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Secrets of the Nativity Re your report "Behind The First Noel," which explored the story of Christ's birth as told in the Gospels [Dec. 20]: Jesus remains an enigmatic person who is truly irreducible, and for this reason the quest for the historical Jesus continues. To the Gospel writers Matthew and Luke, the miraculous conception of Jesus was a divine act, unparalleled in history. Of course, whether people accept such a miracle depends on their philosophical worldview. Luke 1: 37 says that the angel Gabriel assured Mary, "For with God nothing shall be impossible." That one passage explains...
...superb president, one who could lead the Bank to a new level of global credibility. In every respect - save one. In a cynical carve-up of positions at the head of key international institutions, the Bank's presidency is reserved for an American (Wolfensohn, although Australian by birth, is a naturalized one). But there is no American candidate - no, not even Colin Powell, of whom Bank staffers dream - who is as perfect a fit for the Bank as Brown. If the second George W. Bush Administration really wanted to prove to the world - as we keep hearing it does - that...
...anyway. More than a dozen of the men are suing to have their samples removed. Corporal Don Kelly, a spokesman for the Baton Rouge police, defends the investigation but acknowledges the long-term dilemma: "Let's face it. If we took a DNA sample from every male child at birth, we could solve a lot of crimes. But is that a price we're willing...
...whale of a spectacle. A 300-lb. baby killer whale swam proudly with its brother and 5,000-lb. mom for the first time, after a SURPRISE BIRTH at San Diego's SeaWorld. The baby was born in front of 300 park employees. As the mother went into labor, a video team rushed to the scene and projected the birth live onto ShamuVision, a giant video screen. Scientific tests will soon determine the baby's sex and father...
...World. Suddenly he feels permanently changed. As he becomes disillusioned with "doctors who can't heal" and "parents who know nothing," he seeks solace in the world of dreams, leading to a lifelong obsession. Excerpting various entries from his dream journal, Beauchard turns "Babel" into an explication of the birth of his interest in art as a way to give form to his nocturnal imaginings...