The Briefing 01-06-16

Obama's announcement of gun control measures reminder of human limits to preventing evilNew York Times (Eric Lichtblau and Michael D. Shear) — Tearful Obama Outlines Steps to Curb Gun Deaths

Wheaton controversy tests identity of confessional evangelicalismChristianity Today (Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra) — Wheaton College Recommends Terminating Tenured Professor over 'Same God' CommentsWashington Post (Kirkland An) — Wheaton is planning to fire professor who said Muslims and Christians worship the same GodWashington Post (Aaron Griffith) — Wheaton’s controversy over Muslims and Christians ignores the school’s own history

Christianity's center of gravity shifting to global South, encounters opposition and successThe Economist — The future of the world’s most popular religion is AfricanThe Telegraph (Barney Henderson) — Jacob Zuma blames Christianity for South Africa's problems