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...weather even conspired to confuse and collapse the calendar--outdoor pools open in Washington in January, leaves defiantly green and aloft in the Northeast through October, when they're supposed to lie curled and dead and sweet-smelling beneath the feet of the little witches and ghouls. Maybe Christian radio stations were playing Christmas carols on Halloween just to counterprogram the pagan holiday...
...Romney, becoming the latest social conservative A lister to give the former Massachusetts Governor his blessing. In announcing his endorsement, Moral Majority co-founder Paul Weyrich praised Romney's "clear conservative vision" and "exceptional record of putting conservative values to work." And he sent a plain message to wavering Christian-right leaders who have threatened to bolt the GOP if either Romney, a Mormon and recent convert on abortion, or the pro-choice Rudy Giuliani are nominated: stay the course...
...Staff writer Christian B. Flow can be reached at cflow@fas.harvard.edu...
...written several books on applying biblical teachings to our daily lives. “He has made religion a part of a Harvard education,” said Justin P. Schoolmaster, a senior administrator at Memorial Church. “It doesn’t have to be a Christian education—it can be any kind of education relating to religion. But he has kept that part of the general academic discussion.” Gomes’ support of gay rights also played a role in his selection, Sears added. After a now-defunct conservative Harvard student...
...rabbis and Jewish rulings on birth control. Because they prevent men from spreading their seed, condoms are prohibited, while birth control pills are generally considered acceptable, Linden said. The second part of the event centered on a discussion of Genesis 38:1-11, a Biblical passage used by some Christian and Jewish scholars to justify religious prohibitions on masturbation and other non-procreative sexual activities. The passage tells the story of the character Onan, who engages in “coitus interruptus” and is killed by God as a punishment...