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"UNbelievable" June 17, 2000, Vol. 15, No. 24
UNbelievable
COVER STORY | By Bob Jones
In the world according to the United Nations, prostitution is a legitimate career choice. While the UN globocrats bully countries that disagree, the Clinton administration cheers them on-in the name of gender equality More >>
 Features
'We have nothing, but we have everything'
| by Mindy Belz
GOING INTO THE NO-GO REGION: Sudan's Christians are the most persecuted in the world today, but with only a "porous" line of defense separating these believers from their persecutors, hope can arise from the vilest pit
A line in the shifting sand
| by Les Sillars
Revising the myth of Davy Crockett: Alamo hero was brave, but did he die in the battle, or afterwards?
A stranger at the door
| by Lynn Vincent
A social worker with an agenda, sent out by a relative with a grudge, provokes a confrontation that continues to play out in the nightmares of children. How one California family stood up and protected their own rights-and the rights of scores of other homeschool families across the country
A sucker born every minute
What do "Rep. Tony Schnell" and "Blare Airport" have in common? They're both fakes.
Brownsville revisited
| by Edward E. Plowman
Allegations of impropriety and wrongdoing surrounding the five-year Florida Pentecostal revival don't pan out-but its leaders have tidied up a bit, anyway
Digital DC
| by Chris Stamper
Big government a keystroke away; Smith Corona's bankruptcy shows the triumph of the PC; and the record industry goes to war with music software
Graham's last crusade?
| by Edward E. Plowman
Organizers point to Amsterdam evangelism conference as a fitting capstone to a half-century of ministry-plus, other news from the world of religion
NCC: Broke but still brokering
| by Edward E. Plowman
Theological bankruptcy came early for the National Council of Churches, but with a 1999 deficit of $6.4 million, financial bankruptcy can't be very far behind
News from the front
| by Edward E. Plowman
Updates on the most divisive battles: The gay agenda keeps mainliners fighting among themselves
Pennville's painter
| by Les Sillars
Howard Finster still follows his thumb's command to paint, just not quite so quickly anymore
Spelling s-u-c-c-e-s-s
| by Cal Thomas
National Spelling Bee winners showcase the academic virtues of homeschooling
The state's duty
| by Timothy Lamer
The state's duty
United, we fall
The activist gay legal strategy is to legalize marriage in one state, then attack traditional marriage laws in the rest of the country. In July, Vermont becomes the first state in the nation to recognize homosexual "unions." But all is not lost: A little salt can go a long way in preserving the institution of marriage for future generations of Americans
Watch your mouth!
| by Bob Jones
Or it'll get wiped by "Operation Napkin": British speech codes aggressively enforced by undercover cops out to dinner on the expense account
Web Extra: The Challenge of Cultural Renewal
Sharing Jesus Christ in a Pluralistic Society
Where are your papers?
| by Edward E. Plowman
Underground Chinese priest gets six years for unauthorized publishing-and other religion notes
www.BigFatHoax.com
Urban legends litter the info superhighway
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Culture Beat
Bestsellers | by The Editors
The five best-selling children's fiction books (or series) as measured by placement on three leading lists of June 4, 2000
Does God give bad advice? | by R. Albert Mohler
New evangelical view of God presents a deity with a backup plan
The Movies | by The Editors
The top 5 movies in popularity as measured by box office receipts for the weekend of June 4
The opening of the American God | by Gene Edward Veith
"Post-conservative" evangelicals are stuck in the same old cultural religion
Departments
The Buzz
Quotables
Mailbag
Thoughts
The real lawbreakers | by Joel Belz
The real lawbreakers
...and be glorified in death | by Guest Columnist
...and be glorified in death
God loves to heal... | by Guest Columnist
God loves to heal...
Count me in | by Marvin Olasky
Count me in
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