Word: consensus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...relatively isolated from even its sister denominations, the American Lutheran Church (2,600,000) and the Lutheran Church in America (3,300,000). At last week's convention, delegates heard a report on recent theological discussions between the synod and the A.L.C.; the study concluded that enough doctrinal consensus existed to justify "a declaration of pulpit and altar fellowship" allowing an eventual exchange of pastors and communion privileges. The convention approved a statement noting that "separatism sins against love and divides the church," and urging synod churches to cooperate with other Christian groups in situations in which principles...
...different mixture certainly. None of these terms is going to ring the same kind of bell. The Chinese equivalent probably begins with ethical teaching, elitist leadership--not egalitarian--and indoctrination in a community with a great sense of community stressing that rather than individualism, speaking in consensus and expecting a consensus and conformity rather than diverity or individualism, and winding up with authoritarian leadership and a great capacity for mobilization and organization, which we've seen in China in recent years...
...have a moralistic society, not a legalistic society, the result being that litigation is frowned upon both traditionally and today. The lawyer is not an important figure as he is with us. Rather, there is more of morality and ethical teaching, and this needs a public opinion of consensus in the community. It rests on moral terms, and moralistic leadership. All of this takes the place of what we have in the letter...
...aviary contains "about 15% doves and as many hawks," with the rest "basically in agreement with the President's policy." Nebraska's Republican Senator Roman Hruska found impatience and anger over the "almost constantly increasing casualty lists," but discerned neither a desire to pull out nor a consensus for a quick victory at any cost...
...graded from E up to A and pitted only against their peers. Spotting dogs who have just moved up or down on the scale is, however, one way of judging their chances. These estimates and comparisons of overall records allow handicappers to function above the humiliation level, and a "consensus" estimate is made on each of the races in the handy 35-cent program sold at the track...