Word: belief
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...support for "strong affirmative action." Those who oppose mandatory numerical goals argue that they violate the civil rights of people who lose jobs or promotions in quota systems. "Our concept of affirmative action," says Mark Schultz, an official of the national Chamber of Commerce, "has always included the belief that the road to equal employment should not pave the way for discrimination against others." White House Spokesman Larry Speakes insisted last week that the draft, which is scheduled for discussion at a future working group of the Cabinet, was "in the early stages." He added, "It certainly has not been...
...managed to penetrate the heavily defended southeastern, landward side of the complex known as "T terminal," the strike would not seriously disrupt the oil exports on which Iran's economy relies. Correspondent John Borrell recently spent nine days in Iran and came away with, among other impressions, the belief that Iran, under the rule of its Shi'ite Muslim theocracy, has not weakened in its resolve to carry on the war. His report on life in Iran today...
...complementary doctrines of faith and expiation set the tone for an ageold debate. To the faithful, the church is a magisterial edifice built on the miracle of mankind's redemption by a loving God made flesh. To the cynical atheist, it is a cult based on transcendental cannibalism: the belief that one can achieve salvation by literally consuming God in the form of the Eucharist. To the agnostic outsider, with neither grace nor grudges, the church is an elaborately carved door behind which lies the enigma of human existence...
...attacks on the Bush presidency. William Cinnamon III North Hollywood, California, U.S. Outside the Box "Science on the Fringe" was an entertaining story on the far-out ideas of the Society for Scientific Exploration, which pursues topics like ufos, reincarnation, astrology and parapsychology [May 30]. But the persistence of belief in tarot cards, esp and the horoscopes found in most daily newspapers in the U.S. is no joking matter. Widespread irrational belief does not bode well for a democracy that depends on the informed intelligence of the citizenry for sound government and an efficient economy. Lawrence Cranberg Austin, Texas...
...Science on the Fringe" was an entertaining story on the far-out ideas of the Society for Scientific Exploration, which pursues topics like UFOs, reincarnation, astrology and parapsychology [May 30]. But the persistence of belief in tarot cards, ESP and the horoscopes found in most daily newspapers in the U.S. is no joking matter. Widespread belief in the irrational does not bode well for a democracy that depends on informed, intelligent citizens for sound government and an efficient economy...