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Rethinking divorce

Cover Story | Is America's love affair with divorce nearing an end? New legislation strengthening the legal bond is slowly gaining acceptance among policymakers, but church leadership is the key. Churches can show the way by defending Christian marriage, not by looking the other way "every time a hard case or an unhappy spouse walks into the room."

Blame and shame

Cover Story | Louisiana puts right and wrong into divorce law

In this issue: "Rethinking divorce," June 13, 1998

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Justice delayed: Tokyo gets its own O.J. trial

International |  Japan's clogged court system struggles to punish a celebrity cultist and his band of terrorists

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Redefining liberalism

National |  With his insistence on fiscal leanness, liberal mayor shakes up Democratic politics

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Dylan for dollars

National |  Young, energetic conservative challenger puts some serious cash behind his test of new ideas

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Is Clinton a liar?

National |  Even The Washington Post suggests that "plain language" should start at the top

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Nothing but fear itself

National |  Californians were frightened away from one ballot measure, but mustered courage on another

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Religion Notes

National |  Telling the truth? Are Americans lying to pollsters about their church attendance habits? Or are the "scientific" samples of interviewees flawed? Or both?

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Revolutionary president

National |  With the likely election of Patterson as SBC president, the "Battle for the Bible" will have come full circle

Dispatches

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Quotables

An uphill battle from the start. U.S. Rep. Jay Kim (R-Calif.) on his defeat in the Republican primary last week. Rep. Kim pleaded guilty last August to…

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This Week

Worst since WWII More than 1,000 workers in central Germany clawed through debris in search of victims-and clues-in Germany's worst train disaster since World…

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Culture Beat: Theater of blasphemy

Culture |  The play depicting Jesus as a homosexual will go on-and yes, your tax dollars were involved

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The Buzz: Three versions of hope

Culture |  Hollywood and Graham both go country

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Books: Things that go boom

Books |  Culture, atomic bombs: An Indian Christian's cultural analysis should be required reading in Washington

Voices

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Mailbag

Rebuilding Thank you for your excellent tribute to Mrs. Taylor of Family House ("Mrs. Taylor's neighborhood," May 16). Along with others from my suburban…

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No cheerleading

In assessing revival results, wait and hope

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His little girl

Trusting the Heavenly Father after an earthly one fails

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Graduating to what?

The world kindergartners inherit won't be much different. Will they?

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