Rookie season

by Emily Belz

Cover Story | A surprising number of doctors and businessmen are setting aside their stethoscopes and spreadsheets to run for Congress-and they're running well

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/rookie_season]

In this issue: "Broken beyond repair?," Sept. 25, 2010

Dying dogs

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics | Conservative Democrats-blue dogs in red districts-may become an endangered species after the elections in November

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/dying_dogs]

Swinging back

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics | After bringing Democrats to power in 2008, voters in the struggling states of Ohio and Michigan are preparing to register their regret at the polls

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/swinging_back]

Fear at Fanda

by Jamie Dean

Sexual abuse | A sexual abuse scandal at a New Tribes Mission boarding school in West Africa reveals a long tale of childhood suffering and the poor record of missionary…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/fear_at_fanda]

Right to higher hiring

by Alisa Harris

Religion | Can faith-based relief organizations employ only like-minded workers? A recent court ruling says yes, but the groups themselves have varying answers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/right_to_higher_hiring]

Works in progress

by Amy Henry

Film | Independent filmmakers Steve & Mary Pruitt are learning the high-stakes business of making movies as they go

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/works_in_progress]

Anchors away

by Megan Basham

Immigration | The debate over birthright citizenship hits hardest on the hospital ward

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/anchors_away]

Side by side

by Edward Lee Pitts

Afghanistan | Capt. Dale Goetz became the first Army chaplain combat casualty in almost 40 years by going where soldiers go

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/side_by_side]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Natural law By now, some residents are probably wishing that town officials in Skowhegan, Maine, would simply let Bruce Obert do what he wanted with his land.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/quick_takes]

Quotables

by The Editors

"Mexican drug cartels literally do control parts of Arizona." Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff Paul Babeu on the lawlessness in southern Arizona. The Bureau of…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/quotables]

Beckoning Christians

by Marvin Olasky

TV personality Glenn Beck is not the problem, but his religious syncretism is

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/beckoning_christians]

Looking Ahead

by The Editors

Conservatives gather After three days of meetings for political conservatives, the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit concludes Sept. 19 in…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/looking_ahead]

Blowing smoke

by The Editors

And other news briefs

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/blowing_smoke]

Waiting still

by Alisa Harris

While the mosque project at Ground Zero moves forward, authorities have halted rebuilding the church destroyed on 9/11

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/waiting_still]

Corrective measure

by The Editors

Journalists have a term for the paragraph or two in a story that explains what the story is all about: "nut graph," with nut signifying "kernel," not "crazy."

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/corrective_measure]

Human Race

by The Editors

Rebuked A Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) court rebuked California minister Jane Adams Spahr, 68, after finding her guilty of violating her ordination vows and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/human_race]

The ugly American

by Michael Leaser

Movies | George Clooney is not the actor to rescue The American 's weak script

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/the_ugly_american]

Marmaduke

by Alicia Cohn

DVD | The movie Marmaduke , recently out on DVD, is largely an excuse to make Owen Wilson talk like a dog. Wilson does a fine job embodying the title character with…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/marmaduke]

Box Office Top 10

by The Editors

Movies | For the weekend of Sept. 3-5, according to Box Office Mojo

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/box_office_top_10]

Hold the saccharine

by Rebecca Cusey

Movies | The Christians behind Doonby hope it will be a different kind of 'faith-based film'

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/hold_the_saccharine]

The consumer's best friend

by Marvin Olasky

Q&A | It's not governmental regulation, says investigative reporter John Stossel, but the competition of free markets

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/the_consumer_s_best_friend]

Reimaginings

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | Two new songbooks offer different takes on their source material

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/reimaginings]

Notable CDs

Notable CDs | Four noteworthy new classical releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/notable_cds]

Pessimistic portraits

by Marvin Olasky

Books | Two Jewish authors offer Ecclesiastes-flavored novels

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/pessimistic_portraits]

Notable books

Notable Books | Four recent novels reviewed by Susan Olasky

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/notable_books]

Easy A

by Rebecca Cusey

Movies | Easy A seems like a fun teen comedy to watch at girly sleepovers. An attempt to replicate John Hughes ( The Breakfast Club , Pretty in Pink ) films for the current…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2010/09/easy_a]