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...teens who actually seem capable of reaching ethical decisions on their own. Best of all, viewers can take a vicarious peek at Beverly Hills decadence while keeping their moral distance. When Brandon lands a dream job as cabana boy at a swank beach club, he is forced to quit his low-paying job at a diner without giving advance notice, much to his boss's dismay. After wrestling with his conscience, Brandon returns to the diner and offers to stay another week. No problem, says the owner; he has already forgiven Brandon and hired a replacement...
...satisfy Gorman. Now he is suing for wealth he believes would have been his were it not for Swaggart's vendetta, which Gorman says was motivated by business rivalry rather than morality. As proof, he argues that the drumbeat of rumor from Swaggart only intensified after Gorman quit their shared faith...
...Swaggart, whose operations were grossing $140 million a year before his fall. But he was beyond question a fast-rising figure. More important, Gorman was lining up wider distribution via two Louisiana TV stations and a satellite uplink -- a purchase that was scheduled to occur the day he quit the church. Gorman contends he could have brought the plan off but for Swaggart's accusations. Instead his TV ministry went bankrupt in 1987, and he left the airwaves. His new church, the Metropolitan Christian Centre in suburban Metairie, La., has 450 congregants, and Gorman returned to the airwaves this month...
Sixteen years ago, Mayle quit the field. "I ran out of enthusiasm, which is essential," he says. The worst part was the drop in income: "Huge . . . huge." But other things suggested themselves. When his eldest son (he has five children) asked him about the facts of life, he found himself tongue- tied. He sat right down and wrote a manuscript, Where Did I Come From?, which was bought by a publisher in 15 minutes. Mayle's conclusion: "This is the game to get into...
...China dropping its usual go-away-and-quit-bothering-us line? Depends. Chen Hong, Vice Minister of Civil Affairs, appealed last week to "governments of all nations" to send assistance for victims of the floods that have devastated 18 of China's provinces since June. It was believed to be the first time the People's Republic has ever asked for help in coping with a natural disaster...