church, and my
community.
As a single
woman, she has had
the time to serve in
her churchs prayer
ministry, lead a post-
abortion group at a
local pregnancy cen-
ter, and help others
in her community
group. Most of her
friends in L.A. are
single, so she spends
time meeting up with them for dinner,
going to concerts, and hosting game
nights.
Fabs Harford, a -year-
old serving in the womens ministry at
Austin Stone Community Church in
Texas, describes her feelings about
singleness as a pendulum that swings
between a pity party and being OK
with where she is.
Harford has felt pressured to get
married ever since professing Christ a
decade ago. But as shes grown in her
faith, her reasons for wanting to tie the
knot have also matured: Now she
desires marriage as a covenant binding
together husband and wife and requir-
ing grace and forgiveness. Even
as she hears from her married
friends about di culties, she
wants to experience
the sanctifying bene-
ts of marriage and
have the opportunity
to act out the gospel in
someone elses life.
When she joined the
church sta seven years ago, she
didnt mind being singlemost of the
other women on sta were single as
well. But over the years, as shes
attended weddings and baby showers,
her thoughts began to change: Te
harder struggle with singleness is not
even wanting someone,
but being confused as to
why someone doesnt
want me. Why did no
one pick me? Am I too
fat? Too annoying? Is
my personality bad?
Harford turned to
blogging to work through
these issues. In ,
she started a series that
looks at how many of the
struggles of singleness
loneliness, rejection, lost
dreamsare actually
blessings pointing her
toward Christ. Her most
popular post was
Blessings of Singleness
: Lack of Physical
Intimacy. Who deter-
mines what she needs
most? she asked: Her
body? Or God? Her con-
clusion: God doesnt
promise to give me everything I need
to never be hungry. He promises to give
me everything I need to not starve to
death on the road home to Him.
More than women
and men commented
on the post, many
saying that her
writing touched on
thoughts and feelings
that theyd never been
able to express. For a lot of
people it helped them feel
heard to have someone say, Hey, its
hard that youre alone, that no one
picked you, but someone understands
you, Harford said.
Jenilyn Swett, , works in
the womens ministry at Crossroads
Presbyterian Church in St. Louis. She
talks about the benets of mixed-aged
activities at church: Getting to see
married folks actively work through
some of the struggles of marriage has
just kind of kept reality in view. She
adds, Being single is hard, so is being
married. In no way has that deterred
me or discouraged me [from getting
married], but its helped me to remem-
ber to keep marriage in its appropriate
place and to not elevate it too much.
By watching so many of her friends
get married, Swett realizes theres no
formula to nding a husband, and the
fact that her past relationships havent
worked out and shes currently single is
only because this is where God wants
her right now. I think a lot of trusting
Him in this is learning to lament and
being able to honestly say to Him, Tis
is hard or Tis is really lonely or Tis
really sucks or Really? Another friend
is getting engaged? Swett said. Just
being able to talk to
Him as a Father, that
He cares, that He sees
me, and everything
He promises is true
even if it doesnt
always feel that way.
Even though
Swett would like to
get married, she
doesnt always
appreciate it when
married women oer
to set her up with
the one other single
person they know, but shes willing to
be set up by someone who knows her
well and knows a man who would
complement her.
At , Linda Kennedy of Atlanta
is still looking for her man. After she
professed Christ in , shes found that
only non-Christian men pursued her.
She found singleness most di cult while
she was raising her son, and then raising
a niece and nephew. But despite lonely
holidays, Kennedy says shes learned to
be content. She doesnt want to com-
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Swett
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promise, and is currently seeing a
gentleman she hopes to marry.
But if it doesnt work out, shes still
willing to submit to Gods will.
She tells
younger singles
that God is faith-
ful and able to keep
you living single
and not fornicate. It
doesnt mean you
stop having feel-
ings, but that you
are Gods property
and He will help
you through the
Holy Spirit.
On Fabs
Harfords hard days,
she holds on to the
promise that marriage is temporal,
while the fruit of her ministry is
eternal. She said her greatest comfort
is knowing that Jesus lived His life
single, yet still lived the perfect life.
Te best advice Mike Sense ever
heard came from the Bible and
not from well-meaning church peo-
ple assuring him that hell nd the
one someday. He points to Isaiah
and , where the Lord promised
the eunuchs who
keep my Sabbaths,
who choose the
things that please
me and hold fast
my covenant, I
will give in my
house and within
my walls a monu-
ment and a name
better than sons
and daughters; I
will give them an
everlasting place
that shall never be
cut o.
Despite hard days, unmet
desires, and feeling misunderstood,
Sense nds encouragement in the
unchanging Word: It makes
me feel important to know
that singles have a place in
the Bible. A
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At Gina Fenwicks church, Reality LA, singles make up about percent of the congregants. Meeting blocks
from the Hollywood sign, Reality LA reaches out to the people in the entertainment industry, where married
couples are rare.
Reality LAs Pastor, Tim Chaddick, said he has parishioners coming up to him weekly with their struggles with
singleness. In one sense its di cult to x the singleness problem they believe they have, he said, because
relationships cant just be manufactured. It takes a lot of work, you have to discover people you connect with,
discover people you have an interest in, Chaddick said. I think when I talk about the theological side of it, most people receive thatthats
what Scripture saysbut I think a lot of people want a very detailed how-to manual.
He encourages singles to meet in local community groups where they can interact with other singles in a group setting while also learning
from the wisdom of married people. And while he sympathizes with his single congregants and their struggles, he encourages them to focus
less on their marital status and more on pursuing holiness in their current stage of life.
Especially in a sex-crazed city like L.A., singles can make an impact on culture by caring about and striving for purity. When our city sees
men and women who are abstaining from sexual activity and yet who are single, that is mind-blowing, Chaddick said. Why would you ever
not be going out and getting laid and hooking up? Why would you ever not do that? Tats absurd. So it becomes this amazing opportunity to
say, Because there is something greater. I think theres an incredible potential for Christian witness.
