By Melissa Wuske Eyewitnesses of ISIS In May, 29 Coptic Christians were killed by ISIS in Minya, Egypt. Survivors of the attack have given a chilling look at what happened, and the grim reality that faces Egypt’s Coptic minority population. Mariam Adel was on the bus where the massacre happened. Her husband and nine of […]
By Melissa Wuske Why Francis Chan Left His Church In 2010, Francis Chan left the megachurch he founded. In a recent talk, he shared with Facebook employees about his decision. “According to the Bible, every single one of these people has a supernatural gift that’s meant to be used for the body,” Chan said. “5,000 […]
By Melissa Wuske Gender and Mental Illness in Prison More than two-thirds (67.9 percent) of women in prison have a history of mental illness, and about a third (32.3 percent) have suffered serious mental health distress in the last 30 days. Men in prison, though still experiencing mental health problems at a higher rate than […]
By Melissa Wuske Turkish Christian Kept from His Daughter Byram is a Christian who grew up as a Muslim in Turkey. Now, as a result of his faith, his wife won’t allow him to see their daughter. Byram came to faith as a student in the United States. On a visit back to Turkey with […]
By Melissa Wuske Acceptance on Moral Issues Changing Americans are increasingly accepting of a wide range of moral issues, according to a Gallup poll. The share of respondents who deemed the following issues acceptable are at their highest recorded levels: birth control (91 percent), divorce (73 percent), sex between an unmarried man and woman (69 […]
