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...numbers attest to China's soul-searching. In 1949, despite centuries of intensive missionary work, the country had only about 4 million Christians. As faith in communism has waned, however, Chinese have increasingly explored Christianity as a way to fill a spiritual void. Unofficial estimates of Chinese Christian converts now run to 50 million, most of whom have had no contact with foreigners. Even with China's reforms, Christian practice remains tightly monitored. The Catholic Patriotic Association controls Catholic dioceses that would normally be administered by the Vatican. Many Catholic believers, however, continue to worship under bishops approved...
...Dubya heard? Credits, exemptions and deductions aimed at specific taxpayer profiles don't resonate. Not with voters anyway. Al Gore's tax plan had more targets than a rifle range, and all it got him was a fast ticket home. Targeted cuts don't resonate with people who fill out their own tax returns either. Breaks that phase out as you go up the income ladder or are linked to the type of child care you choose, or whatever, complicate a code already so confusing that the IRS estimates it takes a record 13 hours, on average, to complete...
...Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon, who announced late Thursday they'd agreed in principle to form a unity government. The priority of the unity coalition - in which it is mooted that Barak will serve as defense minister, Shimon Peres will be foreign minister and their Labor party will fill half of the 14 cabinet posts - will be Israel's security...
This lack of recruiting power hurts the men's volleyball team more substantially than other teams. Football, which boasts a roster of well over 90 players, would not be severely hamstrung with one or two fewer recruits. Volleyball, on the other hand, often depends on recruiting to fill its roster, turning to walk-ons when talented athletes are turned away by the Admissions Office...
...else's needs always come first." Says Sari Solden, author of Women with Attention Deficit Disorder: "Men are encouraged to focus narrowly on their area of interest and are much more likely to have secretaries or wives who do things for them. Women have much more diffuse roles to fill...