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Elsewhere, most sexual relations out side marriage - and some within - are criminal offenses. Adultery and forni cation are commonly outlawed. Sodomy is illegal in nearly every state, even be tween spouses; New York is an ex ception that does not bar it within marriage. Until a new code goes into effect next July, a too ardent lover in Kansas can get up to five years at hard labor for successfully luring his girl friend to bed, and up to 21 years for merely trying. In Indianapolis, simply entering the motel room of a person of the opposite sex (subject...
...stand equally naked before God constitutes the theological substratum justifying liberal democracy. His teaching on "the two kingdoms"-that man with his soul belongs to the church, and with his body to the world-contributed to the rise of the modern secular state. Luther's con ception of the "priesthood of all believers" implied that man served God best in his daily existence-the basis of the Protestant ethic of work and achievement. His insistence that men must read God's word contributed to the spread of literacy. And in his own translation of the Bible-a rendering...
...Priesthood of All Believers: "When a Pope or bishop anoints, he may make a hypocrite of a man, or an anointed image, but never a Christian. The fact is that our baptism consecrates us all without ex ception, and makes us all priests...
Chances of a major change in the Roman Catholic stand against contra ception are growing remote, at least so long as Paul VI is Pope. Addressing a recent congress of Italian gynecolo gists and obstetricians, the Pope said that he needed more time to study the issue and that until he makes a decision, the present ban remains in force. The Vatican daily L'Osservatore Ro mano then reinforced the point in a front-page editorial: "Assent to the un natural regulation of births would be assent to moral irresponsibility...
...cost of a college education continues to rise and, with the possible ex ception of high medical costs, is the greatest source of financial worry for millions of U.S. families. Costs are so high at private colleges, in fact, that students often find it impossible to earn enough to cover them by working at summer and part-time jobs. Paradoxically, though, it is now true that practically no high school graduate of intelligence need forsake a college education solely for lack of funds...