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From disapproval to delight

From disapproval to delight

Cover Story | Novels and movies were once generally suspect in evangelical eyes, but now the emphasis is on discernment. Thirty evangelicals reveal their favorites

In this issue: "Books and Movies 2006," July 1, 2006

Features

Ideologue for hire
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Ideologue for hire

Politics |  In Jack Abramoff's depiction, Ralph Reed fought for ideas "as far as the cash goes"

Nothing resolved
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Nothing resolved

Religion |  ECUSA passes a watered-down response to the Windsor Report and sets itself on a collision course with the Anglican Communion

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Operation rescue

Pakistan |  A Pakistani Christian frees kidnapped Christian children-and faces the wrath of Pakistan's terrorist slavers

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On borrowed time

Iraq |  Captured memo shows terrorist leaders realize they are fighting against the clock

Fiction is finer
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Fiction is finer

Books and Movies 2006 |  Author Angela Hunt on why she prefers writing novels to nonfiction, and how writers always send messages of some sort

A rocky path
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A rocky path

Books and Movies 2006 |  Some books from self-publishing companies showcase vanity, but others contend for wider distribution

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Single & stuck?

Books and Movies 2006 |  Debbie Maken and Connally Gilliam discuss how to obey God when marriage doesn't happen

When death is on the line
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When death is on the line

Books and Movies 2006 |  Two recent books-one by a Christian and one not-show dramatic contrasts

Liberated but bound
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Liberated but bound

Books and Movies 2006 |  Writer Caitlin Flanagan on where feminism went wrong

The movie that wasn't made
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The movie that wasn't made

Books and Movies 2006 |  So many of today's "message movies" are like messages in a bottle, dealing with yesterday's struggles. Movies about today's underdogs would have a much…

Dispatches

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Line in the sand

House Democrats show how much is at stake in November

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Oddball occurrences

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Quotables

Memorable things they said

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The Buzz

The latest on this week's biggest stories

Reviews

The Lake House
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The Lake House

Movies |  Time-travel romance is short on sparks and suspense

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Bestselling books

Notable Books |  Four bestselling novels

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Bottomed out?

Books and Movies 2006 |  Many recent Young Adult novels are raunchy, but some now urge responsibility

Review: Superman Returns
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Review: Superman Returns

Movies |  The latest installment of Superman is one of the top superhero films of all time

Notebook

Back to the nineties
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Back to the nineties

Sports |  The Heat looked like the Bulls of yesteryear in their dazzling NBA Finals victory

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Breaking chains

Money |  Personal finance book explains how-and, more importantly, why-to get out of debt

Voices

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

Relativism at Fuller
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Relativism at Fuller

Seminary professors affirm heterosexual model-but support gay couples as well

Treadmill books
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Treadmill books

Summertime, when self-promotion is easy

Absent-minded professors
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Absent-minded professors

Like goldfish, those who profess Christ are prone to forget

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