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'Please forgive me!'

by The Editors

Cover Story | Editor's note: The following is a portion of the statement of Brenda Pratt Shafer, R.N., for a March 21, 1996, hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. The subcommittee was considering the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (HR 1833). Warning: Contains graphic detail of an abortion. Mr. Chairman and honorable members of the Judiciary Committee, I am Brenda Pratt Shafer. I am here before you at the request of the Committee, to relate to you

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'God save the United States'

by Bob Jones

Cover Story | "This honorable court" is confronted again with abortion, the practice supposedly settled in 1973 with the high court's Roe vs. Wade ruling. Twenty-seven years later, the matter is far from closed. But this time pro-lifers are asking a more modest question: May it please the court, do states have the right to outlaw borderline infanticide? The case involves a Nebraska law against partial-birth abortion. As well-dressed lawyers for the state petitioned for justice inside the dignified courtroom, protesters outside in the cold rain petitioned God for the same result.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/god_save_the_united_states]

In this issue: "Supreme Court dividing line," May 6, 2000

Features

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Yearnings

by Andrée Seu

National |  Choice precedes reason every time

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/yearnings]

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A reluctant bride

by Edward E. Plowman

National |  Episcopalians seem headed for a same-denomination divorce over same-sex marriage-but the real issue boils down to this: Does the ECUSA take the Bible…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/a_reluctant_bride]

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Radical remedies

by Chris Stamper

National |  Uncle Sam threatens to smash Microsoft, Xerox tries to hit new frontiers, and other technology news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/radical_remedies]

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Uncle Sam's collect call

by Cal Thomas

National |  One phone company is to stealth communications taxes what Caller ID is to unwanted telemarketing pitches

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/uncle_sam_s_collect_call]

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Reno's reporters

by Tim Graham

National |  The press tries to justify administration's handling of Elián case rather than scrutinize it

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/reno_s_reporters]

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Reno's Raiders

by Mindy Belz

National |  "Negotiating" on the one hand, ordering a predawn raid on the other, Janet Reno burns friends and colleagues but delivers Castro's prized possession, Elián…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/reno_s_raiders]

Dispatches

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Quotables

The boy stays, the dream endures, the American story continues. And if Mr. Castro doesn't like it, well, I'm afraid that's really too bad. Former speechwriter…

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The Buzz

by The Editors

Elián described as sad After the raid Two homeschoolers from Muscle Shoals, Ala., got a glimpse of Elián Gonzalez that news cameramen only dreamed of in the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/the_buzz]

Reviews

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Bestsellers

by The Editors

Culture |  The five best-selling hardcover novels as of April 20

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/bestsellers]

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A god in their own image

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Return of the really old-time religions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/a_god_in_their_own_image]

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The Movies

by The Editors

Culture |  The top 5 movies in popularity as measured by box office receipts April 21-23

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/the_movies]

Voices

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Mailbag

Two-edged sword People with conservative religious beliefs are told, often by people in groups like GLAAD, that we and our families must endure the media…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/mailbag]

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Little lies

by Joel Belz

Tell enough of them, and the effect is numbing

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/little_lies]

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Stoic rules

by Marvin Olasky

Friday afternoon and Saturday morning

[http://www.worldmag.com/2000/05/stoic_rules]

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