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Into the light

by Lynn Vincent

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/into_the_light]

In this issue: "Into the light," Dec. 3, 2005

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Trading spaces

by Jill Nelson

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/trading_spaces]

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Left behind

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/left_behind]

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Good-mood conservatives

by Warren Smith, Russ Pulliam

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/good_mood_conservatives]

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Beginnings and ends

by Edward E. Plowman

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/beginnings_and_ends]

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A reasonable religion

by Marvin Olasky

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/a_reasonable_religion]

Dispatches

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Quotables

"He taught us to do the right thing, and that got him caught." Garrett Ginglen, who with his two brothers turned in their father, William Ginglen, when they…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/quotables]

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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…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/quick_takes]

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The Buzz

The latest on this week's biggest stories

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Chair in the door

by Hugh Hewitt

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/chair_in_the_door]

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Bestselling books

by Lynne Truss, Jimmy Carter, Peter Schweizer, David Halberstam

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/bestselling_books]

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by Gene Edward Veith

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/harry_potter_and_the_goblet_of_fire]

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Mythbusters

by Gene Edward Veith

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/mythbusters]

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Dover disruption

by Mark Bergin

Science |  The democratic blow to the ID movement is likely to reverberate in school boards nationwide

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/dover_disruption]

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Feeding force

by John Dawson

Sports |  Takeru Kobayashi has given the competitive eating world its first superstar

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/feeding_force]

Voices

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Some straight talk - at last

by Joel Belz

The president finally moves decisively on two critical fronts

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/some_straight_talk_at_last]

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Silent witnesses

by Gene Edward Veith

Why do so many Christian videos and books leave out Christ?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/silent_witnesses]

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The next thing

by Andrée Seu

Why fear the future when the future belongs only to God?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/the_next_thing]

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The good new days

by Marvin Olasky

Rodney Stark's picture of the past gives hope for the future

[http://www.worldmag.com/2005/12/the_good_new_days]

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

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