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Newer nuns see the veil as a public expression of faith, says Cheryl Reed, author of Unveiled: Inside the Hidden Lives of Nuns. "You can understand why a woman who has given up sex, freedom and money would want to wear her wedding dress--which is what they consider their habits to be. You want to say, 'I'm special. I gave this...
...seeking regional stability rather than rampant democracy. A consensus is forming, led by Baker and Gates, to bring the countries in the region, including Iran and Syria, into discussions about how to prevent Iraq from spinning further out of control. This is not a recipe for advancing democracy and freedom, but it is designed to further the more realistic and pragmatic goal of seeking a stable balance of power...
...Krauthammer pointed out, but also because it has become an ideological bureaucracy that regards all cultural values as equal. While Islamic fundamentalists intimidate the West by manufacturing outrage against novels, cartoons, lectures, essays and theater productions, the U.N. complies with Muslim prohibitions against speaking freely about Islam. The freedom to think and express oneself-and even mock authority figures-is the bedrock of Western values, and to defend this freedom it appears necessary to disband the U.N. and develop other international and regional organizations. Jiti Khanna Vancouver...
...G.O.P. and eventually brought her husband and her to the Free State Project. "As Republicans showed their true colors," she says, "we had to choose the side of liberty." She adds, "Back home, most of the people thought we were crazy. But here, when you talk about real freedom, people actually nod their heads...
...wars, as Krauthammer pointed out, but also because it has become an ideological bureaucracy that regards all cultural values as equal. The U.N. has allowed Islamic member states to maintain Shari'a laws, which violate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an agreement designed to promote gender equality and freedom of expression. While Islamic fundamentalists intimidate the West by manufacturing outrage against novels, cartoons, lectures, essays and theater productions, the U.N. complies with Muslim prohibitions against speaking freely about Islam. The freedom to think and express oneself - and even mock authority figures - is the bedrock of Western values...