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Haynes also brought in Chuck Stetson, who wanted to take the next step: a secularly acceptable Bible textbook. Stetson's religious credentials alarm church-state separationists. He is a graduate of Colson's Wilberforce Centurion project, a study group pledged to "restore our culture by effectively thinking, teaching and advocating the Christian world view as applied to all of life." Yet he claims his commitment to his textbook's constitutionality determined its secularity. In late 2005 he unveiled The Bible and Its Influence, which was vetted by 40 religious and legal scholars, including Jews, Protestants and a Roman Catholic bishop...
...secularization rulings and ends on a truly odd note: a Chinese social scientist attributing the "pre-eminence of the West" to the fact that the "heart of your culture is ... your Christianity." Unlike most of the book, this seems written by Stetson the true believer who took Colson's Centurion program...
...black card?’ I turned around and replied, ‘Why yes, but I prefer the term ‘African American Express’.” In his song “Last Call,” Kanye West praises the American Express Centurion Card (also known as the “Black Card”), the invitation only, limitless credit card that has taken the nation’s imagination by storm.While Cambridge may not be Rodeo Drive, Kanye’s influence has extended within Harvard’s ivy-clad walls. This...
...shed beside his home at Mareeba, 60 km west of Cairns-that the retired farmer doesn't have a story about: from the recoilless cannon built for a Russian czar to the empty 250-kg chemical bomb from Australia's World War II stockpile, to the Vietnam-era Centurion tank...
...Toys ’R Us of Halloween stores, Boston Costume has over 1000 different costumes for sale and rent, from the historical (Roman Centurion) to the magical (Shrek). Boston Costume also sells a plethora of accessories, stage makeup and wigs—during the year, most of their business comes from advertising agencies and TV production companies. The huge variety and high quality of goods sold at Boston Costume make it a necessary stop for the mainstream shopper...