For instance, one congregant wrote an opinion column in L.A. Magazine explaining why she was saving herself for marriage in their annual
sex issue. Between articles about hot spots to pick up romantic ings and a roundup on condoms, Marielle Wakim writes that at , shes a
virgin by choice, and that God does a rm sexas long as its in marriage.
In the hipster enclave of Silver Lake where -year-old Chaddick lives with his wife and three daughters, he is an anomaly. People are
shocked and confused at why a young man like Chaddick would throw his life away to be tied down to family. So at the pulpit he preaches
the countercultural messages of both the theology of marriage as well as the important role of singles in the kingdom of heaven. A.L.
Te ve worst things
to say to singles
You wont nd your
husband until youre fully
satised with God.
But youre so pretty, how
can you still be single?
Dont worry, Im sure youll
nd him/her someday.
Dont be so picky, you
know youre getting older.
So, are you still single
because you have a fear
of commitment?
Kennedy
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O 1nLsL LIILs1vLL AcLs wc rcport
on not onIy trcnds but aIso oozcs, sub
tIc Iongtcrm changcs that acct how
wc aII think and Iivc. Onc Amcrican
oozc is thc insistcncc on compIctc satisIac
tion Sincc that docs not mcId wcII with IiIc
in a IaIIcn worId, it Iorccs us into cxaggcra
tions and somctimcs Iics.
ExampIc RcccntIy, as I compIctcd papcr
work to buy a Ford Ficsta, thc saIcsman
handcd mc a shcct oI papcr with qucstions
about saIcs pcrIormancc and onIy two
answcrs possibIc compIctcIy satiscd and
unsatiscd. Nothing in bctwccn. Hc said
that unIcss I answcrcd compIctcIy satiscd
to cvcry qucstion hc wouIdnt scII mc thc
vchicIc.
My jaw droppcd, and I askcd thc saIcs
managcr to hcIp mc pick it up. Tc managcr
a rmcd thc saIcsmans pIca, cxpIaining that,
iI individuaIs and dcaIcrs didnt gct a pcrIcct
scorc, thcyd bc out thousands oI doIIars and
Iosc thcir chancc to win company awards. Hc
agrccd that pcrIormancc ratings thus dcrivcd
wouId bc inaccuratc, but Amcricans
dcmandcd compIctc satisIaction.
Is that truc? II so, its ccrtainIy a hard
standard to Iivc by. RccaII, as VaIcntincs Day
Completely impossible
When complete
satisfaction is
expected,
disappointment is
inevitable
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approaches, that traditional marriage vows
are for life, whether richer or poorer, in
sickness or in healtheven when only
partially satised. Some new marriage
vows suggest the option to leave unless
completely satised at all times.
Im not yearning for good old days of
brutal honesty. My rst car-buying experi-
ence came in : Poor and about to get
married, I visited a Ford dealership and
asked to see the least expensive new car on
the lot. Te salesman announced on the
loudspeaker: Who has a cheap car for this
customer? I slinked out and ended up
buying a Chevette with no back seat or
radio. It did have windshield wipers.
A middle course of aiming for satisfac-
tion (but not demanding the complete
kind) would be best. Husbands and wives
should serve each other, and its good for
Avis to try harder. When buying Ford
trucks in Texas during the s, I lled
out a questionnaire without pressure to
sing the Hallelujah Chorus.
Doesnt it seem that when a pitcher
thinks about how he looks as hes throwing
the ball, and demands applause after each
curve ball, hes on the way to the minors?
Could one of the reasons for problems
from divorce to politics to decreased
church attendance be that we demand
complete satisfaction?
A.A. Milnes poem King Johns
Christmas is good in this regard. Jack
wants crackers, chocolates, and a pocket-
knife that really cuts, but hes satised
when a big, red rubber ball hurtles
through the window. If we expect to be
completely satised by every material
thing we receive and every person we
meet, disappointment is inevitable. And if
we could be completely satised with any-
thing this world has to oer, wouldnt we
lose our eagerness to step heavenward?
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Abortion regrets
Some women who headed to Jan. s massive March for
Life on the National Mall in Washington carried I Regret
My Abortion signs. Its not certain when the rst such
sign appeared, but it may have been one carried by
Anglicans for Life director Georgette Forney in
and she carried it to a pro-abortion rally in Washington,
D.C., organized by the National Abortion Rights Action
League (NARAL), the National Organization for Women
(NOW), and Planned Parenthood.
Forney recalls, Every woman at the rally but one
treated me with disdain. I came away realizing that they
didnt care about women or their health. It was all about
power, and the money they can make from the abortion
industry. And make no mistake, it is an industry, earning
nearly billion each year. She now encourages church mem-
bers to discern where they may be called to help: It could be as
simple as a prayer for a teenage girl you see passing by on the
street, or dropping o a pack of diapers at a pregnancy
resource center.
Forney had an abortion when she was , so she is sometimes
contacted by abortion-minded women curious about a pro-life
person who had aborted. One example: An unemployed young
woman impregnated by an unstable man called and told her, I
have to have an abortion. Forney said, No, you dont, and
helped the young woman get a job and material help such as a
crib. Te young woman kept her baby, and her healthy little girl
turned this past March. Tat mother was not, on Jan. ,
carrying a sign, I regret my child. Jim Edsall
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Te most popular baby
names in werewell,
that depends on whos
counting. Te website
nameberry.com tabulated
million page views and
declared Imogen the years
most popular girl name and
Asher the most popular
boys, while babycenter.
coms compiling declared
Sophia and Jackson (with
variations) to be No. .
Since many of its readers
are pregnant and havent yet
chosen names, babynames.
com says its list predicts
future trends. Its most pop-
ular names: Charlotte
and Liam. Te website baby-
names.net, which invites
users to vote (social baby
naming), predicts that
den names (Aiden, Jayden)
will be out and biblical
names like Caleb and Shiloh
in, along with mythology-
inuenced names like Tor.
(Confession: I once had a
dog named Tor.)
