Word: churches
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Children's moral and religious development is guided by the parents and, in many cases, the church. If a parent chooses to include the belief in Santa Claus and the notion of giving and receiving as part of his or her family's celebration of Christmas, that is not only reasonable but wonderful. EMILY O. PENDER...
...ceremony was short, subdued, and without ostentation. Only afterward, in the church's reception room, did the voices return to normal. Wine, homemade pastries, and sweets were served." It is in this simple way that Aharon Appelfeld's The Conversion opens, and the novel to come will be as short, subdued and without ostentation as the beginning three lines. In the midst of this deceptively unadorned prose, however, lurks the seed of an almost unimagineably horrible tale, which Appelfeld manages to recount in completely nonjudgmental strokes. Ultimately, it's clear why Appelfeld has been called a "worthy successor to Kafka...
...want to hear about it. Praying for a candidate? Irked that somewhere out there someone might be praying for you? It's called religious toleration--take heed. As for those who decide to reach out and pray for someone, Dartboard must defer to Miss Manners. The separation of church and state is like seating intensely interesting dinner guests: best not to sit the two close together and risk that they become totally absorbed in each other to the detriment of the entire party...
...interest of fairness, it would be best for the Houses to avoid actively promoting religious festivities of any kind. We can share in each other's cultures in more appropriate venues, such as Memorial Church, the Catholic Student Center, Hillel, or better yet, in the intimacy of our individual rooms. We can even celebrate in public spaces, so long as it is clear that those celebrations are arranged by religious groups and not the general residential authorities...
Jovin, a senior majoring in political science, was found dead of multiple stab wounds around 10 p.m. last Friday evening a little over a mile from campus. Last seen at 9:15 p.m. leaving a New Haven church where she was volunteering, Jovin was found in the posh East Rock neighborhood, where several Yale faculty members live, with 17 stab wounds in her head and chest...