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...world of Gospel TV has been rocked repeatedly by scandals, rumors, shake-ups, and reports of high-living preachers, which obscure the fact that many in the field have only modest personal incomes. An inveterate financial secrecy exacerbates the air of suspicion. In a move designed to allay donor skepticism and head off possible Government intervention, leaders of nondenominational ministries in 1979 formed the Evangelical Council for Financial Responsibility. The council certifies that its associated fund seekers fulfill a simple code of ethics. But of the seven major TV ministers, only Graham and Bakker are members...
...previous ones discussed only specific themes, such as religious instruction and evangelization. Prior to the opening of this synod on Nov. 25, there were ill-informed rumors that the Pope wanted the meeting to roll back some of Vatican II's reforms. The bishops' "message" was designed to allay any such fears with a staunch endorsement of the council's work...
Harvard's track record in this department does little to allay the doubts and fears of those in need of help. When a Government professor was found to have committed an "abuse of authority" in 1983, then Dean of the Faculty Henry Rosovsky refused to make public the details of his punitive action. Students and faculty members protested that Rosovsky's reticence fostered the appearance of tolerance for sexual misconduct. The professor returned to the Harvard classroom this fall after a one-year leave of absence...
...White House privately set about "clarifying" Reagan's remarks, but by late Saturday night an official statement was deemed necessary. The State Department at 10 p.m. released a Delphic sentence presumably designed to allay the sensitivities of the Shi'ites. It stated, "The U.S. reaffirms its long- standing support for the preservation of Lebanon, its government, its stability and its security and for the mitigation of the suffering of its people." McFarlane, looking tired but sounding optimistic, had driven his own car to the White House at 6:20 a.m. on Sunday, where he confirmed that the statement was "apparently...
...while City Councilor Alfred E. Vellucci ranted and raved about how Harvard should become a city unto itself. University officials moved quietly to allay perennial town-gown tensions...