Te denitive answer on
which baby names were
most given in is to wait
for a Social Security
Administration announce-
ment later this year. Te
websites babynamewizard.
com and ourbabynamer.com
both rely on those numbers.
In , Jacob and Sophia
were tops. Susan Olasky
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A Lv xIo cI RLA1AL 1Ls1Ic is growing in popu
Iarity. Its noninvasivc, and chccks Ior gcnctic disordcrs
with minimaI risk and high accuracy. Instcad oI coIIcct
ing DNA Irom thc womb with big nccdIcs, it scqucnccs
ccIIIrcc IctaI DNA that oats in thc mothcrs bIoodstrcam
during prcgnancy.
With just a simpIc bIood sampIc Irom mom, tcsts using
ccIIIrcc DNA (soId in thc Unitcd Statcs undcr brand namcs
MatcrniT: PIus, Panorama, Vcri, and Harmony} can ag a
varicty oI chromosomaI conditions in a baby, such as trisomy
: (Down syndromc}, trisomy :8 (Edwards syndromc}, and
trisomy : (Patau syndromc}. Tcy may aIso chcck Ior
scx gcnc disordcrs Iikc tripIc X and KIincIcItcr
syndromcs.
AII this tcsting couId bodc wcII or iII Ior chiIdrcn,
dcpcnding on thcir parcnts vicwpoint.
Noninvasivc tcsts arc saIcr Ior thc baby than
amnioccntcsis and chorionic viIIus sampIing, which
may occasionaIIy causc a miscarriagc. Noninvasivc
tcsts can bc pcrIormcd carIy in thc prcgnancy, too, at
ninc or :o wccks. Tcy arc advcrtiscd to bc highIy
accuratc, dctccting Down syndromc, Ior cxampIc, in
qq out oI :oo cascs.
Tc potcntiaI probIcm is thc motivc Ior prcnataI tcst
ing in thc rst pIacc. Why ocr tcsting Ior a disordcr
you can discovcr at birth? OItcn, thc answcr appcars
to bc so womcn can makc an inIormcd dccision
whcthcr to continuc thcir prcgnancyor abort.
Donna Harrison, thc cxccutivc dircctor oI thc
Amcrican Association oI ProLiIc Obstctricians and
CynccoIogists, points out that whcn doctors tcst Ior a
discasc Iikc strcp throat, thcy normaIIy havc thc goaI
oI trcating and curing thc paticnt. Tcrc is no drug or
trcatmcnt that can modiIy thc gcnomc oI thc Ictus, so
thc Ictus rcccivcs no bcnct, shc says oI thc prcnataI
tcsting trcnd. And, what iI thc tcst is wrong? (Tcy
do givc IaIsc positivcs occasionaIIy.}
Parcnts who discovcr thcir unborn chiId is positivc
Ior a chromosomaI disordcr oItcn dccidc to abort.
Whcn thcy discovcr Down syndromc by prcnataI
diagnosis, up to ninc out oI :o parcnts choosc to tcr
minatc, according to somc studics. As prcnataI tcsts
bccomc Icss invasivc, morc convcnicnt, and morc common,
its rcasonabIc to think morc parcnts wiII bc promptcd to
abort an impcrIcct chiId.
Not cvcryonc vicws thc ncw tcsts ncgativcIy, though. In
o:: AshIcy Ncwman oI Spring, Tcxas, bccamc onc oI thc rst
womcn to usc a noninvasivc prcnataI tcst. HaIIway through
hcr prcgnancy, a MatcrniT: tcst
showcd Ncwmans baby boy had
Down syndromc.
Ncwman says it was important
Ior hcr and hcr husband to know
thc diagnosis in advancc.
RcgardIcss, wc wcrcnt going to
cnd thc prcgnancy. Shc gricvcd ovcr Iost cxpcctations, but
aIso spcnt timc Icarning about Down syndromc, inIorming
IamiIy mcmbcrs, and cnsuring hcr hospitaI wouId providc
cxtra IctaI monitoring Ior hcart dcIccts or intcstinaI probIcms
associatcd with thc condition.
Bcing prcparcd madc thc birth Icss ovcrwhcIming, shc
says. My son was born, and it was a ccIcbration. Wc wcrc
rcady. EIi, whom shc dcscribcs as a pcrIcct son knit
togcthcr by Cod, wiII turn in ApriI. A
MatcrniT: tcst Ior Ncwmans third chiId,
duc in ApriI, camc back normaI and rcvcaIcd
thc babys gcndcr (a boy} at just :' wccks gcstation (morc at
BarryAndAshIcy.wordprcss.com}.
Tc providcr oI MatcrniT: cxpcctcd to scII :o,ooo tcsts
Iast ycar. Othcr brands arc scIIing tcns oI thousands morc.
Whcthcr uscd to improvc a birth or prcvcnt onc, noninvasivc
prcnataI tcsts arc coming to an obgyn o cc ncar you. A
PREPARED:
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Testing morality
Will safer and more sophisticated prenatal tests give parents a
helpful heads-up, or prompt abortions? BY DANIEL JAMES DEVINE
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Hidden plague
New stat|st|cs frem the Centers fer |sease Centre| and Prevent|en |nd|cate three ma[er
sexua||y transm|tted d|seases cent|nue te spread |n the Un|ted 5tates, desp|te eerts te
ra|se awareness. |n zo1z, the rate ef generrhea rese q percent, and the rate ef pr|mary
and secendary syph|||s rese 11 percent. Ch|amyd|a |ncreased s||ght|y te 1.qz m||||en
casesthe mest-reperted d|sease |n the Un|ted 5tates.
Pea|th experts are werr|ed because mest cases ef generrhea and ch|amyd|a eccur
ameng peep|e under zg, and beth d|seases can cause |nfert|||ty |n wemen. Abeut three
eut ef feur new cases ef syph|||s eccur ameng hemesexua| men, ra|s|ng the|r chances ef
transm|tt|ng P|V. D.J.D.

