Word: devouting
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...parents of the twins, an unidentified couple from the Maltese island of Gozo, which has colonial ties to Britain, are devout Roman Catholics, and fiercely believe that their daughters should not be subject to medical intervention. "If it's God's will that both our children should not survive then so be it," they wrote earlier this month. The parents have indicated that they will take the case to its next platform: The House of Lords (Britain's version of the Supreme Court), and later, perhaps, to the European Court...
...agree with them are willing to take their chances with the court's wrath. They know that no smart politician will ever send in marshals to enforce the judicial order. "If I'm guilty of praying, I can live with that," says Dan Schlafer, a high school principal and devout Roman Catholic in Tellico Plains, Tenn., who was fired from coaching football after he refused to stop praying at games. He adds, "If this is anarchy, then perhaps we need more...
...selection of Lieberman, a devout Orthodox Jew, as Gore's running mate must scare poor Yasser Arafat to death. He may realize he had better strike a deal while Clinton is President because there may not be a better opportunity with Gore and Lieberman. Wouldn't it be ironic if the man who chastised Clinton for his sexual transgressions in the Oval Office became the catalyst for handing the President a much coveted alternative to his impeachment legacy as a Middle East peacemaker and possibly even a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize! RENO S. ZACK San Dimas, Calif...
Nathan? Bennett, a devout Roman Catholic, knew that Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew deeply immersed in the Bible, did not need to be reminded that Nathan was the prophet sent by God to upbraid King David for inappropriate behavior with Bathsheba. "I thought [Lieberman] was the closest thing in the Senate to an Old Testament prophet," says Bennett...
Though Lieberman's faith has deepened over the years, he was Orthodox from birth, the eldest of three children raised in a devout household in Stamford, Conn., where his father owned a liquor store. In high school, he was so observant that although his classmates voted him king of the prom, he wasn't there to take his throne beside the queen that night--the prom was held on the Jewish Sabbath...