Word: disrupter
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even in the contemporary profusion of exotic religious cults, the Children of God stand out as, well, exotic. Once the most zealous of America's Jesus People, they used to disrupt other church services and denounce public schools, capitalism and what they considered the System. About 3½ years ago, inspired by a belief that the Comet Kohoutek heralded the destruction of America and the onset of the End Times, they began closing most of their 100 "colonies" and drifted off to Europe...
...building occupies the site of the old Eliot St. MBTA yard, formerly proposed as the site for the John F. Kennedy '40 Memorial Library. The Kennedy Library Corporation, faced by opposition from local residents who feared that the volume of the complex's anticipated visitors would disrupt their neighborhood, decided in November 1975 to switch the location of the library to the Columbia Point campus of UMass...
...Texas convert says he was kidnaped while celebrating Passover with his brother, a rabbinical student, and held for days of "deprogramming" until he renounced Jesus. The most extreme opponent is Hesh Morgan, whose militant Anti-Missionary Institute plants spies in Evangelical groups to gather information and assigns youths to disrupt meetings and heckle speakers. It is "literally a war." says one Los Angeles rabbi...
Though extremists were attempting to disrupt the election-in Barcelona two civil guards were killed and a Madrid power station was bombed-campaign violence was not widespread. On the whole, the 22 million Spaniards who are eligible to vote on June 15 seemed surprisingly calm. Many appeared more bewildered than enthusiastic about the rituals of democracy -early polls showed 25% of the voters undecided. That was not all bad. Given the passions of the past and the dangers of polarization, one foreign diplomat observed, "Spain probably does not need an emotional campaign...
...possess any sickness unto death, but rumors persist that he might resign, possibly on his 80th birthday. No Pope has resigned for centuries, however, and Paul has never indicated that he is considering it. Moreover, he would be highly unlikely to quit on his birthday since that would disrupt the Synod of Bishops that opens Sept. 30, which has been in preparation over the past three years. Paul's moves last week have brought the voting membership of the College of Cardinals up to 119 out of the full 120 permitted. He also named as cardinals...