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...time of John Paul's election, Catholicism was still trying to discern how expansively to interpret the modernizing reforms commenced at Vatican II. The Pope pledged that the council's resolutions would guide his agenda, and some Americans hoped he might promote ideas of greater lay autonomy (under the banner of individual conscience) and hierarchical openness (collegiality). He did not. As it turned out, he favored only the "most exact execution" of the council's directives, rebuffing not only traditionalists who derogated it but also those who saw it as a blueprint for church democracy. For all his support...
...upbeat assessments given by politicians. Major Kendra Whyatt, Landstuhl's head orthopedic nurse, says she was from the start skeptical about the reassuring tone in Washington. She watched President Bush on television nearly 23 months ago as he declared major combat in Iraq over under a mission accomplished banner onboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California. She quickly dismissed the rhetoric. "The life we live and the life Americans believe are two different things," says Whyatt, 37, who's been an Army nurse for 14 years and moved to Landstuhl with her three small children...
...McLaren and Walker teamed up under the NWA banner late last year, and now sell all of their kids' stuff through www.nippazwithattitude.com. CDs cost $20, while T shirts (available in sizes up to 5 years) and body vests (in sizes up to 1 year) cost up to $32. For parents who want their kids to grow up with a little bit of grunge, it's money well spent...
Miller’s Rebirth opens with the artist flashing national insignias at a speed of 10 images per second—until the Jamaican banner becomes indistinguishable from the Confederate flag. Meanwhile, Miller plays Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock version of the “Star Spangled Banner,” which devolves the anthem into unrecognizable scratches of sound. Miller describes the montage as “a metaphor for what would happen if all these flags didn’t mean so much...
Nationally recognized poet and African-American activist Nikki Giovanni addressed the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) at their 22nd Annual Spring Conference yesterday, touching on themes from from space to slavery under the banner of this year’s theme, “A Call to Consciousness...