Word: banishment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...major new supporter. The American Civil Liberties Union, national Jewish organizations and the Unitarian Universalists were joined last June by Lawyer William P. Thompson, chief executive of the 2.6 million-member United Presbyterian Church and former president of the National Council of Churches. The Presbyterian brief seeks to banish the singing of Christmas music in public schools, not because it is too religious (Florey's view) but because it is not religious enough. Such music used under secular auspices, except formal music classes, Thompson feels, "debases" and "perverts" the religious significance of Christmas. Why mix Away in a Manger...
...course we're concerned. I was banned twice, I'll probably be banned again. They could banish me to the Kalahari desert. Of course we are afraid. My son was forced to leave the country, the BOSS intercept our correspondence with him. We are against a fortress...
...Alberta's 36-year-old Joe Clark emerged from the bitterly contested 1976 convention, carrying the tattered Tory flag. For months, Clark was known as "Joe Who?" But despite early recognition and internal party problems, Clark's image has improved-steadily, and is touted as the man who can banish Trudeau...
...paid for indifference and for silence." Carter said that he had vowed "to reaffirm our unshakable commitment that such an event will never recur on this earth again." The only way to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, he said, was to "harness the outrage of our memories to banish all human oppression from the world...
...cast and crew of Not Necessarily In That Order are doing their bit to banish the reading period blues. They are reviving this revue for two performances and "for all the people who didn't get to see it" during the original run. The title is the punch line of a thousand old jokes, but every skit and song in this comedy revue is original. Andy Borowitz (book and lyrics), Fred Barton (music) and their five-person cast hope to recreate the original evenings of "unbridled fun." To create an informal nightclub atmosphere, director Borowitz has kept the staging simple...