Word: christian
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...From my point of view, they are the antichrist of the world." -To a Colorado Springs television station in April 2006, about James Dobson's Focus on the Family group. He later said, "I regret having used that term. I meant to say this approach was un-Christian, meaning self-serving and selfish...
...this year’s party, Business School spokesman Brian Kenny repeatedly refused to cite specific examples of belt-tightening measures. “This isn’t a competition between schools to see who can cut back the most,” Kenny said.—Christian B. Flow, Athena Y. Jiang, and Nini S. Moorhead contributed to the reporting of this story.—Staff writer June Q. Wu can be reached at junewu@fas.harvard.edu...
...Born April 22, 1923, in Nashville, to a strictly Christian family, the future pin-up queen was more like a prom queen. Sunny and popular, Bettie May Page was a member of the high school debating team, appeared in theatricals and co-edited the literary magazine. Her grades (second highest average in the class) earned her salutatorian status on graduation day. She married Billy Neal, a good-looking football player from another school; she attended and graduated from George Peabody Teachers College, then headed for Hollywood, where in 1945 she landed a screen test at 20th Century...
...biopic, The Notorious Bettie Page, begins and ends in religious fervor. The film climaxes with its heroine being born again as a proselytizing Christian. It's an old-fashioned Hollywood resolution that couldn't be further from the sordid truth...
...Christian Emile, the 22-year old founder of 121 Entertainment, the events company behind Miss University London and weekly party nights at clubs throughout London, claims the pageant instills confidence in the contestants, and does not promote the objectification of women. "We're not about girls coming out in bikinis and skanky outfits like at fashion shows or other pageants," he says. "We're creating a glamorous night out for the girls." To that end, there is no swimsuit competition, all evening gowns must touch the floor, and, despite the cattle comparisons, organizers say they don't measure breasts...