Inside outsider

by Edward Lee Pitts

Cover Story | Despite past infidelities and an establishment background, Newt Gingrich has pedaled his way to evangelical support, but Romney, Santorum, and Paul continue to press

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/inside_outsider]

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Good deeds punished

by Tiffany Owens

Religion | New York congregations that worship in public schools pay rent to the schools, meet during non-school hours, and in many ways help their communities, but they…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/good_deeds_punished]

Remembering black history

by Marvin Olasky

Black History Month | African-Americans should not lose their past

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/remembering_black_history]

Miss Virginia

by Emily Belz

Black History Month | Meet the woman whose civil-rights journey stretched from Little Rock to Washington, D.C.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/miss_virginia]

Climbing out of the cradle

by Les Sillars

Black History Month | Kay Coles James is rebuilding the home and the legacy of Robert Russa Moton

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/climbing_out_of_the_cradle]

Taking a stand

by Joel Hannahs

Black History Month | Quentin Smith and 100 other African-American officers in 1945 refused an unjust order and got the attention of a president

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/taking_a_stand]

More unmerited mercy

by Marvin Olasky

Biography | Battling against ideologies that mistranslate the Bible, kill neighborhoods, and hurt students. Not so often battling against my own pride

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/more_unmerited_mercy]

Left behind

by Emily Belz

President Obama went against some of his allies, including within his administration, with his contraceptive mandate

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/left_behind]

Looking Ahead

by The Editors

Mexican politics Mexico's influential PRI political party will announce on Feb. 5 its candidate for the July 2012 presidential elections in Mexico. After…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/looking_ahead_1]

Revolutionary zeal

by The Editors

and other news briefs

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/revolutionary_zeal]

Open and shut

by Marvin Olasky

When media 'balance' doesn't allow for the view that adultery is wrong

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/open_and_shut]

Escalating battles

by Olivia Snow

Mexico and Guatemala are finding no peace in their drug wars

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/escalating_battles]

Human Race

by The Editors

Engaged Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, 24, announced she is engaged and plans to marry later this year. In 2002, Brian David Mitchell snatched the then…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/human_race_1]

Quotables

by The Editors

"Schettino, maybe you saved yourself from the sea, but I'll make you have trouble for sure. Go aboard!" Livorno Port Authority chief Gregorio De Falco, to…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/quotables_1]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Buffett pays It looks like Berkshire Hathaway billionaire Warren Buffett will be donating to the United States Treasury after all. The investment mogul and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/quick_takes_1]

Another mystery island

by Megan Basham

Television | As with Lost , J.J. Abrams has the makings of a big hit with Alcatraz

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/another_mystery_island]

The Artist

by Michael Leaser

Movies | New silent film is both a box office and artistic success

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/the_artist]

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Michael Leaser

Movies | Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock play limited roles in film that focuses on a boy's loss of his father on 9/11

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/extremely_loud_and_incredibly_close]

Portlandia

by Emily Whitten

Television | Little-watched IFC network now has a big hit

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/portlandia]

Box Office Top 10

by The Editors

Movies | For the weekend of Jan. 20-22 according to Box Office Mojo

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/box_office_top_10_0]

Darwin: founder, destroyer

by Marvin Olasky

Books | An outpouring of Darwin-based books applies evolutionist's thinking on broader realms

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/darwin_founder_destroyer]

Notable Books

by Susan Olasky

Notable Books | Valentine's Day books

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/notable_books_1]

No passion for politics

by Marvin Olasky

Q&A | An influential author and commentator, William Bennett turned down chances to run for national office

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/no_passion_for_politics]

Changing rap

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | Two-disc anthology traces an evolving genre

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/changing_rap]

Notable CDs

by Arsenio Orteza

Notable CDs | Five new or recent jazz CDs

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/notable_cds_1]

Singles' stories

by Susan Olasky

Lifestyle | Readers offer advice for young Christians on dating and marriage

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/singles_stories]

Texting charity

by Daniel James Devine

Technology | Technology spurs millions in 'impulse giving'

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/texting_charity]

Laboratory lies

by Daniel James Devine

Science | Surveys uncover questionable practices in scientific research

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/laboratory_lies]

African Meeting House

by The Editors

Houses of God | Boston

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/african_meeting_house]

Citizen first

by Marvin Olasky

Sports | Boston goalie Tim Thomas makes an admirable stand not to visit the White House

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/citizen_first]

Wage worries

by Warren Cole Smith

Money | Several states are raising minimum wage despite the threat of higher unemployment

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/wage_worries]

Community property?

by Tim Dalrymple

Religion | Seven Virginia congregations that left the Episcopal Church must leave their properties, too

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/community_property]

Supreme agreement

by Joel Belz

Christians can rejoice in the high court's unanimous wisdom in the Hosanna-Tabor case

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/supreme_agreement]

Mystic chords

by Janie B. Cheaney

The proposed Eisenhower memorial reflects a nation that has forgotten greatness

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/mystic_chords]

A weight of hopelessness

by Mindy Belz

Street-level discontent in 2012 may grow along with unchecked authoritarianism in Africa

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/a_weight_of_hopelessness]

Getting by in Greece

by Paul Glader

Greece | How the European economic crisis affects one middle-class Greek family

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/getting_by_in_greece]

Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/mailbag_1]

The cross in the stone

by Andrée Seu

Signs and wonders declare God's work in our everyday lives

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/the_cross_in_the_stone]

Be specific

by Marvin Olasky

Abstractions and generalizations are hindrances in life and in writing

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/01/be_specific]

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