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Razing the standard?

by Edward E. Plowman

Cover Story | Largest black Baptist church group backs embattled leader

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/razing_the_standard]

In this issue: "Lyons thrown to Baptists," Sept. 20, 1997

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White House of cards

by Cal Thomas

National |  As the evidence mounts, it seems just a matter of time ...

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/white_house_of_cards]

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How to map the Middle East

by Mindy Belz

International |  With Oslo in shreds, maybe sixth graders can draw the lines

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/how_to_map_the_middle_east]

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Dalai mania: Tibetan leader now a PC cause

International |  Buddhism is now the spirituality of choice for the trendy

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/dalai_mania_tibetan_leader_now_a_pc_cause]

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Real life in the ER

by Roy Maynard

National |  But in this hospital, faith in God is not left out of the script

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/real_life_in_the_er]

Dispatches

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Quotables

I'm 50 years old! I can't be doing this! A Boston husband to his wife, Cheryl Kaiser, complaining at 2:00 a.m. about having to take care of his child's…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/quotables_1]

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This Week

Symbol of "selflessness" From around the world, government dignitaries and religious leaders flocked to Calcutta to honor the memory of Mother Teresa, the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/this_week_2]

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This Week

Depravity watch It may be perfectly legal to pay a doctor to dismember an unborn child, but trying to kill one by taking Tylenol can lead to a murder charge.

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/this_week_1]

Reviews

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TV: Nyuk-nyuk to pride

by Arsenio Orteza

Television |  Three Stooges throw a pie in the face of today's sitcoms

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/tv_nyuk_nyuk_to_pride]

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Beltway Books: It takes leadership

by Doug Bandow

Books |  Politicians still cannot repeal the basic laws of economics

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/beltway_books_it_takes_leadership]

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Film: Cynical or joyous?

by Chris Stamper

Movies |  Two takes on the loves and lives of corporation execs

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/film_cynical_or_joyous]

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Culture Notes

Culture |  Serve somebody Bob Dylan, the iconoclastic icon of the 1960s,will be performing before Pope John Paul II. He was invited to be part of a concert for youth at…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/culture_notes_1]

Notebook

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Religion Notes

Religion |  Preserving the Trinity The Virgin Mary will not be upgraded to co-redeemer, and there are no plans to study the possibility. That was the Vatican's response…

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/religion_notes]

Voices

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Simple, not simplistic

by Joel Belz

Good journalism is a tightwire act between two extremes

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/simple_not_simplistic]

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But can it save?

by Janie B. Cheaney

Even the best "good advice" only goes so far

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/but_can_it_save]

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Mailbag

Family matters Bravo, Louisiana legislators! Thank you for the courage to establish a higher standard of marriage ("I really, really do," July 26/Aug. 2).

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/mailbag_1]

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UnChristlike sayings

by Marvin Olasky

Rethinking the meaning of "speaking the truth in love"

[http://www.worldmag.com/1997/09/unchristlike_sayings]

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