WORLD's Top 25 columns for 2015

25. The culture degrades, but truth endures

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | A pro-homosexual commercial shows how blatant the reeducation campaign has become | By La Shawn Barber | April 8

24. King Nebuchadnezzar or Rodney King?

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | Kim Davis’ case brings out the inconsistencies in government | By Marvin Olasky | Sept. 7

23. Another signpost on the road to destruction

CULTURE | America is rapidly rotting from within and too many of us are fine with that | By Cal Thomas | April 28

22. The call for a ‘Benedict Option’

CULTURE | Rod Dreher’s suggestion to develop a flourishing Christian sub-culture has appeal | By D.C. Innes | June 1

21. Digging into Donald Trump’s religion

CAMPAIGN 2016 | Is the GOP front-runner’s faith sincere, or is he playing the religion card? | By D.C. Innes | Aug. 31

20. Russell Wilson and the Fifty Shades backlash

MOVIES | The Christian quarterback confuses fans by his endorsement of the sexually explicit film | By La Shawn Barber | Feb. 18

19. The pope’s abortion declaration

ABORTION | Pope Francis gives priests permission to pardon all women who have had abortions | By Andrée Seu Peterson | Sept. 7

18. Explaining WORLD’s evangelical insiders survey

MEDIA | A response to Ann Coulter’s criticisms | By J.C. Derrick | Nov. 5

17. Acronym absurdity

SEXUALITY | Remember this LGBT the next time you hear about LGBTQQIAP (and so on) | By Andrée Seu Peterson | March 12 issue

16. The pope’s betrayal of Kim Davis

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | The Vatican rushes out a disclaimer about Pope Francis’ meeting with the Kentucky clerk | By Andrée Seu Peterson | Oct. 5

15. The made-up red cup controversy

CULTURE | Many more people condemned the outrage against Starbucks than actually were outraged | By Nick Eicher | Nov. 13

14. A progressive liberal ‘comes out’ as Christian

RELIGION | Wonkette founder Ana Marie Cox confesses her faith | By Nick Eicher | March 23

13. The couple next door

SEXUALITY | Christians have a message that homosexuals need to hear | By Andrée Seu Peterson | May 30 issue

12. Kim Davis, welcome to Babylon

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | The Kentucky clerk is free to worship God in her church on Sunday mornings as long as she bows to the idol of same-sex marriage | By Marvin Olasky | Sept. 5

11. The blink of an eye

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY | The culture has changed quickly, and Christians will face more and more tests | By Joel Belz | April 4 issue

10. Teaching their sons to sever heads

TERRORISM | A news poem inspired by ISIS militants teaching young boys their terrorist ways | By John Piper | Jan. 17

9. Be on guard

RELIGION | Watching for signs that a church may be about to cave to gay pressures | By Marvin Olasky | July 11 issue

8. Worshipping home births

PARENTING | The mystical halo of sanctity that some women hang over the practice | By Janie B. Cheaney | Jan. 19

7. An arrogant blowhard

CAMPAIGN 2016 | A presidential candidate’s promise and pretense reach a new level | By Joel Belz | Sept. 19 issue

6. From Bible-blocker justices to the Daniel Option

SUPREME COURT | How Christians should respond to the same-sex marriage ruling | By Marvin Olasky | June 26

5. Nicholas Kristof’s defense of evangelicals

RELIGION | The New York Times columnist observes bias against evangelical Christians | By John S. Dickerson | March 31

4. A bird in winter

FAITH & INSPIRATION | Holding fast, Kara Tippetts comes to these final days | By Mindy Belz | April 4 issue

3. The evidence we want

RELIGION | Where on earth has the ‘beautiful religion’ of Islam created anything like an attractive society? | By Joel Belz | Feb. 7 issue

2. Warnings from the Supreme Court

SUPREME COURT | The high court’s four dissenters on same-sex marriage predict the ruling’s effect on political and social systems | By Marvin Olasky | June 26

1. Why so many scandals?

CULTURE | Tullian Tchividjian shows why we need the Billy Graham rule | By Marvin Olasky | June 22

See WORLD’s Top 25 articles for 2015.