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...suppose out of all the characters I interviewed,” journalist Tom Brokaw told a packed audience at First Parish Church on Monday, “my favorite line may have come from Arlo Guthrie: ‘It’s a good thing that the ‘60s are still controversial—that means nobody’s lost yet.”Brokaw, best known as the managing editor and anchor of “NBC Nightly News” for 21 years, is also the author of four best-selling books...
...purported defenders of the faith, Donohue and his cohorts at the Catholic League should realize it would take more than three fantasy novels to dissuade anyone, even children, from participation in the Church. Perhaps they should have a little more faith...
...can’t blame them, really. They grew up when youthful idealism and tie-dye still existed outside of summer camp and church retreats. In the late sixties, Harvard students’ perpetual hunger for revolution made them scorn administrators on instinct; now we’re so perpetually hungry that we scorn hunger strikes on principle. Our University president showers us with kindness, theirs—Nathan M. Pusey ’28—opted for tear...
...faith would inform my Presidency," and asserted throughout that he was shaped by his religious beliefs, but he left the details vague. He mentioned the word "Mormon" only once, in a passage forcefully refusing to distance himself from his faith, and referred instead to "my faith" or "my church" on ten other occasions...
...charge critics level at members of the LDS Church is that the faith is too secretive. Romney pushed back against "some who would have a presidential candidate describe and explain his church's distinctive doctrines," arguing that "no candidate should become the spokesman for his faith." But that principled stance may simply stoke concerns that Romney is reticent because he is prohibited from disclosing details about his religious tradition. Romney did address one charge head-on, making clear that he would not be required to answer to church authorities in Salt Lake City. But that is not even the pervasive...