Paul (left) and Chris Griesedieck on the shop floor of American Pulverizer in St. Louis

Here they stand

by Jamie Dean

Cover Story | Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate forces businesses to cover abortion-inducing drugs for employees. It has sent several evangelical and Catholic business owners to court to fight for their religious liberty—with varying degrees of success

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/here_they_stand]

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Soldiering on

by Edward Lee Pitts

Military | Armed by three decades of combat duty, retired Lt. Gen. William Boykin takes on Washington’s culture battles

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/soldiering_on]

“A REGULAR DISASTER”: A cow walks on a dried-up pond in a drought-ravaged pasture near Eads, Colo.

Dry counties

by Daniel James Devine

Weather | Crops and cattle hang in the balance as drought in the Great Plains extends into winter

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/dry_counties]

Herr professor

by Emily Belz

United Nations | Religious freedom advocates, often ignored, find a friend in UN representative Heiner Bielefeldt

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/herr_professor]

SAME SIDE, DIFFERING TACTICS: Horowitz (left); KCC members pray outside the White House (right)

Prayer and politics

by Sophia Lee

North Korea | A worldview split leads to sharp differences on how to fight oppression in North Korea

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/prayer_and_politics]

The silent treatment

by Angela Lu

Religion | For over four months, authorities jailed and beat Iranian-American Saeed Abedini in Tehran with no trial or U.S. intervention

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/the_silent_treatment]

Left ahead

by Edward Lee Pitts

Politics | Partisan inaugural speech signals an aggressive liberal agenda for the president’s second term

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/left_ahead]

Looking Ahead

by The Editors

News | Soccer spectacle The United States Men’s Soccer Team continues its quest to make the 2014 FIFA World Cup on Feb. 6 when it opens the last…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/looking_ahead_0]

CHEMICAL THREAT: Residents wear gas masks as they search for bodies after shelling by government forces in Aleppo Jan. 3.

Crossing the red line

by The Editors

News | And more news briefs

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/crossing_the_red_line]

CONFRONTATION: A policeman points to a protester near the headquarters of <em>Southern Weekly</em>.

In their dreams

by Daniel James Devine

China | Newspaper protests reveal Chinese hopes for free speech

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/in_their_dreams]

Robed victim?

by Warren Cole Smith

Religion | Questions linger over ‘plentiful’ death threats against retired gay bishop

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/robed_victim]

Human Race

by The Editors

News | Charged A federal court indicted former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, 56, on charges that he accepted bribes for personal gain during the devastated…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/human_race_0]

Quotables

by The Editors

News | ‘The last time the Senate has passed a budget, the iPad wasn’t even invented yet.’ House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on the U.S.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/quotables_0]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

News | Batty bid How much would you pay for a 1955 Lincoln Futura concept car? At a Scottsdale, Ariz., auction on Jan. 19, Rick Champagne paid $4.2 million for one.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/quick_takes_0]

DIRTY, SLOPPY PASTS: Lawrence and Cooper.

Faulty Playbook

by Megan Basham

Movies | Surprise Oscar contender eviscerates one cultural fad but falls prey to another

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/faulty_playbook]

Amour

by Michael Leaser

Movies | Amour is the first foreign-language film to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination in six years, and it admirably showcases the deep and tender love forged by…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/amour]

Box Office Top 10

by The Editors

Movies | For the weekend of Jan. 18-20 according to Box Office Mojo

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/box_office_top_10_0]

West of Memphis

by Emily Belz

Documentary | In 1993, searchers for three missing 8-year-old boys found their bodies in a drainage ditch in West Memphis, Ark. Investigators believed that because of the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/west_of_memphis]

Nashville

by Emily Whitten

Television | Now in its second season, ABC’s romantic comedy Nashville (Wednesdays, 10 p.m. Eastern) may not be burning up the charts, but it is turning heads. In many ways…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/nashville]

Changing history

by Marvin Olasky

Books | The role of individuals, and other treadmill books

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/changing_history]

Notable Books

by Emily Whitten

Books | Four nonfiction books

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/notable_books_0]

Coming home

by Marvin Olasky

Q&A | Former ‘scandal queen’ Donna Rice Hughes on becoming a voice of decency and morality

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/coming_home]

Gleeful nihilist

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | Ke$ha’s Warrior adds to the country’s cultural poison

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/gleeful_nihilist]

Notable CDs

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | Five new or recent pop-rock releases

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/notable_cds_0]

Fire starter

by Chelsea Kolz

Lifestyle | Tommy Davis moved from burning mattresses to setting souls ablaze

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/fire_starter]

Only deal in town

by Daniel James Devine

Technology | In at least some cases online pricing has three rules—location, location, location

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/only_deal_in_town]

Mass mortality

by Daniel James Devine

Science | The link between weight and health appears more complex than we thought

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/mass_mortality]

The Snow church

by The Editors

Houses of God | Mitterfirmiansreut, Germany

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/the_snow_church]

Oprah Winfrey (right) interviews Lance Armstrong

Cycle of lies

by Mark Bergin

Sports | Is Lance Armstrong’s confession his greatest deceit yet?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/cycle_of_lies]

RISING CONSTRUCTION COSTS: The Washington Monument framed in a construction crane at the future site of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Boom town

by Warren Cole Smith

Money | Deficit spending prospers the Washington, D.C., metro area as the rest of the nation struggles

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/boom_town]

Inglorious revolutions

by Thomas Kidd

Religion | Anglican angst deepens over gay bishops and the church’s relationship to the royal family

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/inglorious_revolutions]

Prayers for the future

by Joel Belz

Religion | How should believers respond as First Amendment liberties come under assault?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/prayers_for_the_future]

A little hypocrisy, please

by Janie B. Cheaney

Culture | In a healthy society, two faces may sometimes be better than one

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/a_little_hypocrisy_please]

Mission accomplished?

by Mindy Belz

Somalia | Defense cutbacks and victory speeches mislead Americans about growing threats

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/mission_accomplished]

Mailbag

by The Editors

Letters from our readers

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/mailbag_0]

Culture creep

by Andrée Seu Peterson

Sexual abuse | How an ‘orientation’ is born

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/culture_creep]

Don’t waste your medical mistakes

by Marvin Olasky

Faith & Inspiration | One lab error, and God exposed my pretensions

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/don_t_waste_your_medical_mistakes]

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