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American strength rests on this miracle of food. Without it Carter might be hoeing peanut plants for the Queen and Kennedy might be a barkeep in Ireland. While we falter in other global competition, this season the U.S. harvest of corn, soybeans, wheat and other grains will humble even mythology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Where the Real Gold Is Mined | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

Paul ruled out any means-before, during or after the conjugal sex act-that would render procreation impossible. The widening use of artifical methods, he added, would encourage lower standards of sexual morality. John Paul II has held a slightly different view of the reasons against contraception. Only the openness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Hard Questions on the Issues | 10/22/1979 | See Source »

The plot first came to light when Dacko, a former President now reinstalled in Bokassa's place, revealed that the French had dreamed up the whole scheme and flown him and 500 French troops into the country to engineer the takeover. "Some countries call upon Cubans," declared Dacko disingenuously...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFRICA: French Fiddling | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

A confession rescues a priest

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Mea Culpa | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

The phrases "there is no health in us" and "miserable offenders" are excised from the General Confession. Contrition has been cut back elsewhere. In the marriage service the couple is no longer charged with having to answer for any impediment to their marriage "at the dreadful day of judgment when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Battle of the Prayer Books | 8/13/1979 | See Source »

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