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ef ade|escents that has
fermed the bas|s fer ever
1,goo sche|ar|y art|c|es may
be skewed by yeung
[ekesters whe ||ed te sc|-
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er|entat|en. 0ver yo percent
ef teenagers whe er|g|na||y
c|a|med te have same-sex
attract|ens |n surveys fer
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heteresexua| by the t|me
they were yeung adu|ts.
Wr|t|ng |n Archives of
Sexual Behavior |n
ecember, researchers sug-
gest many ef these teens
e|ther fa|se|y reperted same-
sex attract|en as a [eke, er
d|dnt understand what
remant|c attract|en meant.
Te erreneeus survey resu|ts
have |mp||cat|ens fer subse-
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data te measure the phys|ca|
and menta| hea|th ef gay,
|esb|an, and b|sexua| yeuth.
ased en the same data-
base, researchers recent|y
feund that 6 yeung wemen
whe cens|stent|y c|a|med te
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they had g|ven b|rth. D.J.D.
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A s1RAcL 1nIc nALLo to dozcns oI Europcan kids who rcccivcd a vaccinc
against thc ooq pandcmic swinc u. Tcy bcgan IaIIing asIccp abruptIy and uncx
pcctcdIy in thc middIc oI thc day. Rcscarch into thc probIcm rcvcaIcd that in rarc
cascs thc Pandcmrix swinc u shot had triggcrcd thc onsct oI narcoIcpsy, an incurabIc
sIccp disordcr.
In Dcccmbcr, scicntists Irom thc StanIord
Ccntcr Ior SIccp Scicnccs and Mcdicinc
in PaIo AIto, CaIiI., announccd thcy had
discovcrcd thc IikcIy cxpIanation moIccuIar
mimicry. A protcin Iound in thc H:N: swinc
u virus partiaIIy rcscmbIcs hypocrctin, a
human hormonc rcsponsibIc Ior maintaining
wakcIuIncss. Tc hormonc is produccd by
ccrtain brain ncurons. AItcr gcncticaIIy
susccptibIc pcopIc cithcr contractcd swinc u or
rcccivcd thc vaccinc (which contains thc virus},
thcir immunc ccIIs bccamc primcd to attack not
onIy swinc u but hypocrctinproducing
ncurons. Tc cnd rcsuIt was narcoIcpsyamong
both vaccinatcd Europcans and unvaccinatcd
Chincsc who had contractcd thc u.
Tc vaccinc, madc by CIaxoSmithKIinc, has
bccn discontinucd and was ncvcr uscd in thc
Unitcd Statcs. Out oI o miIIion pcopIc vacci
natcd in Europc, thc drugmakcr has countcd
about qoo associatcd cascs oI narcoIcpsy. Tc
probIcm sccms morc common among chiIdrcn.
(In FinIand, about : out oI cvcry :6,ooo vaccinatcd chiIdrcn dcvcIopcd thc disordcr.} Tc
StanIord rcscarchcrs and thcir coIIaborators, pubIishing in Science Translational Medicine,
say thcir study conrms Ior thc rst timc that narcoIcpsy is an autoimmunc discasc.
Tc govcrnmcnt oI thc Unitcd Kingdom rcccntIy acknowIcdgcd thc Iink bctwccn thc
CSK vaccinc and thc sIccp disordcr. Lawycrs thcrc havc Icd a cIassaction suit to dcmand
compcnsation Ior o vaccinatcd pcopIc, mostIy chiIdrcn, who dcvcIopcd narcoIcpsyup to
s:.6 miIIion apiccc.
AFTERSHOCKS: Emelie Olsson developed
narcolepsy after being immunized in
with the pandemrix h1N1 swine fu vaccine.
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Scientists explain why a swine u vaccine caused narcolepsy
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A church in Sibintun, North Sumatra, Indonesia, stands near Mount Sinabung as it
releases a pyroclastic ow on Jan. . Te volcano has sporadically erupted since
September, forcing thousands of people to leave their homes.
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A cnAmIcsnI RIc is oItcn
IiIcs highcst goaI Ior NFL pIaycrs,
but as Supcr BowI XLVIII
approachcs on Fcb. at Ncw
Jcrscys MctLiIc Stadium, thc quartcr
backs Ior thc ScattIc Scahawks and
Dcnvcr Broncos chcrish somcthing
cvcn morc.
Says Iuturc HaII oI Famcr and
rccordshattcring Broncos QB Pcyton
Manning in thc oo: book Manning
For mc gcncraIIy it had aIways bccn
thc big Iour Iaith, IamiIy, Iricnds, and
IootbaII. |A|s important as IootbaII is
to mc, it can ncvcr bc highcr than
Iourth. My Iaith has bccn numbcr onc
sincc I was thirtccn ycars oId.
Scahawks QB RusscII WiIsonNFL
ncwcomcr cxtraordinaircsays in a
scIIproduccd Octobcr o: vidco, Te
Making of a Champion, that his IootbaII
goaIs changcd whcn hc bccamc a
Christian at agc :q I rcaIizcd that Cod
had givcn mc so many taIcnts that I
wantcd to givc Him aII thc gIory.
BcIorc this ycars pIayos bcgan,
ScattIc pastor Mark DriscoII intcr
vicwcd WiIson and Iour othcr
Scahawks (Ior DriscoIIs Rcsurgcncc
intcrvicw scrics}.
DcIcnsivc assistant coach Rocky
Scto toId DriscoII that Jcsus is cvcn
bcttcr than a Supcr BowI. AII vc havc
now rcachcd thc pinnacIc oI a IootbaII
carccr, but Ircc saIcty Chris Maragos
said hc knows how cmpty that is
without Christ.
By contrast, Scahawks dcIcnsivc
back Richard Shcrman rantcd aItcr his
gamcsaving pIay during thc Jan. :q
Scahawks :; win ovcr San Francisco
Ior thc NFC Championship. Hc dcridcd
thc qqcrs and sorry rcccivcr MichacI
Crabtrcc, whom Shcrman succcssIuIIy
dcIcndcd in thc dcciding pIay. Shcrman
impIicd hcs thc NFLs bcst DB. I
apprcciatc that hc |Crabtrcc| knows
that now. Shcrman Iatcr apoIogizcd.
