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...mysteries," he tells the Apostles that it is not given to most people to know them. An exception to this rule is his chilling parable of Lazarus and Dives: The rich master, consigned to hell, lifts up his eyes to the beggar, who has been "carried by angels into Abraham's bosom," requesting that Lazarus dip a finger in some water to cool him. Impossible, says Abraham, for "between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence...
...Jews withdraw their support of "traditionally liberal" causes. Indeed, such a withdrawal will likely lead to even greater alienation and animosity between these two vital American groups. More importantly, it will end a long alliance between blacks and Jews (such as that forged by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel and more recently by Michael Lerner and Cornel West), an alliance which has as its greatest strength a shared sense of struggle to affirm that which is most deeply human about us all. It would be a truly sad situation if, years from now, in the histories...
...Lincoln-Douglas" (L.D.) debate is an individual event in which students discuss the ethical values of a tournament-wide resolution. L.D. is named for the debates over slavery between President Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen Douglas in the 19th century...
...driver, Abraham Lom, said he benefits from the flat rates and wants the zones redefined and a morning rush hour added...
...Abraham Lincoln gained notoriety throughout the Union for his participation in the Lincoln-Douglas debates. Seven years later, he was shot and killed. Just last week, my great-uncle Julius was debating whether or not to drive in the HOV lane on the Long Island Expressway; someone honked at him and made a rude hand gesture...