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Heresy trials

by Candi Cushman

Cover Story | Is a vocal Christian inherently unqualified to teach biology? Some public-school officials in Minnesota think so

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/heresy_trials]

In this issue: "Heresy trials," Aug. 18, 2001

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Ringing up a revolution?

by Chris Stamper

National |  Chains install self-service checkouts, car phone ban ignites hands-free sales, and the IBM PC turns 20

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/ringing_up_a_revolution]

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Seeing red

by Lynn Vincent

National |  Consumers slow down their borrowing, income falls at some of the biggest companies, and scammers target legitimate investments

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/seeing_red]

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Hard habits to break

by Chris Stamper

National |  A morbid drug hits the streets, heart patients fail to exercise, and doctors test a new "video pill"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/hard_habits_to_break]

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Victories, if not advances

by Tim Graham

National |  President Bush came to office with a press-shaped reputation as a bumbler, but his first six months have put his predecessor's early record to shame

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/victories_if_not_advances]

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Let them preach cake

International |  A cult of French legislators adopts Europe's most restrictive anti-religion law

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/let_them_preach_cake]

Dispatches

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Quotables

By trying to propagate Christianity they were showing disrespect. Salim Haqqani, deputy minister for the prevention of vice and promotion of virtue for…

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QuickTakes

by The Editors

REAL PATIENTS' RIGHTS: With health care reform all the rage, James D. Miller makes a case for a novel idea in The Weekly Standard: Let patients pay lower…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/quicktakes_1]

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Flash Traffic

by Joel C. Rosenberg

Political buzz from Washington

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Faces

by The Editors

After noticing that nursing home residents respond best to stimuli that activate the five senses, 16-year-old Louisiana student Andrew Dunckelman founded…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/faces_1]

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The Buzz

by The Editors

Bush: Fund research on stem-cell lines from embryos, but only from those already destroyed Stem-cell line in the sand In a televised speech to the nation,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/the_buzz_1]

Reviews

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Texas Books

by The Editors

Culture |  Five top books about the Lone Star State

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Wages for sin

by Gene Edward Veith

Culture |  Marriage benefits are starting to go to those who are shacking up

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/wages_for_sin]

Voices

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Mailbag

Don't do this The current discussion over using stem cells for research shows how treacherous slippery-slope consequences can be ("Pro-life cell-out?" July…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2001/08/mailbag_1]

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Let boys be boys

by Marvin Olasky

The war against competition is hurting young males

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On writing

by Andrée Seu

Know the rules, and how to break them the right way

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If there is mystery

by Joel Belz

Maybe this is a time to listen to the Gipper

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