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If this page is not displaying correctly, please click here.  Daily headlines, commentary, and site news from Christianity Today magazine. Monday, October 04, 2004 Today's New Articles Salt-and-Pepper Politics Choosing between candidates whose consciences are too clean. By Andy Crouch North Korea Human Rights Act a 'Miracle' Michael Horowitz credits evangelicals with big role in passage. Interview by Stan Guthrie From Christianity Today Movies Movies—Reel News: The Return of the King Returns, while Narnia Grows Extended ROTK gets 50 more minutes; Narnia director hard at work; atheistic trilogy under way. Plus: Revenge of the Sith could be PG-13; Mel Gibson's sitcoms; Passion plays in Israel. By Jeffrey Overstreet OUR MOST RECENT WEBLOG POSTING: Weblog: House Fails to Pass Marriage Amendment Britain's Terri Schiavo: Parents fight doctors to keep their baby alive. The Vatican outsources prayers. Plus: Billy Graham plans NY mission, Spain to allow same-sex marriages, reviews of Woman, Thou Art Loosed, and more articles from online sources around the world. Compiled by Rob Moll | posted 10/01/2004 2:30 p.m. Note: Today's Weblog, with news and analysis from online sources around the world, will be posted around noon Central Time. advertisement DNA of Relationships Did you know you're designed for great relationships? Just tap into your "relationship DNA"! Respected relationship doctor Gary Smalley shows you how in his new book, The DNA of Relationships. You'll learn practical truths like "The Power of One"—the one thing you alone can do to improve key relationships immediately. New This Week Posted Friday, October 1 Ethics Cloud Hangs Over DeLay Campaign Christian History Corner: Romanticism Gone to Seed—Part II Movie Review: Ladder 49 Movie Review: Shark Tale Movie Review: I Heart Huckabees Movie Review: Woman, Thou Art Loosed Movie Review: Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Weblog: Senate Passes North Korea Human Rights Bill Posted Thursday, September 30 Senate's Top Democrat in the Cross Hairs Film Forum: A Mother Tries to Prove that Her Son Exists Weblog: Does the Gallup Poll Have an Evangelical Bias? Posted Wednesday, September 29 Clarifying the Stem Cells Debate California's Prop. 71 Stem-Cell Scam Weblog: Are Mainline Churches Anti-Semitic? Posted Tuesday, September 28 President Bush Woos the Faithful We're Still Supporting Slavery Books & Culture Corner: After Worldview? Jakes on the Loose Weblog: Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity Attacked in India Posted Monday, September 27 John Kerry's Open Mind Kerry's Morals Have Been Shaped by an Old Protestant Establishment Weblog: Norway Aflutter Over Soccer Prayers product announcement Know Someone Who Is Newly Married or Engaged? Why not help them start out right with The Couples' Devotional Bible. Its pages contain devotionals on topics such as intimacy, forgiveness and finances that help couples with issues they face. Give it as a gift today!  Most-Read Articles of the Week Ethics Cloud Hangs Over DeLay Campaign Bribery allegations give challenger hope to oust Washington's third most powerful man. Weblog: House Fails to Pass Marriage Amendment Britain's Terri Schiavo: Parents fight doctors to keep their baby alive. The Vatican outsources prayers. Plus: Billy Graham plans NY mission, Spain to allow same-sex marriages, reviews of Woman, Thou Art Loosed, and more articles from online sources around the world. Christian History Corner: Romanticism Gone to Seed—Part II Have the holiness and Pentecostal movements really been "hyper-vertical" and "anti-domestic"? Weblog: Former TBN Employee Alleges Gay Tryst With Paul Crouch TBN boss paid $425,000 to silence claims, but accuser now wants $10 million. John Kerry's Open Mind The candidate has roots in liberal Catholicism, establishment Protestantism, and secular idealism.  Recommended Articles The Bush Doctrine The moral vision that launched the Iraq war has been quietly growing in the President's inner circle. Posted Week of April 25, 2003 The Politics of Communion Church leaders who admonish politicians on moral issues are doing their jobs. Posted Week of May 26, 2004 Bush's Defining Moment The President, facing a grief-stricken nation under attack, finds his voice and his mission. Posted Week of November 12, 2001 Can a Government Love Its Neighbor As Itself? Weekly Standard examines Bush's Golden Rule Posted Week of November 12, 2001 Explore More Christianity Today: Home | Hot Issues | Faith & Thought | Church & Ministries | Culture & Technology | Weblog | Columns | Message Boards CTDirect Delivered free via e-mail to subscribers each day. We encourage you to distribute this newsletter freely and ask only that you not change its contents. Subscribe to this newsletter. Subscribe to more free newsletters. Subscribe to magazines from Christianity Today International. Read our privacy policy and find more information here. Advertise in this newsletter: e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]. MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION: Click here to subscribe, unsubscribe, or change your e-mail address, or visit http://ChristianityToday.com/go/nltool/. 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Click here to order a copy for yourself, your small group, or Sunday school class. • More New Bible Studies from ChristianBibleStudies.com  Take the Latest CT Poll Lt. Gen. William Boykin's speeches to churches were: Just fine Not strong enough against Islam Taken out of context Politically unwise, but theologically correct Troubling, but free speech Troubling, and he should be reassigned Bigotry, and he should be fired I don't know I still want to see full transcripts Vote here, and see how your answer compares to others'.  Results of Last Poll If you are motivated to care for the environment, check all the factors that are important to you. God called us to be good stewards of creation: 86% God made it, so we should care for it: 76% God calls us to care for it: 67% We should leave a better world to our children: 66% Many people making small changes can help: 64% Pollution and climate change hurt people: 61% Reducing pollution is loving your neighbor: 52% God blessed all creatures and called them good: 52% Christ died to reconcile all things: 38% Pollution impacts poor people the most: 36% Nature is God's "second book": 31% Total Votes: 3,696  Hot Issues 9/11 Marriage in America Gay Marriage Abu Ghraib Prison Bush Interview Da Vinci Code CT Book Awards Election 2004 Pledge of Allegiance Flight to Freedom Iraq Sudan  Note to readers using AOL 9.0:  Images and links will show up and work  if you click "Add Address" and select  "Save" when the dialog box pops up.  Once this is done, the newsletter will be  available to you each week with  workable links and graphics without  clicking "Enable links and images."