Word: creationism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...which formed the Gulf Cooperation Council in 1981, met last week to take out a sort of insurance policy against any damaging spillover from the war. After a three-day meeting in Kuwait's palatial conference hall, built especially for this summit, the leaders announced plans for the creation of an estimated 2,000-to 3,000-man rapid deployment force, which could operate under a unified command based in Saudi Arabia...
...Bishops are correct in proposing a radical realignment of this country's domestic and international agenda. They outline genuine policy objectives to reduce the unemployment rate to at most three or four percent. The Catholic Bishops also recommend budgetary allowances to promote "direct job creation programs targeted on the structurally unemployed." Finally, the Bishops' social justice platform suggests a greater cooperation between public and private sectors in expanding apprenticeship and job creation programs. All of these measures are necessary to insure that the United States doesn't resurrect its lagging economy while at the same time leaving masses of poor...
...Arafat has made P.L.O. unity his paramount concern. The result, more often than not, has been paralysis. While hard-liners grew angry with Arafat's reluctance to embrace only violence, moderates became frustrated by their leader's failure to pursue diplomatic initiatives that might lead to the creation of a Palestinian homeland. When a group of Arafat's followers broke away in May 1983, it became clear that the dispute was no longer just about policies; it was also about Arafat. The rebels were led by Abu Mousa, a former commander in the Bekaa Valley...
Paul VI based his pronouncements on "natural law," principles built into creation by God that humanity can learn through reason. John Paul's teaching is based on natural law plus divine law, which is part of "the moral order revealed by God." For John Paul, explains one Vatican theologian, the question of contraception "takes us to the center of Christianity." The Pope also puts his teachings within the new context of his "theology of the body," which stresses human dignity and the beauty of sexuality...
...which the Government defined as cash income of $10,178 for a family of four, the letter recommends, among other steps, beefed-up welfare programs and the removal of barriers to full and equal employment for women and minorities. It stresses the importance of a thriving economy to the creation of jobs...