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Life or death

Life or death

Cover Story | With international adoptions harder and harder to process and a slowdown in Ethiopia, the second-largest source of hope for American parents wanting to adopt overseas, the outcome can be heartbreak, or worse

In this issue: "Orphaned no more," July 30, 2011

Features

The dawn of China's civil rights era
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The dawn of China's civil rights era

China |  Government clashes with a prominent house church are putting religious freedom to the test, just as friendly U.S. churches and prominent ministries plan to…

Safe house
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Safe house

Compassion |  WORLD's East Region winner, the Bowery Women's Center, provides addicted women security, stability, and the love of Christ

Causes lost
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Causes lost

Compassion |  The Bowery Mission has succeeded by staying on track biblically. Other church programs, like Broadway community, have lost their salt. Meanwhile,

Church clean & club funny
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Church clean & club funny

Entertainment |  They stay up late, earn but a little, chase laughs in small towns, and all because they believe in the growing entertainment niche known as Clean Comedy

They get around
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They get around

Abortion |  Guess who headlined a pro-life fundraiser in Ohio: The Beach Boys

Time bomb
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Time bomb

Politics |  With the clock ticking toward government default, both sides appear ready to risk hardship

Dispatches

Birth of a nation
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Birth of a nation

South Sudan starts life as a country under a peace accord but still in the throes of war

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Looking Ahead

Lost city's centenary July 24 marks the 100th anniversary of the rediscovery of Machu Picchu. Yale lecturer Hiram Bingham dubbed the ruins the "Lost City of…

Mumbai massacre
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Mumbai massacre

and more news briefs

Misfeasance
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Misfeasance

Two decades of Planned Parenthood abusing women, and tax dollars, detailed in new report

Contrary to conscience
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Contrary to conscience

Chaplains challenged in new era of gays in the military

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Human Race

Ailing Venezuelans face an uncertain future after President Hugo Chavez, 56, revealed he underwent surgery in Cuba last month to remove a malignant tumor. He…

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Quotables

"We don't need new taxes. We need new taxpayers." U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, arguing that the deficit reduction debate should focus on job creation. "The square…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Seal delivered While assisting the owner of a disabled vehicle on I-76 in Philadelphia, a veteran city policeman on July 1 found an unusual piece of litter.

Reviews

It all ends here
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It all ends here

Movies |  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 finishes an era on a hero's note

Page One
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Page One

Movies |  Documentary follows New York Times reporters over the course of a year

Project Nim
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Project Nim

Movies |  The film is by turns funny and sad as the camera uncannily reveals the character of the interviewees

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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of July 8-10, according to Box Office Mojo

God and evil
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God and evil

Books |  Two books on what men call evil

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Notable Books

Notable Books |  Four new mysteries reviewed by Susan Olasky

Go local
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Go local

Campaign 2012 |  Former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee discusses how current candidates should discuss politics and economics

Listening again
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Listening again

Music |  Queen reissue highlights the troubling band's talent, while a new Cars CD sounds like an older model

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Five new pop-rock releases reviewed by Arsenio Orteza

Notebook

Foodie fight
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Foodie fight

Lifestyle |  'Solemn' pig slaughtering and 'honoring' of soon-to-be-eaten goats suggests idolatry

Hearing rooms
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Hearing rooms

Technology |  Websites allow users to create their own concerts

Rare surprise
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Rare surprise

Science |  Japanese report sparks hopes for a new source of important metals

Bandra, India
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Bandra, India

Houses of God |  Love of Christ Fellowship

Dramatic swings
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Dramatic swings

Sports |  Amid tragedy, Josh Hamilton has offered hope born of grace

Back to square one
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Back to square one

Money |  Stock prices at the final bell on June 30 masked a volatile quarter

Liberty's loss
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Liberty's loss

Religion |  Same-sex marriage in New York threatens the rights of those who oppose it

Voices

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

A visitor's guide
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A visitor's guide

From waiting room to visiting room, navigating behind prison walls

Film school
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Film school

Cinema classics offer an opportunity to train youth in the art of patient watching

Puppies for sale
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Puppies for sale

Neither Democrats nor Republicans can wish away the global upheaval

The real me
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The real me

Supporters of traditional marriage will need more than rational arguments to win

Smashed violins
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Smashed violins

It takes some digging to verify a story

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