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...investigate whether Prosperity gospel is good theology, it must act upon probable cause if it believes that commercial activity is being conducted under the guise of religion. Otherwise, Ford Motor Co. could simply rename itself the Church of Our Ford and decline to pay taxes and comply with the Fair Labor Standards...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...intransigence of the powerful studios reminds me of studio honcho Jack Warner's alleged declaration that his staff writers were "schmucks with Underwoods." Considering that dismissal, he probably thought of Mozart as a schmuck with a piano. It might also be fair to say that Mr. Warner was just a schmuck with a Rolodex, which is much easier to operate than a piano or even--land sake's alive!--an Underwood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...used to fantasy literature either warily skirting religion (as in J.K. Rowling's work) or subtextually stumping for it (as in C.S. Lewis'). We're not used to fantasy taking on religion foursquare. But to be fair, it's not religion that Pullman has a problem with, exactly, or religious believers; it's what happens when religion mixes with politics. "Religion is at its best when it is furthest from political power," he says. "The power to send armies to war, to rule every aspect of our lives, to tell us what to wear, what to think, what to read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Golden Compass vs. the Church | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...fair amount,” Pring-Wilson said...

Author: By Lingbo Li and Vidya B. Viswanathan, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Pring-Wilson Takes the Stand | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...says Dominque Reynié, a political analyst and professor at the Foundation of Political Science in Paris. "No one has any sympathy for the thugs behind these riots, but Sarkozy might have been wiser to show his support of the police in a lower-profile manner. Whether it's fair to do so or not, were rioting to break out again now, lots of people would hold him partly responsible for that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy's Warning to Rioters | 11/28/2007 | See Source »

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