Shcrmans hubris gocs on thc Iinc
against thc Broncos Manning, who
this scason
thrcw Ior
touchdowns,
brcaking a
rccord hcId
by Ncw
EngIand Patriots QB Tom Brady. (Tcn
Manning bcat Bradys Patriots 6:6 on
Jan. :q to rcach thc upcoming Supcr
BowI.} UnIikc Shcrman, Manning qui
ctIy handIcs criticism about his agc and
arm strcngth. Hc ncithcr trashcs othcrs
nor praiscs Cod on camcra.I just want
my actions to spcak Ioudcr, hc wrotc
in Manning.
Dcspitc thc cndIcss IootbaII story
Iincsa rarc matchup bctwccn No. :
sccds, thc bcst dcIcnsc vcrsus thc bcst
ocnsc, and morcan cquaI contrast wiII
bc pIaycrs worIdvicws as thc Broncos
and Scahawks mcct. II thc Scahawks win,
Shcrman may ravc again, but not Scto.
II that |win| happcns, Cod wiIIing,
Scto toId DriscoII, wcII bc abIc to tcII
pcopIc that Jcsus is way bcttcr stiII.
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German public schools have begun oering classes on Islam,
in an attempt to help assimilate the countrys Muslim popu-
lation. Islamic organizations had provided similar classes
before, but the new courses feature state-developed curric-
ulum taught by teachers who work for the schools. Te
classes stand alongside ethics-focused curricula on
Protestantism and Catholicism, eectively putting Islam
on the same level as Christianity. Schools are piloting the
program in the state of Hesse.
Germanys population of Muslims has grown quickly in recent decades, even as the native
German population has stagnated under low birth rates. Estimates place German Muslims at about
four million people, or percent of the population. O cials have worried about the radicalization
of Muslims after repeated exposures of German terrorist cells since the / attacks. Te Hesse
courses advocate a peaceful and tolerant version of Islam for Muslim schoolchildren, hoping to
counteract jihadist voices the youths might hear elsewhere.
German school leaders have regularly debated how best to integrate conservative Muslims. A
court ruled in a case in Hesse that traditionalist Muslims must allow their daughters to par-
ticipate in coed swimming lessons, but conceded that the girls can wear burkinis, the full-body
swimsuits preferred by Muslim traditionalists. T.K.
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A recent exchange hosted by
the Religion News Service
raised questions about
whether evangelicals oppo-
sition to Obamacares contra-
ception mandate might signal
growing evangelical resis-
tance to contraception itself.
Georgetown University doc-
toral student Jacob Lupfer, a
liberal critic, suggested that
religious liberty was not the
real reason behind many
evangelicals stance against
the HHS mandate, which
requires employers health
plans to cover contraceptives
and abortifacients. Instead,
he charged, many evangeli-
cals wish to increase their
inuence by having more
children than irreligious
families, and that less birth
control would mean fewer
women in the workplace and
fewer female clergy.
Albert Mohler, president
of the Southern Baptist
Teological Seminary,
responded to Lupfer by ask-
ing, Are evangelical protests
rooted in concern about reli-
gious liberty or about birth
control? Te answer, he
said, is yes. In addition to
creating legitimate concerns
about religious freedom,
Mohler argued, the mandate
controversy was also push-
ing evangelicals toward more
mature reection on contra-
ception and Christian sexual-
ity. Mohler has previously
contended that while evan-
gelicals may ethically use
contraceptives, they should
be wary of adopting a
worldly contraceptive
mentality. T.K.
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TnL AcLIcA CniRcn
has introduccd a
rcviscd vcrsion oI its
baptismaI scrvicc that
rcpIaccs Ianguagc dccmcd
inacccssibIc to unchurchcd
pcopIc. In particuIar, thc ncw
ccrcmony rcmovcs promiscs
that parcnts and godparcnts
had prcviousIy madc to rcpcnt
oI sin and to rcjcct thc dcviI.
Tc archbishop oI Cantcrbury,
Justin WcIby, supports thc
changc.
Evcn though attcndancc at
British AngIican congrcga
tions is gcncraIIy quitc Iow,
many unchurchcd parcnts stiII wish to
havc ncwborns baptizcd. In somc
instanccs, thc AngIican Liturgy
Commission notcs, thcrc arc Icw pcopIc
prcscnt |at a baptism| who havc any rcaI
undcrstanding oI thc Churchs Ianguagc
and symboIism.
Tc currcnt Iiturgy, which datcs to
:qq8, has AngIican ministcrs ask parcnts iI
thcy rcpcnt oI thc
sins that scparatc
us Irom Cod, as
wcII as rcnouncc
thc dcviI and
rcbcIIion against
Cod. Tc ncw tcxt
simpIy asks thcm,
on bchaII oI thc
baby, iI thcy rcjcct
cviI, and aII its
many Iorms, and
aII its cmpty prom
iscs. Tc bishop oI
WakccId, Stcphcn
PIattcn, thc Liturgy
Commission chair,
caIIs thc oIdcr rcIcrcncc to thc dcviI
thcoIogicaIIy probIcmatic.
Conscrvativc AngIican critics, such as
MichacI NazirAIi, thc Iormcr bishop oI
Rochcstcr, havc dccricd thc changc.
Rathcr than thc constant dumbing
down oI Christian tcaching, NazirAIi
says, wc shouId bc spcnding timc prcpar
ing pcopIc Ior thcsc grcat ritcs oI passagc.
ASSIMILATING? Timur Kumlu
teaches Islamic religious education
in Frankfurt Main, Germany.
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Waiting and singing
Dec. Tis column makes me cry
again for these dear brothers and sisters
in Pakistan. I pray for them, and for
myself to remember their example of
singing through their tears. And thank
you for pointing us to Jesus, our
Immanuel, for in Him we have hope.
VCK\ TRNLR, Icbunon, Orc.
