Word: denialism
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...fathers came to this Western area to establish a base from which to carry the gospel of peace," declared Church President Spencer Kimball and his two counselors last week. "It is ironic, and a denial of the very essence of that gospel, that in this same general area there should be constructed a mammoth weapons system potentially capable of destroying much of civilization." Utah's Governor Scott Matheson, also a foe of the MX roadway plan, the Air Force's favorite among 35 safeguarding options, called the Mormons' opposition to the deployment of the missile "an exceptional...
...bouncing back from public humiliation better than any similarly poleaxed public figure in a long time. She had slipped only briefly at the start of the whole ridiculous business. When her former secretary Marilyn Barnett for "palimony," a lesbian relationship with King, Billie Jean first responded with a denial...
...majority, however, is not willing to take that chance. But the majority has already paid a far higher price. That price is the denial to Crimson readers of the opportunity to choose for themselves, and the weakening of the principle of free speech...
...better not say that Israel should exist as an independent Jewish state because of its historical ties to the piece of property it now inhabits. The threshold is hard to define. The Afrikaners have controlled South Africa for quite a while. Does that legitimize the pass system and the denial of suffrage to Blacks? The British ran America for close to 200 years, and yet we felt all right about kicking them...
...biggest shock of all was that King, after first issuing a general denial, called a press conference at week's end and admitted having a lesbian affair with the woman, Marilyn Barnett, 32, a former Beverly Hills hairdresser who in 1973 became her employee, travel companion and confidante. "I made a mistake," said King. "It's been over for quite some time." Despite their intimacy, however, King emphatically rejected Barnett's financial claim and indicated that she would fight the lawsuit. Quite apart from the impact that the case may have on the law, lesbians...