Word: dissenting
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...deal of hope. But the more common analysis is that people in the West have left the Church because not only do they disagree with some of its teachings, they are not allowed to disagree out loud on questions such as the ordination of women. The closing down of dissent - which the new Pope had an active part in during his previous job - doesn't sit well with the norms of post-Enlightenment Western cultures...
...easy for DeLay's allies to dismiss signs of erosion in his support early last week when they were largely confined to criticism by moderate Republican Congressman Chris Shays, often a voice of dissent within the ranks. But it was more difficult after 10 former Congressmen, all Republicans, signed a letter to House Speaker Dennis Hastert imploring him to reverse recent revisions in the House rules that were apparently designed to shield DeLay from being investigated by the ethics committee. What's more, conservative Tom Tancredo of Colorado, while professing his confidence in DeLay's innocence, told his hometown paper...
...South African government's violent attempts to control black political dissent [WORLD, July 29] are doomed to failure. Ultimately the young black militants will be driven into the arms of the Communists, who will provide these angry and frustrated revolutionaries with guerrilla training and weapons. Then the bloodbath will really start. James Snowden Long Beach, Calif...
...confusion such as this is likely to continue and that the HSF and other critics of the CIA are now likely to be less effective in articulating their positions. The CIA and DHS are not without their fair share of abuses and it is essential that strong voices of dissent exist to stimulate debate on such issues as the indefinite detentions of suspects at Guantanamo Bay, or the specter of eroding civil liberties at home. This page has redundantly expressed its discontent with many of the practices of these agencies; yet we by no means espouse efforts to silence other...
...spoke of the death of 15 local people in recent police actions. He denounced the government for its brutality, for its determination to keep the country's black majority in check, and for its decision to give the security forces free rein to stamp out dissent...