As an Anglican who saw the church of
my youth hijacked by humanists, the
cover story reminded me of a quote
from an -year-old widow who left the
-year-old Episcopal church in North
Carolina where her husband is buried.
I do not worship my husbands bones,
she said, I worship my husbands God.
May we Anglicans give half as good a
testimony as our Christian brothers
and sisters in Pakistan have given
through their perseverance and faith.
S1L\LN KLLLL\, Odcssu, Tcxus
Disparate impact
Dec. I wholeheartedly agree with
Christina Ho Sommers on education,
especially her comments on the
Aviation High School in Queens. I am a
alumnus of that school, back
when it was in Manhattan. It taught me
mechanical skills and prepared me for
lifes challenges and my future career
in the Air Force as a ghter pilot and
commander.
1OuN KOsCK 1R., Mucon, Cu.
Human Race
Dec. I appreciate WORLD but am
disappointed in your report on the
death of Paul F. Crouch, which focused
on his lavish lifestyle and the prosper-
ity preachers on TBN. I respect your
right to question his lifestyle, but you
didnt mention that TBN also enables
Billy and Franklin Graham and many
others who guard the gospel of Jesus to
preach it around the world.
IA1 CARANA, Sun Antonio, Tcxus
Going with the ow
Dec. As a conservative Mennonite I
am not surprised that some main-
stream Mennonites have come to this
point. Our forefathers were willing to
surrender their lives to uphold the
authority of Scripture, but now some of
their descendants are going with the
ow just when a degenerating society
needs the reminder to be loyal to
Scripture.
CuLs1LR VLA\LR, Iugrungc, Ind.
Dispatches
Dec. We need not look to monoga-
mous mice to know children need
daddies. Using such science to support
a biblical point promotes the unbiblical
idea that animals and human beings
are alike in social and behavioral
consequences.
CAROL K. TuAR, Iong Crovc, III.
Around the corner, part II
Dec. Tank you for summarizing
reader expectations about the future
from a seemingly downcast group. I
myself am on the bridge from pessi-
mism to optimism. I had an Aha!
moment while reading Ephesians that
shifted my emphasis from Gods plan to
save me to Gods plan to defeat evil
through His church.
DA\D A. LLs, Crccnwood, III.
Man knows not his time
Dec. Te obituary on Nelson
Mandela was good, but it only told half
the story, failing to mention the many
people Mandelas communist ANC
murdered in its eorts to overthrow the
apartheid South African government.
IL1L MALONL, St. ChurIcs, III.
Daniel of the Year
Dec. Tank you for the article on
Bishop Antoine Audo. Tis was a well-
written and informative story connect-
ing Middle East history with the current
state of Syria. Please keep hammering
away at our insulation from what a
large number of Christians live with
daily.
CLOROL A. DAmO, Iurmcrs runch, Tcxus
Truly, Bishop Audo is ghting a good
ght, especially when contrasted with
pastor Steven Furticks battle over
Tidings of discomfort and joy
Dec. My compliments to Jamie Dean for
her article about churches losing buildings
but gaining far more in return. My wife and I
began worshipping with Holy Trinity Anglican
Church less than a year ago. We had never
before felt so warmly welcomed, and Fr. Don
Hellmandollar is remarkable. It will be fun to watch
where God leads us from here!
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his ,-square-foot
house (Te house that Steven built,
Dec. ).
KRs1\N HALL, CoIumbus, Ohio
Te other side of failure
Dec. Te story of the orphans who
were deported from Laos back to North
Korea was very sad, especially the fact
that so many children who make it to
South Korea wobble or lose their faith.
Te missionaries helping these chil-
dren escape see that the childrens
faith is more important than a com-
fortable life in South Korea. We often
pray that fellow believers would be
delivered from persecution, but we
should also pray that they endure
faithfully what God has planned,
even terror, torture, and execution.
LzAsL1u KLRR, Onturio, CuIi].
Men on the street
Nov. Your article on street evan-
gelism was interesting and balanced.
I believe there is room for everyone
when it comes to proclaiming Jesus.
If we are too combative some people
will take oense, but if we serve
without words some people will not
recognize we are proclaiming Christ.
MLR\N ACu1NO, HoIIund, Mich.
Adoption under re
Nov. Tank you for the compelling
article about the challenges facing
international adoption. My heart
aches for the orphan children and
their prospective adoptive families
who have been caught in the middle.
May this raise awareness of the great
need of Gods precious children and
encourage others to take action.
MCALA SLLR, AIcxundriu, Vu.
Te high cost of negligence
Nov. Abusers of all kinds, and
sometimes their friends and families,
have similar characteristics, includ-
ing denial and protecting the abuser
from dealing with his problems. God
bless all who commit themselves to
breaking through this and helping
those who are trapped.
KA1uR\N ILL, IndiunupoIis, Ind.
Dead seriousness
Oct. Tank you for this carefully
researched article on the death
penalty and the commentary,
Better o dead? My concern is the
need to meet the biblical standard of
two or three witnesses. Could not
the automatic appeal process and the
need to meet other legal safeguards
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bcIorc cxccution occurs mcct thc
rcquircmcnt?
S1L\L TuOmsON, Ouk Hurbor, Vush.
I strongIy disagrcc that |t|hc BibIc
scts a vcry high bar Ior capitaI pun
ishmcnt, and thc Amcrican IcgaI
systcm today rarcIy rcachcs it. Tc
Amcrican standard oI bcyond a
rcasonabIc doubt is thc toughcst
thc worId has cvcr sccn. Can wc
pIcasc kccp sympathy Iocuscd
whcrc it bcIongs, on thc victim and
thcir Iovcd oncs?
1AmLs CA\LORD, IuIIcrton, CuIi].
Fleeting images
Oct. Wc apprcciatcd thc articIc
addrcssing pornography. It is
cxtrcmcIy di cuIt to cscapc its inI
tration into cvcry aspcct oI cuIturc.
Wc stoppcd watching TV o ycars
ago, but now suggcstivc matcriaI is
cvcn crccping into mainstrcam ncws
wcbsitcs. Wcrc vcry disappointcd.
