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Administrators of The Family have been documented using dangerous rhetorical devices to compel the loyalty of followers. Doug Coe, its leader, has compared the blind devotion demanded by Jesus—and thus by one of its interlocutors on Earth, The Family, to that demanded by Adolf Hilter, Joseph Goebbels, Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong, thus legitimizing the latter tyrants. Such untempered comparison is irresponsible, dangerous, and wrong. It leads to such invidious situations as The Family’s accused support for Ugandan politician David Bahati, who is proposing a bill containing the death penalty for HIV-infected people...
Noni D. Carter ’13 was 12 years old when a family gathering inspired her to embark on a project that would transform her from a child with a dream to a young woman who urges others to follow theirs...
...should ever be divided, the Islamic Republic would fall. Since the controversial presidential election in June, the growing rift between the two men has been playing out not only on the streets but also, just as important, behind closed doors in a game of chess that their adherents follow but the moves of which they cannot really see. And a day before the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution is to be celebrated, even as the regime was said to be rounding up would-be demonstrators to preempt disruptions of the official rites, a story has emerged to illustrate...
...right thing by calling upon America’s most watchful eye to fix a glitch in its computer systems. The onus is on Google to remedy a problem inherent in its systems, and it appears to be intent on doing so. Hopefully, other companies in similar situations will follow Google’s lead and also turn to the proper authorities, when appropriate...
...what follows the fighting that will be the real test. While many in Marja detest the Taliban, they are just as angry at the impotence of the Afghan government to better their lives despite years of promises. U.S. officials say Afghan President Hamid Karzai, some 500 miles from Marja in Kabul, has become a full partner in the planning of the offensive and its follow-up development efforts. Afghan and U.S. experts will flood Marja after the offensive, helping to set up local government and schools, and offering cash to entice poppy growers to shift to wheat. After driving...