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Broadcast news

Broadcast news

by Mindy Belz

Cover Story | What happens when an elderly Coptic priest takes to the airwaves and the internet to confront Islam? Death threats, conversions, and a global following. Meet Zakaria Botros, WORLD's 2008 Daniel of the Year.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/broadcast_news]

In this issue: "2008 Daniel of the Year," Dec. 13, 2008

Features

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Human Race

by The Editors

Human Race |  DIED: American supercentenarian Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person in August 2007, died Nov. 26 at the age of 115. Maria de Jesus of Portugal,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/human_race]

Narrow escape
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Narrow escape

by Jill Nelson

Terrorism |  A Florida family, unlike at least 163 others, lives to tell about Mumbai's terror

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/narrow_escape]

Double whammy
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Double whammy

by Mark Bergin

Economy |  Needs are up and giving is down for nonprofits, but all is not gloomy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/double_whammy]

Facing Islam
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Facing Islam

by Marvin Olasky

Religion |  Desperate times generate desperate responses. In 1453 Constantinople (now Istanbul) fell to the Turks. In 2001 the Twin Towers fell to terrorists. During the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/facing_islam]

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No little people

by Alisa Harris, Susan Olasky, Lynn Vincent, and Marvin Olasky

Culture |  With momentous events in the news, don't forget individuals who transform lives one at a time

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/no_little_people]

Crazy returns
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Crazy returns

by Warren Cole Smith and Rusty Leonard

Charity |  Alleged fraud brings down one church and may spread to others

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/crazy_returns]

Houses of God
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Houses of God

by The Editors

Houses of God |  Inmates and visitors attend Luther Luckett Christian Church in the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in La Grange, Ky.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/houses_of_god]

Shoot first, ask questions (much) later
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Shoot first, ask questions (much) later

by Lynn Vincent

Peru |  CIA lied about missionary plane shoot-down

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/shoot_first_ask_questions_much_later]

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Looking ahead

by The Editors

Looking Ahead |  News to watch in the weeks to come

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/looking_ahead]

Minority report
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Minority report

by Jamie Dean

Politics |  Republicans win a Senate seat and conservative House leaders

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/minority_report]

Where religions of peace aren't
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Where religions of peace aren't

by Jill Nelson

India |  A Maoist-Christian nexus complicates the Hindu-Christian struggle

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/where_religions_of_peace_aren_t]

Stronger than death
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Stronger than death

by Russell Board

Cambodia |  One man's ministry is working against the wounds of a nation

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/stronger_than_death]

Lowering the burden
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Lowering the burden

by David Bahnsen

Personal Finance |  Actions taken before the end of the year may ease tax pain in April

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/lowering_the_burden]

Peeler Joe
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Peeler Joe

by Susan Olasky

Lifestyle/Technology |  A showman and "grafter," Joseph Ades keeps going, and going ...

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/peeler_joe]

Dispatches

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

by The Editors

Oddball occurrences

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/quick_takes]

Quotables
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Quotables

by The Editors

Memorable things they said

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/quotables]

The Buzz
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The Buzz

by The Editors

Need-to-know news

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/the_buzz]

Reviews

Epic down under
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Epic down under

by Sam Thielman

Movies |  Big, busy and sometimes confused movie for a big continent

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/epic_down_under]

Two for four
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Two for four

by Meghan Keane

Movies |  Vaughn and Witherspoon shine in Four Christmases

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/two_for_four]

Whitewashed Milk
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Whitewashed Milk

by Mollie Ziegler Hemingway

Movies |  Biopic idolizes California gay politician

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/whitewashed_milk]

No dirty tricks
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No dirty tricks

by Megan Basham

Movies |  Frost/Nixon casts a sympathetic eye on the disgraced former president

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/no_dirty_tricks]

The imperial treadmill
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The imperial treadmill

by Marvin Olasky

Books |  Gandhi and Churchill were both great men with enormous blind spots

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/the_imperial_treadmill]

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Notable books

by Timothy Keller, Susan Wise Bauer, Jeff Cook, Christa Parrish

Notable Books |  Four gospel-related books reviewed by Susan Olasky

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/notable_books]

Nothing to fear
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Nothing to fear

by Marvin Olasky

Books |  Feeling bored with your Christian life? Author and activist Gary A. Haugen says fighting injustice is the answer

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/nothing_to_fear]

Something to say
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Something to say

by Arsenio Orteza

Music |  Joel Willoughby faces the uphill climb of the independent musician

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/something_to_say]

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Notable CDs

by R.C. Sproul, Dan and Heidi Goeller, Jama Jandrokovic, Garth Knox, East Carolina University Chamber Singers

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

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/notable_cds]

A new call, a new response
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A new call, a new response

by Alisa Harris

Movies |  By combining music with stories of those caught up in the horrors of human trafficking, Call + Response encourages others to take action

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/a_new_call_a_new_response]

Notebook

Hazy on Hayes
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Hazy on Hayes

by Mark Bergin

Sports |  Honesty evokes criticism and mockery on discussion boards and airwaves

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/hazy_on_hayes]

Voices

Hoping for a stumble
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Hoping for a stumble

by Joel Belz

Nobody should want to destroy a presidency, but many do

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/hoping_for_a_stumble]

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Second Coming

by Vern S. Poythress

It's a reality that should not be ignored

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/second_coming]

Pendulum parenting
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Pendulum parenting

by Amy Henry

Finding a cure for wild swings between arbitrary rules

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/pendulum_parenting]

Reading minds
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Reading minds

by Janie B. Cheaney

Ideas mattered to the Great Books movement

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/reading_minds]

Low food nation
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Low food nation

by Mindy Belz

More are doing without this season and need the right help

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/low_food_nation]

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Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/mailbag]

Dead man's witness
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Dead man's witness

by Andrée Seu

William Raws' Christmas past is bearing fruit in the present

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/dead_man_s_witness]

What if?
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What if?

by Marvin Olasky

A financial crisis may make some very bad policies popular

[http://www.worldmag.com/2008/12/what_if]

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