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...single persons, homosexuals, and those living in unspecified "other styles of interpersonal relationship." The resolution cuts directly across the church's venerable Social Creed, which states that "sexual intercourse outside the bonds of matrimony is contrary to the will of God." The decision on whether to adopt the resolution as official teaching will be made by the church's General Conference in Atlanta next April. The conference must FARR,S also consider a new statement of social principles that will be proposed next month to replace the Creed-not only in order to accommodate any possible new line...
...greedy oppressor. Rather than using this solidarity with the world in helping the peasant come to an understanding of the greediness and exploitation of human and natural resources by his oppressor. Freire tries to divorce the peasant from his union with his land and force him to adopt the Western perception of land, animals, and resources as things to be used for man, not with...
Indira agreed to adopt a wait-and-see course. Only the week before, Yahya had made a mildly hopeful remark that "if the nation demands his [Mujib's] release, I will do it." Simultaneously, four appeals for Mujib's release, all of suspiciously obscure origin, appeared in the government-supervised press in West Pakistan. On her return to New Delhi. Mrs. Gandhi appealed for restraint and patience...
Runaway Vehicle. Meany's main point in the speech was to announce that labor's Pay Board members will adopt a policy of noncooperation, under which they will refuse to vote on resolutions that they consider unfair. They also will boycott some sessions of the board and urge unions to take "lawful" action against decisions that are not to members' liking. Since Meany's past policy could hardly be called one of cooperation, the new one should make little practical difference...
...tend to base production schedules on the pace of Japanese factories, where workers put in six eight-hour days a week. When Mitsubishi took over the San Angelo plant of a U.S. subcontractor in 1969. its executives made it plain that they would not expect the employees to adopt Japanese habits. They have contented themselves with the work pace that American foremen can get out of 100 Texans who put in conventional 40-hour weeks...