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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...seems that segments of the evangelical community are starting to view environmentalism--or, as they prefer to call it, "creation care"--as part of their biblical mandate. But getting the ground troops mobilized behind a cause long scorned as touchy-feely nonsense requires a bit of creativity. (Witness the flop of the 2002 "What would Jesus drive?" campaign.) Thus some religious leaders are linking pollution to the hot-button issue of unborn tots, who, after all, tend to be the most vulnerable to environmental toxins. At the pro-life march in Washington in January, two evangelical activists carried a large...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earth Mothers on Patrol | 4/10/2005 | See Source »

...heard these criticisms without ever watching the Crimson might have thought Grumet-Morris to be a complete flop in net. But in fact, that was never the case...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Winning Combination | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

...Cool is the most ironically named movie since What’s the Worst That Could Happen? Crass commercialism rarely exhibits any sign of the finesse, reserve, or hip theatricality inherent to modern definitions of cool. This flop is no exception...

Author: By Susan E. Mcgregor, Kristina M. Moore, and Scoop A. Wasserstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Movie Reviews | 3/18/2005 | See Source »

...Cool is the most ironically named movie since What’s the Worst That Could Happen? Crass commercialism rarely exhibits any sign of the finesse, reserve, or hip theatricality inherent to modern definitions of cool. This flop is no exception...

Author: By Steven N. Jacobs, Laura E. Kolbe, and Scoop A. Wasserstein, S | Title: Movie Reviews | 3/10/2005 | See Source »

...already active in the system as providers under the Family Relationships Services Program. There's anecdotal evidence that some of these counselors are biased against men, according to Lone Fathers Association national president Barry Williams, who says he's warned the Attorney-General that the government's reforms will flop unless fresh blood infiltrates the counseling ranks. Though it would be unfair to suggest that most of these counselors mistrust and dislike men, argues Michael Green, QC, president of the Shared Parenting Council of Australia and author of the 1998 book Fathers After Divorce, "in some agencies there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving Fathers A Fairer Go | 3/6/2005 | See Source »

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