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...initiatives and attempts by religious conservatives to introduce creationist theories to public-school curriculums. A case in the lower courts concerns whether the state of Iowa can fund a religious-fellowship program in Iowa prisons. One case next term revolves around whether the federal government can prohibit a small Brazilian-American religious sect from importing a hallucinogenic tea--officially classified as a controlled substance--that it uses in rituals. The current court has rejected school-prayer schemes that are not purely voluntary, and it has put restrictions on school vouchers. But if another moderate leaves the court, that could change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's at Stake in The Fight | 7/3/2005 | See Source »

...Brazilian production has already been slashed from last year's harvest of 2 million tons to an estimated 1 million tons or less. Said Brazilian Coffee Farmer Paulo Ribeiro last week: "The trees are just dry sticks. They don't have any leaves. It will take three years for the trees to return to 60% of their previous production...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bitter Harvest | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...orthodoxy, the Vatican has taken action against a number of nonconformist theologians. First it ruled that Hans Küng of West Germany could no longer call himself a Catholic theologian; next Dominican Edward Schillebeeckx of the Netherlands was summoned to Rome for an inquiry into his theological writings; and Brazilian Franciscan Leonardo Boff is undergoing enforced silence for advocating Marxist-tinged liberation theology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Curran on the Carpet | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...addressing the urgency and immediacy of a real crisis situation." In its first six weeks, the game has been downloaded-for free-more than 800,000 times at food-force.com The site includes lesson plans for teachers and background info on the fictional Food Force aid workers, like a mustachioed Brazilian who, his bio reveals, joined 15 years ago after reading about the WFP's work on its website. After a gamer pointed out that the Web barely existed in 1990, the Brazilian replied diplomatically, "The game is set in the year 2026; it was back in 2011 that I signed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The U.N.'s Hot Video Game | 6/1/2005 | See Source »

...Suicide the funniest track by this intentionally moronic group straight outta Cardiff (yes, it's Welsh hip-hop) celebrates the commercial benefits of suicide with a jaunty clarinet sample and lyrics ("Committed suicide to enhance me career/ It worked for Biggie and Tupac Shakeer") - both rappers were actually killed. Brazilian Girls Don't Stop None of them are Brazilian, and only one is a girl, but this foursome uses bossa nova, reggae, lounge and any teasing rhythm to create a dance track you might actually dance to. 50 Cent Candy Shop For a guy who once sparked a rap feud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Songs Worth Three Minutes | 5/19/2005 | See Source »

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