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...trod by Protestants, historians and other feminists. However, she displays a polemical and sarcastic flair ("theology increasingly became the business of bachelors") and merrily marshals rather selective evidence of priestly misogyny through the ages. One 12th century divine urged men to remember that a pretty woman starts as "a foul-smelling drop of semen" and is destined to be "food for worms." Ranke- Heinemann's acerbic wit is less impressive when she turns to the modern era. She cannot, for instance, bring herself to acknowledge Pope John Paul II's praise of sexual pleasure within marriage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Fury of A Feminist Scorned | 12/17/1990 | See Source »

...imponderables range from the nitty and literally gritty (how badly will the fine desert sand foul the gears of tanks and the breeches of rifles?) to the conceptual (could U.S. troops bypass the dug-in Iraqi forces in Kuwait with a flanking attack?). They include questions of psychology: Is the Iraqi army battle hardened from eight years of war against Iran, or battle weary? Would the troops on the front line, many of whom are thought to be ill-trained draftees who know they are cannon fodder, fight hard or give up quickly? For that matter, how battle ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kuwait: If War Begins | 12/10/1990 | See Source »

Junior Corey Jackson (8 p.p.g., 4 r.p.g.) atforward and senior Corey Beasley (7 p.p.g., 12r.p.g.) at center join Curely in the startingfrontcourt. Jackson has the distinction ofconnecting on 11 of 28 foul shots...

Author: By Josie Karp, | Title: Can Cagers Prevent A B.C. Blowout? | 12/8/1990 | See Source »

James was limited to a marginal defensive role because of a shoulder injury suffered last Saturday. Offensively, James lost the threat of his outside shot, but did manage to score 10 points, including 6-for-6 shooting from the foul line...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Holy Cross Streaks By Cagers | 12/6/1990 | See Source »

With the score 61-53, a missed dunk by Harvardforward Ron Mitchell killed the Crimson'smomentum. Harvard point guard Tarik Campbell drovethe lane and dished to Mitchell, who missed theslam dunk and was called for a technical foul forholding onto the rim. The Crimson crumbled, beingoutscored, 13-0, over the next two minutes...

Author: By Michael Stankiewicz, | Title: Holy Cross Streaks By Cagers | 12/6/1990 | See Source »

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