Word: factionalization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Highly Satisfactory. Against those Catholic theologians who assert that the question of religious liberty is not open to discussion by Catholics, the opposite faction contends that the encyclicals, pronouncements and other papal actions often cited by the traditionalists (e.g., the Inquisition, Pius IX's Syllabus) were contingent on specific historical situations, and are therefore subject to revision...
...Solomon. Ahab defeated the invading Assyrians. His marriage to Jezebel was a shrewd diplomatic move, since she was a princess of the powerful neighboring kingdom of Phoenicia. The record is not clear, but apparently Ahab's mistake, in regard to his later reputation, was to oppose a religious faction that instigated a rebellion against his son Joram and then put itself in the right by writing the Book of Kings. But in spite of the shower of curses that the prophets called down upon Ahab, he ruled for 23 years, and only after his death was Jezebel thrown...
Article IX. As Prime Minister, Kishi has had to deal simultaneously with the Socialist opposition and with his own faction-ridden party, which cannot always be depended upon for support. His longtime goal is revision of the "MacArthur" constitution ("It may take years, and I may not live to see it, but I intend to push forward until I die"). He proposes to make the Emperor again "head of state" instead of merely a symbol, to have provincial governors appointed by Tokyo instead of elected, and to alter the House of Councilors-Japan's Senate-by substituting a number...
This move would naturally be unpopular with the nationalist faction, but it would in no way mean a loss of identity with Panama. Anyone worried about that need only visit Texas and be reassured...