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...Arrupe's reign was marked by progressive challenges to the Church establishment, including clashes with both Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. Arrupe's reign, consistent with order's history of experiments with theology and philosophy, saw the rise of radical Jesuit participation in politics, from the anti-war movement in the U.S. in the 1960s to the liberation theology that swept Latin America. That kind of leftist activism was too much for the anti-Communist John Paul II. The Jesuits were eclipsed by the staunchly traditionalist Opus...
...heading to 9 billion people at the middle of this century if we keep going this way. If we all went down to one child per family, within a century we'd be back to 1.6 billion. We used to talk about population control ... until forces like the anti-abortionists made it politically difficult...
...friendly shower-heads for everyone! Mike Gravel (Senator from Alaska) PRO: Tells teens to do drugs. CON: Will not get elected. Republicans Mitt Romney (Governor of Massachusetts) PRO: If all Mormons are like Napolean Dynamite, we’re on board. CON: Least fun Mormon ever: upholds anti-alcohol position, renounces kinky potential of polygamy. Mike Huckabee (Governor of Arkansas) PRO: Endorsed by Chuck Norris’s Right Leg. CON: Chuck Norris would never write a book called “Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork.” John McCain (Senator from Arizona...
...have said may not directly aid Poland's own interests. Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich met this week in Washington with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte, to lay out Poland's price tag for hosting the missile shield. Warsaw wants new tactical anti-missile batteries to protect its own airspace, as well as security guarantees and agreements similar to those enjoyed by Italy and Turkey that would avail Poland of improved military technologies. And several leading ministers have made clear that they are now in no rush to complete negotiations...
...There was a revelation of sorts. The widow of Joseph Gat, the chief archeologist of the 1980 excavation electrified the conference by saying: "My husband believed that this was Jesus's tomb, but because of his experiences as a Holocaust survivor, he was worried about a backlash of anti-Semitism and he didn't think he could say this...