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Home is where the start is

Home is where the start is

by Jamie Dean

Cover Story | Tens of thousands of South Sudanese are making the trek from refugee camps back to their villages, only to find that a new beginning includes impassable roads, unexploded landmines, lingering violence, and disease

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/home_is_where_the_start_is]

In this issue: "Home again," July 12, 2008

Features

Trying times
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Trying times

by Jill Nelson

Algeria |  Christians face a wave of persecution in Africa's second-largest country

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/trying_times]

What would Jesus fly?
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What would Jesus fly?

by Rusty Leonard and Warren Cole Smith

Money |  Six televangelists under Senate investigation frequent luxury corporate jets-and they are not alone

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/what_would_jesus_fly]

Pocketbook policies
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Pocketbook policies

by Jamie Dean

Campaign 2008 |  Competing economic proposals reveal much about presidential candidates' values and views on government

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/pocketbook_policies]

Just the facts
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Just the facts

by Mark Bergin

Education |  Louisiana law protects teachers who bring scientific evidence against Darwinism into the classroom

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/just_the_facts]

Lord, how long will I call and You will not answer?
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Lord, how long will I call and You will not answer?

by a pastor from Harare

Zimbabwe |  Food is scarce, prices are skyrocketing, fear reigns-and the man behind it all, Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, just inaugurated himself to another term…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/lord_how_long_will_i_call_and_you_will_not_answer]

For world Anglicans, a semi-schism
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For world Anglicans, a semi-schism

by Richard N. Ostling

Religion |  Conservative bishops form breakaway movement at last

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/for_world_anglicans_a_semi_schism]

Larry Norman's tragic post-mortem
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Larry Norman's tragic post-mortem

by Arsenio Orteza

Music |  Allegations of infidelity, fathering a child out of wedlock, and manipulating fellow CCM artists mar in death what was a pioneering life of making music

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/larry_norman_s_tragic_post_mortem]

A seed in good soil
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A seed in good soil

by Marvin Olasky

Ministry |  On a golden anniversary, Teen Challenge grows as political plants choke amid thorns

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/a_seed_in_good_soil]

Keep the cards
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Keep the cards

by David L. Bahnsen

Personal Finance |  What seems like a sound move may end up hurting your credit rating

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/keep_the_cards]

Making memories
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Making memories

by Susan Olasky

Lifestyle/Technology |  Websites offer advantages for storing and sharing photos

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/making_memories]

David versus Goliaths
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David versus Goliaths

by Rusty Leonard & Warren Cole Smith

Charity |  Lone shareholder cuts away at the business-abortion alliance

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/david_versus_goliaths]

Houses of God
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Houses of God

by Sarah Kiewel

Houses of God |  From the light on their faces, you would think they don't have a care in the world. Together, the Haitian worshippers at Eglise de Dieu de Delmas lift their…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/houses_of_god]

Up for grabs
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Up for grabs

by Alisa Harris

Campaign 2008 |  Obama makes a concerted bid for the young evangelical vote, but the numbers suggest they are still leaning right

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/up_for_grabs]

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Looking ahead

Looking Ahead |  News to watch in the weeks to come

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/looking_ahead]

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Human Race

Human Race |  FREED: A South Carolina pastor, convicted in April of bringing ammunition into Russia, was released June 24 after spending nearly five months in a Russian…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/human_race]

Dispatches

The Buzz
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The Buzz

Need-to-know news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/the_buzz]

Hyphenated Americans
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Hyphenated Americans

by Cal Thomas

Today's immigrants lead transnational lives

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/hyphenated_americans]

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/quick_takes]

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Quotables

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/quotables]

Reviews

Significant others
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Significant others

by Megan Basham

Movies |  Why are films like Wanted so popular among young men?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/significant_others]

Forgiveness on film
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Forgiveness on film

by Alyson Thoner

Movies |  Young filmmaker captures the remarkable but painful reconciliation efforts in Rwanda

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/forgiveness_on_film]

Fascists on the left
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Fascists on the left

by Marvin Olasky

Books |  Redrawing the political map along logical lines

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/fascists_on_the_left]

The new compassionate conservatives
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The new compassionate conservatives

by Marvin Olasky

Books |  Pentecostals, not Liberation Theology advocates, make a difference for the world's poor

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/the_new_compassionate_conservatives]

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Notable books

by Richard J. Foster, Don Everts & Doug Schaupp, James Choung, Donna Freitas

Notable Books |  Four noteworthy nonfiction books reviewed by Susan Olasky

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/notable_books]

Modern bondage
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Modern bondage

by Marvin Olasky

Books |  Today's slaves, reports E. Benjamin Skinner, are numerous, cheap, and possibly in a neighborhood near you

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/modern_bondage]

A different Coldplay
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A different Coldplay

by David Sessions

Music |  Viva la Vida is a shot of musical diversity from an unlikely source

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/a_different_coldplay]

Dance force
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Dance force

by David Sessions

Music |  FF5 puts Christian crunk on the map

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/dance_force]

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Notable CDs

by Barbara Harbach, Janine Jansen, Heinrich Schiff, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

Notable CDs |  Four new or recent classical CDs reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/notable_cds]

Notebook

Bibles to Beijing
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Bibles to Beijing

by Mark Bergin

Sports |  Last month, the British Bible Society announced plans to distribute tens of thousands of English and Chinese Bibles to athletes in the Olympic village

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/bibles_to_beijing]

Voices

Stop apologizing
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Stop apologizing

by Joel Belz

Campaign 2008 |  It's not always wrong to be a "single-issue" advocate

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/stop_apologizing]

Under wraps
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Under wraps

by Mindy Belz

Campaign 2008 |  The politics of inclusivity isn't easy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/under_wraps]

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/mailbag]

Freedom's champion
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Freedom's champion

by Andrée Seu

Isaac Backus knew where state-supported churches led

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/freedom_s_champion]

Weird science
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Weird science

by Janie B. Cheaney

The "God particle" and the future of physics

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/weird_science]

Uncommon bond
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Uncommon bond

by Gene Edward Veith

Family collapse opens a door for totalitarianism

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/uncommon_bond]

Don't waste your setback
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Don't waste your setback

by Marvin Olasky

It, too, can draw you closer to God

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/07/don_t_waste_your_setback]

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