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Methodists A divided United Methodist Church defrocked a lesbian minister in '05 and rejected gay marriage at its '04 general conference. But in June, the church's Minnesota branch voted in favor of liberalization...
...hand and even lead to revolution. This fear was not unjustified: the carnival tradition helped fire up the French revolutionary crowds as well as uprisings of slaves and colonized peoples from the Caribbean to West Africa. When the Industrial Revolution took hold, holidays were eliminated in favor of the new work ethic: people were increasingly expected to labor all day, six days a week, and spend the Sabbath in sedentary prayer. A few traditional- style festivities survived--Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Carnaval in Rio and carnival in Cologne. But by and large, sometime in the past 300 years...
...push through the measure without the Senate's consent. The same day, the President appointed Reynato Puno as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, just hours after his predecessor retired-leading to speculation that his vote could swing the Court's view on charter change in Arroyo's favor...
...With only a third of the public in favor of rewriting the constitution and mass protests against the plan scheduled for this week in Manila, House Speaker Jose de Venecia backed down on Saturday, inviting the Senate to join proposals for a publicly elected constitutional convention to discuss charter change. While Arroyo and her allies appear to have enough political muscle to force a vote, they may find compromise preferable to dancing alone...
...erased a 44-39 halftime deficit with a quick 8-3 run to open the period, getting a pair of hook shots from forward Kellen Allen and then tying the game on guard Tyrone Mattison’s steal and breakaway layup, but the Crimson quickly returned the favor...