IRLD L VLND\ Sm1u,
CoIorudo Springs, CoIo.
Corrections
Tom CIancys book Tc Hunt ]or Rcd
Octobcr bccamc a HoIIywood bIock
bustcr (o: dcparturcs, Jan. ::, p.
6}; Howard PhiIIips was thc Ioundcr
oI thc Conscrvativc Caucus (p. 6;}.
RusscII Moorc and his wiIc Maria
had thrcc bioIogicaI chiIdrcn aItcr
thcy adoptcd two boys Irom Russia
(To protcct and projcct, Dcc. 8,
p. qq}.
Copcpods rcact within or
miIIiscconds to cscapc Irom prcda
tor scahorscs (By thc numbcrs,
Dcc. 8, p. 6o}.
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scas humanitarian arm oI thc
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Dcc. :q, p. 6}.
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I1 Jis1 sc nALLo (as it says in thc book oI
Ruth, whcrc nothing just so happcns} that thc
rst ycar oI our marriagc wc Iivcd with Mrs.
Hcrbst. Rcsponding to an ad, wc took a room
upstairs and cookcd Ior hcr, and othcr than that aII I
rccaII Irom :q8o is how shc wouId corncr mc, Iock
hcr cycs on minc, and say accusingIy, Hc IcII sick a
month aItcr I marricd him. I thought, Oh my Cod.
Tc man is o ycars dcad and this woman has ncvcr
madc any progrcss. Shc has choscn to dic pickIcd in
hcr own gaII.
I havc imagincd thcir IiIc togcthcr. Shc wouId havc
madc his mcaIs and cIcancd his housc, but in such a
way that is carcIuI not to communicatc any acction
or contcntmcnt. In this manncr shc wouId bc abIc to
havc hcr cakc and cat it too bc unimpcachabIc in
hcr actions, whiIc simuItancousIy signaIing to him
that hc is thc causc oI hcr unhappincss and that iI
shc had onIy marricd thc othcr guy hcr IiIc wouId
bc bcttcr.
It just so happcns that my prcscnt husband has
bccn bcsct by maIadics sincc shortIy aItcr our
wcdding. Tis pushcs aII my buttons in a way so
ingcnious and pcrsonaI and muItiIarious that onIy I
and Cod can IuIIy apprcciatc His hand in it.
NcvcrthcIcss, rathcr than saying to thc Lord, Lord,
I scc your hand in this, I havc tcndcd to Ircak out.
Onc Sunday aItcr my husband was not abIc to
attcnd Sunday schooI Ior thc sciatica pain, my
Irustratcd dcsirc camc out sidcways I thought wc
wcrc going to scrvc thc kingdom oI Cod togcthcr.
(Tc undcrstood sccond haII oI thc commcnt was
Now wc cannot do amazing, cuttingcdgc things
Ior thc kingdom bccausc you arc sick in bcd and I
wiII havc to takc carc oI you.}
David immcdiatcIy put a qucstion to mc Whcrc
docs Jcsus say thc kingdom oI Cod is Iocatcd?
Within, I rcpIicd, scnsing his dircction. Hc cncour
agcd mc to scc obstacIcs as Cods working on thc
insidc oI thc cup bcIorc scnding us out to ministcr.
What good wouId wc bc Ior thc gospcI iI, whcn it
camc to prcaching about Cods powcr to transIorm
Iivcs, wc ourscIvcs wcrc disquaIicd?
Tcn David said, For thc kingdom oI Cod is not a
mattcr oI cating and drinking but and hc Ict mc
compIctc thc scntcncc oI rightcousncss and pcacc
and joy in thc HoIy Spirit. His point was What do
wc havc to givc to thc worId iI wc dont posscss
thcsc? It is thc testing oI your Iaith, not thc abscncc
oI tcsting, that produccs thcm (Jamcs :q}. So wc
must Ict paticncc havc its IuII ccct. Why? Tat wc
may bc pcrIcct and compIctc, Iacking in nothing.
PauI thc apostIc Iound it ncccssary to makc a
sccond pass through Lystra, Iconium, and Antioch,
to cxhort ncw convcrts not to bc unscttIcd by triaIs
as iI somcthing strangc wcrc happcning to thcm.
What thcy wcrc cxpcricncing was normaI Trough
many tribuIations wc must cntcr thc kingdom oI
Cod (Acts :q}and cntcr, and cntcr.
I rcaIizcd that I was Irustratcd bccausc I had had
a mcntaI bIucprint oI thc Iuturc. I thought my
oycarpIan oI ministry duo was indispcnsabIc to
Cod. I was annoycd bccausc I had bcIicvcd I kncw
bcst what thc kingdom nccdcd, and it nccdcd a
hcaIthy husband and wiIc cngagcd in Iots oI activity;
I couId conccivc oI thc mattcr no othcr way.
Its aII about choiccs. I can choosc to ragc against
thc dying oI my drcam. Or I can supprcss outward
compIaining and adopt a stoic but joyIcss rcsignation.
Or I can Iorsakc both wrctchcd aItcrnativcs and Bc
pcrIcct, as Jcsus commands, saying, I praisc you,
Fathcr, Ior giving mc cxactIy thc right husband at
cxactIy thc right timc. II not Ior this a iction, how
wouId I havc sccn thc cxtcnt oI my husbands Iaith?
II not Ior this a iction, how wouId I havc sccn Icar
oI man and worIdIy dcsircs mcIt away? Your pIan is
bcttcr than any I had cookcd up.
