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Some have incorrectly worried that personally confessing such shortcomings could undermine papal infallibility. But that doctrine refers only to the dogma of divine revelation. Others wonder if Church officials are worried about the effect of such a statement in opening up the Vatican to potential lawsuits. Well, if the lawyers are calling the shots on this, the Pope is in even worse shape than we thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Benedict Should Handle the Abuse Scandal | 4/1/2010 | See Source »

...There's no question that orthodox dogma is gaining sway in Indonesia, like elsewhere in the Muslim world. In Jakarta, for instance, the number of women wearing headscarves has increased dramatically compared to a decade ago. As local governments have gained more autonomy, some have implemented a variety of Islamic-based legislation - ranging from enforced Koran literacy for Muslim children to the as-yet-unenforced stoning to death for adultery - despite the fact that Indonesia is officially a secular nation. At Menteng Elementary School where Obama once studied, the principal and many teachers wear veils. The Muslim prayer room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Obama is Disappointing Asia — Even in Indonesia | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

...Overturning dogma is a way of shedding light and moving the field forward,” he said. “Following informed instinct and not following dogma is a cherished thing to keep untarnished...

Author: By Shalini Pammal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Role Found For Disease Protein | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

...creation of wayward characters with a little heart and filthy-funny mouths. He can't do that with a rote screenplay by other people. Blindfold any film fan during the closing credits, and he'd never know that the director was the auteur of Clerks, Chasing Amy and Dogma. The stylistic signature might as well be an inkblot. (Watch TIME's video "Kevin Smith and the Raunch Romance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kevin Smith's Cop Out: Too Flabby to Fly | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

Berman would agree. “You don’t necessarily get the screenwriting and dramaturgical education that you would in a film school,” he said. But Harvard’s methodology has its own advantages. “You don’t get dogma or pressure to conform to a certain dramatic structure,” he added. This creative license is one of the chief benefits of learning filmmaking at Harvard...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind and Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Scenic Route | 2/23/2010 | See Source »

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