Friendly fire

by Jamie Dean

Cover Story | As President Obama prepares for the fall campaign, new party rules drag out the GOP primary race and keep Republicans Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum focused on fighting each other. Will the battle dampen GOP hopes in November?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/friendly_fire]

Buckeye blues

by Edward Lee Pitts

Cover Story Sidebar | Most Ohio Republicans will vote for their party's eventual nominee, but that may be all many of them do for him

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/buckeye_blues]

In this issue: "The battle," March 24, 2012

A rush of life

by Mindy Belz

Iraq | For Jeremiah Small, an American teacher killed in Iraq, six years became long enough to build a legacy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/a_rush_of_life]

Behind the scenes

by Angela Lu

Entertainment | Hollywood has Christians, and they're not giving up on the film industry

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/behind_the_scenes]

'Reckless prudence'

by Tiffany Owens

Religion | Fasting for 42 days to protest New York's ban on churches renting worship space at public schools was right up Manhattan pastor Bill Devlin's alley

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/reckless_prudence]

Saved by God's Gollums

by Marvin Olasky

Biography | Reporters on an ideological warpath mercifully cut short my yearning for the Inner Ring

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/saved_by_god_s_gollums]

Catastrophe in the making

by Mindy Belz

Defense cutbacks will hamper U.S. ability to address Mideast upheaval

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/catastrophe_in_the_making]

Looking Ahead

by The Editors

Coathanger birthday What the Golden Gate Bridge is to Americans, Australia's Sydney Harbour Bridge (pictured) is to Aussies. Nicknamed "The Coathanger" for…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/looking_ahead]

Putin power

by The Editors

And other news briefs

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/putin_power]

Given for a purpose

by Timothy Lamer

Virginia attorney general steps into church property cases

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/given_for_a_purpose]

After-birth abortion

by Marvin Olasky

A new argument calls for new decisions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/after_birth_abortion]

Human Race

by The Editors

Retiring Three-term Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, says she will not seek reelection this fall because she is tired of the "atmosphere of polarization"

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/human_race]

Quotables

by The Editors

"Consumer demand is just not that strong for these vehicles." Lacey Plache, chief economist for auto analyst Edmunds, on GM's decision to halt production for…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/quotables]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

Vive la différence? Ever on the alert for things that might offend the sensibilities of the French bourgeoisie, French government officials announced they…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/quick_takes]

Branching out

by Emily Whitten

Movies | The Lorax proves to be a bonanza at the box office, and for liberal groups wanting to indoctrinate children

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/branching_out]

GCB

by Megan Basham

Television | None of the foul-mouthed, barely dressed characters on ABC show are actual Christians

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/gcb]

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

by Michael Leaser

Movies | Quirky, genre-defying stories appear to be something of a speciality for British screenwriter Simon Beaufoy

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/salmon_fishing_in_the_yemen]

Box Office Top 10

by The Editors

Movies | For the Weekend of March 2-4 according to Box Office Mojo

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/box_office_top_10]

Views from without

by Marvin Olasky

Books | An Indian and a Pakistani show appreciation for the West

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/views_from_without]

Notable Books

by Susan Olasky, Ravi Zacharias, Sharilyn Martin, Julie Stiegemeyer

Notable Books | Four Christian picture books

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/notable_books]

The abortion empire strikes back

by Marvin Olasky

Q&A | Karen Handel and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation felt the wrath of an angry Planned Parenthood

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/the_abortion_empire_strikes_back]

World weary

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas deserves its place on the charts

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/world_weary]

Notable CDs

by Arsenio Orteza

Notable CDs | Four recent classical releases

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/notable_cds]

Animals as idols

by Susan Olasky

Lifestyle | Veterinarian Wendell Cantrell says a healthy affection for pets has become an unhealthy 'petcentrism'

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/animals_as_idols]

Eyewitness India

by Daniel James Devine

Technology | Citizen reporters with mobile phones remake journalism on the subcontinent

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/eyewitness_india]

Drugged out

by Daniel James Devine

Science | The number of drugs facing shortages is suddenly on the rise

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/drugged_out]

Canongate Kirk

by The Editors

Houses of God | Edinburgh, Scotland

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/canongate_kirk]

Taking a pass

by Mark Bergin

Sports | LeBron James has no choice but to be measured in final moments

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/taking_a_pass]

Pumped up

by Warren Cole Smith

Money | Rapidly rising gas prices could mean trouble for a nascent recovery

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/pumped_up]

Sin is sin

by Joel Belz

WORLD is not homophobic but realistic about an extreme challenge to God's order

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/sin_is_sin]

Your Jesus and mine

by Janie B. Cheaney

Nobody owns the Son of God, and He has important words for both the right and the left

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/your_jesus_and_mine]

Remember that you are dust

by Mindy Belz

A Lenten season of sacrifice should lead us not away but into the midst of men

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/remember_that_you_are_dust]

Sobriety, Year 15

by La Shawn Barber

Without Christ, giving up alcohol left me thirsty

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/sobriety_year_15]

Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/mailbag]

With fear and trembling

by Andrée Seu

Take courage, for God is working in you as you work out your salvation

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/with_fear_and_trembling]

Titantic futility

by Marvin Olasky

Without cultural renewal, social service programs are doomed to sink

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/03/titantic_futility]

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