Bcsidcs, who wants to cnd up 8o and pacing thc
oor and muttcring, Its my husbands IauIt, Its
Cods IauIt, Its my mothcrs IauIt, ? As Ior mc
and my partncr, wc wiII takc thc advcnturc that
Jcsus hands us. A
Email: aseupeterson@wng.org
Andre Seu Peterson
F E B R U A R Y 8 , 2 0 1 4 WO R L D
Challenges
and blessings
Gods teaching in sickness and in health
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CcIc sALLIs1Ic Whcn thc Ugandan parIiamcnt
shortIy bcIorc Christmas passcd a biII IcgisIating
Iong prison scntcnccs Ior homoscxuaIs, Te
Hu ngton Post quotcd onc activist caIIing Dcc.
o thc worst day in history, and thc U.S. Statc
Dcpartmcnt (which Iooks thc othcr way as MusIims
murdcr Christians} was quick to condcmn thc biII.
On Jan. :; Ugandan Prcsidcnt Yowcri Muscvcni chosc
not to sign thc biII, citing a tcchnicaIity, and coIumnists
bIamcd Amcrican Christians Ior manipuIating thc pur
portcdIy ignorant and casiIy Icd AIricans.
A dccpcr anaIysis camc Irom Chris HowIcs, a
missionary in Uganda who in his bIog, Namugongo LiIc,
caIIcd thc nationaI opposition to homoscxuaIity historicaI
rathcr than rcIigious. HowIcs wrotc onIinc (Homophobia
in Uganda Is Christianity thc probIcm or thc soIution?},
Tc vast majority oI Christians in this country havc
ncvcr mct or spokcn with a Wcstcrn missionary. Nor havc
thcir Icadcrs. Many oI thcsc attitudcs about homoscxu
aIity comc dircct Irom traditionaI Ugandan cuIturc.
Who ya gonna bcIicvc? I sidc with HowIcs, in part
bccausc in Novcmbcr I visitcd his ccntraI Ugandan town
ship oI Namugongo and saw a mcmoriaI to 6 pagcs,
young royaI scrvants who
proIcsscd Christ and wcrc
martyrcd in :886. Tat
pagc scandaI rcmindcd
mc oI whcn U.S. rcprcscn
tativcs in :q8 and oo6
camc undcr rc Ior scx
scandaIs invoIving con
grcssionaI pagcs, cxccpt in
thc Unitcd Statcs no onc
dicd (cxccpt poIiticaIIy}.
Ugandas scandaI was
dicrcnt King Mwanga II
had thc 6 pagcs burncd
to dcath, and a nationaI
hoIiday now honors thcm.
Why thc king kiIIcd
thcm is important in
undcrstanding thc rcccnt
Ugandan IcgisIation.
Studcnts Icarn that
Mwanga II cxpcctcd thc
royaI pagcs to submit to
his homo scxuaI advanccs. AItcr aII, thc traditionaI say
ing Namunswa alya kunswaze (thc quccn ant Iccds on
hcr subjccts} indicatcd that thc monarch is Iiccnscd to
kiII thosc who rcjcct him. Tc pagcs, though, Icd on
Christ and chosc to dic rathcr than to sin so bIatantIy.
Civcn that Iact, many Ugandans scc toIcrancc oI
homoscxuaIity in Uganda, Ict aIonc praisc Ior it, as
historicaI trcason. Docs that mcan I appIaudcd thc
parIiamcntary IcgisIation (which is IikcIy to rcturn to
Prcsidcnt Muscvcnis dcsk in somc Iorm}? No It was
harsh and unIikcIy to bc ccctivc. I writc that bccausc
ancicnt IsracIs cxpcricncc shows how sinncrs Iikc aII oI
us tcnd to act whcn Iaccd with a Iong Iist oI Iaws Wc
brcak thcm. Tc ancicnt IsracIitcs had thc bcst Iaws,
sincc Cod gavc thcm. Tcy had cvcry rcason to bc con
dcnt in thcir Iawgivcr, sincc Cod had dcIivcrcd thcir
anccstors Irom sIavcry. Tcy had cvcry rcason to Icar
brcaking thcm, sincc thc pcnaIty oItcn was dcath. But,
undcr thcsc bcst oI possibIc conditions Ior obcdicncc,
thcy disobcycd.
HowIcs has a bcttcr idca Promotc Christianity, not
tradition. Hc argucs that iI Ugandans tcmpcr thcir
dcsirc to put homoscxuaIs in prison, it wiII most IikcIy
bc bccausc oI Christianity, as churchcs prcach a mcs
sagc oI godIy Iovc and kindncss towards activc homo
scxuaIs. HomoscxuaIity is wrong and Iaws can bc uscIuI
cducators, but our hopc is in thc gospcI that shows us
that aII pcopIc arc crcatcd in Cods imagc thc gospcI
that wcIcomcs aII pcopIc to conIcss that Jcsus is Lord
and unitc togcthcr in a brokcn but rcbuiIt community
oI Christ, as Ephcsians :; cxpIains.
AntiChristians shuddcr at that notion and
dcspcratcIy nccd to prctcnd that Ugandans wouId bc
positivc about homoscxuaIity iI not brainwashcd by
missionaricsbccausc iI thats not truc, two IibcraI axi
oms crumbIc. Onc is that AIricans arc naturaI aIIics oI thc
IcIt in a war against rcIigious rcactionarics. Tc othcr
is that muIticuIturaIism is an idcoIogicaI aIIy in thc
war against Christ. Whcn AIricans Iinc up with Christian
conscrvativcs, thc rcIigious IcIt can choosc to changc its
thinking or IaII into conspiracy thcorizing. Tc Iattcr is
popuIar, cvcn though thc idca that AIrican Christians arc
puppcts dcmcans thcm as much as past racists cvcr did.
Fcarbascd Iaws may work Ior a whiIc, and Iaws to
protcct IiIc arc ccrtainIy important, but ruIcs imposing
moraIity usuaIIy swccp probIcms undcr thc rug instcad
oI soIving thcm. II Iaw docsnt work Ior Iong, what
docs? OnIy thc gospcI. Christ Iovcd us cnough to dic Ior
us. Oncc wc stop thinking oI ourscIvcs as thc ccntcr oI
thc worId and rccognizc that Cod owns it and us, wc
rcaIizc that our grcatcst pIcasurc comcs not Irom
induIgcncc but Irom IccIing Cods pIcasurc. A
Email: molasky@wng.org
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