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Our parched land

Our parched land

Cover Story | Farmers contemplate mowing cornfields, water reservoirs are sinking, and crop prices are skyrocketing as the United States swelters through its worst drought in a half-century

In this issue: "Praying for rain," Aug. 11, 2012

Features

Cashed out
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Cashed out

Religion |  The National Association of Evangelicals backs off its million dollar subsidy from pushers of contraception for the unmarried

Art for community's sake
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Art for community's sake

The arts |  The Culture House, an arts organization in suburban Kansas City, brings a Christian ethos of excellence for the sake of others and cultural leadership for its…

DOMA's day of reckoning
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DOMA's day of reckoning

Politics |  Obama administration reversal over the Defense of Marriage Act adds weight to a likely Supreme Court showdown over the law in the high court's next term

Miracle surgery
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Miracle surgery

Medicine |  Success and sadness proceed from dramatic decision to separate conjoined twins, abandoned by their parents, at a 122-year-old mission hospital in India's…

Work and faith, connected
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Work and faith, connected

Effective Compassion |  Our South Region winner is full of practical help for former prisoners looking for jobs-and is full of Christ

More than a clinic
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More than a clinic

Effective Compassion |  Our South region runner-up provides free medical care to people living in one of America's poorest counties

Dispatches

Decisive fight
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Decisive fight

As Syria's civil war escalates, threats of a wider, more threatening conflict grow

Looking Ahead
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Looking Ahead

Mars rover landing If all goes well, NASA scientists will spend the early morning hours of Aug. 6 watching over the landing of another rover on Mars. It's…

Nightmare and narrow escapes
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Nightmare and narrow escapes

For victims of Colorado theater shooting, the early minutes of watching The Dark Knight Rises held both

Damage control
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Damage control

Religion |  Wheaton College sues federal government over contraceptive mandate

Senate hold
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Senate hold

And more news briefs

Welfare unreformed
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Welfare unreformed

Congressional Republicans try to block easing welfare work requirements

Alan astray?
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Alan astray?

Statements from leader of ministry to gays raise concerns

Human Race
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Human Race

Matched When Jonathan and Caitlin Woodlief got married last October, the prospect of a long life together was bleak. Jonathan, suffering from lupus, needed…

Quotables
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Quotables

'Guilty as charged.' Dan Cathy, president of the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain, on the company's support for "the biblical definition of the family unit." The…

Quick Takes
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Quick Takes

Thousands per gallon Ray Crockett thought he was getting a deal when he pulled his car into a Mapco gas station reputed to have some of the cheapest unleaded…

Reviews

Going there
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Going there

Movies |  The Dark Knight Rises powerfully portrays the logical results of relativism and socialism

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Box Office Top 10

Movies |  For the weekend of July 6-8 according to Box Office Mojo

White Collar
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White Collar

Television |  USA crime sitcom is a refreshing break from grizzly television dramas

Political Animals
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Political Animals

Television |  USA's new cable mini-series is a politically correct puff piece for Democratic women in politics

'Well-ordered souls'
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'Well-ordered souls'

Books |  Atheist notes atheism's failings, Christianity's wisdom

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Notable Books

Notable Books |  Four recent crime novels

The conscience of Congress
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The conscience of Congress

Q&A |  Long-time human-rights activist Rep. Frank Wolf wants U.S. foreign policy to focus on freedom of thought and human rights more than free and fair votes

What about Bob?
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What about Bob?

Music |  Out of Many offers an impressive overview of reggae-minus the genre's biggest and most influential voice

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Notable CDs

Notable CDs |  Five recent pop-rock releases

Notebook

What one person can do
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What one person can do

Lifestyle |  A difficult but conscientious business decision pays off in Texas

Selective diversity
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Selective diversity

Technology |  Google devotes itself to worldwide homosexual rights, ignores persecution of other minorities

Eco washout
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Eco washout

Science |  Though lucrative and useful, palm oil has lost its environmental charm

Accra Sports Stadium
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Accra Sports Stadium

Houses of God |  Accra, Ghana

Rocket man
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Rocket man

Sports |  Linsanity departs the Big Apple and gives Houston another Asian sensation

China syndrome
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China syndrome

Money |  Slowdown in China's growth will likely have global consequences

Voices

Sell it in a bottle
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Sell it in a bottle

Wanted: Gifted and talented people to help change the culture

Of things and men
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Of things and men

A tangle of rules and administration is creating a new and troubling kind of government

An underground railroad
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An underground railroad

A network of groups and individuals is working to combat China's one-child policy

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Mailbag

Letters from our readers

Fixing the sinkhole
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Fixing the sinkhole

It's time to stop kidding ourselves and love one another for real

The sweetness of God's goodness
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The sweetness of God's goodness

God's commands come with wonderful promises

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