Word: accept
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...would suggest that the real reason that Father Herbert Haag cannot accept the doctrine of original sin is to be traced to his unmarried state. Like Pelagius (another single theologian), he has not had the advantage of seeing human nature close up in the form of growing children. If he had, he would undoubtedly know that children must be taught to do right, not to do wrong. Delightful as they are, they have an inborn teacher (original sin inherited from Adam) that instructs them most effectively...
...sailors and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force. You are about to embark on the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory. Good luck, and let us all beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking." Ike kept in his pocket another communique he had written in case of disaster: "Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory...
...rejected the original conception of a knifelike, five-division strike into Europe and insisted instead on a broad, seven-division assault. Against the advice of his own deputy, he insisted on a paratroop landing behind enemy lines. Only at the end, the historian relates, did Churchill accept Ike's battle plan...
...that all offices of the new church, including the episcopacy, be open to all races. Ordination of women, on the other hand, and their eligibility to be bishops will probably be a stumbling block for Episcopalians, just as infant baptism will be difficult for the Disciples of Christ to accept. There are hard differences to be resolved before the dream is realized...
...ceilings on interest rates set by usury laws. Margin loans for stock purchases are drying up in such places as Vermont and New Hampshire. In Michigan, which has a 7% usury limit, unincorporated businessmen and partnerships can no longer legally borrow at a rate that lenders will accept. Illinois lenders shun home loans because of the state's 7% ceiling; now the legislature is moving to up the limit...