Archives > December 2005

Into the light

Novelist Anne Rice leaves the vampire Lestat and embraces Christ, "the ultimate supernatural hero"

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Trading spaces

Israel |  Kicked from Gaza, where do settlers go? To the Negev, where Israel will add billions and subtract Bedouins to make it livable

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Left behind

India |  Millions of lower-caste Indians remain untouched by a booming economy

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Good-mood conservatives

Politics |  Republican rising stars Mike Pence and Mark Sanford are making all the right enemies

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Beginnings and ends

Religion |  A conservative Baptist pioneer dies, historic mainline denominations shrivel, and other religious news

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A reasonable religion

Interview |  Author Rodney Stark on how Christianity changed politics, economics, and much besides

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Chair in the door

The entire machinery of judicial nominations seems to have ground to a halt under Arlen Specter's leadership

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Movies |  Despite bad language and serious horror, Goblet of Fire is in many ways the most positive of the series

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Mythbusters

Television |  The show's affable crew of experts and handymen takes urban legends-those "true stories" that circulate from person to person-and puts them to the test

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The Buzz

The latest on this week's biggest stories

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Quick Takes

ID tag For shame: A Florida state senator wants to use embarrassment as a tool against drunken driving. Mike Fasano proposed that license plates issued to…

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Bestselling books

Notable Books |  Four bestselling nonfiction hardbacks as of Nov. 21

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