Word: againstness
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In Germany, mandatory school attendance dates back to 1717, when it was introduced in Prussia, and the policy has traditionally been viewed as a social good. "This law protects children," says Josef Kraus, president of the German Teachers' Association. The European Court of Human Rights agrees with him. In 2006...
One of the Romeikes' concerns was about their kids getting bullied. But their main objection involved what was being taught in the classroom. "The curriculum goes against our Christian values," Uwe says. "German schools use textbooks that force inappropriate subject matter onto young children and tell stories with characters that...
JIM GIBBONS, Nevada governor, saying in his deposition in a sexual-harassment lawsuit filed against him that he has not been intimate with any woman, including his wife, since 1995
FRED CLARKE, co-president of a company that makes an iPhone application now banned under Apple's new rules against sexually tinged apps; Clarke's creation allows users to take off the dress of an onscreen woman with the swipe of a finger
The Sudanese government has agreed to a peace deal with the most powerful rebel group in the war-ravaged Darfur region, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM). The cease-fire, signed after a year of negotiations, was described by Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir as a "major step" toward...