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...spiritual concerns and power politics may seem paradoxical, yet the distinctive pressures of Washington life seem to be the driving force behind the prayer networks. "In this city, it is very rare to find friendships for friendship's sake," explains Senate chaplain Richard Halverson. "I think it is an expression of the need to share and express feelings with people you can trust." Besides providing a support group where people can pray together and confide personal problems, these weekly gatherings usually focus on Bible studies. "Calling yourself a Christian without reading the Bible is like calling yourself an engineer without...
...themselves. The new "self-neglect" rule, as one city official calls it, will loosen the current requirement that the potential patient be an immediate danger to himself or others. This tough standard is common around the U.S. To be accepted in crowded mental health facilities nowadays, says Jill Halverson, a Los Angeles activist, "a homeless person has to be either killing himself in front of the admitting doctor or trying to kill the admitting doctor...
...states have been diagnosed as AIDS victims. Indiana, Florida, Connecticut, Texas and Los Angeles have issued guidelines allowing children with AIDS to attend school, but few if any are actually in classrooms. In Los Angeles the policy has yet to be enforced. Says Associate Superintendent Jerry Halverson: "There has been an agreement and understanding that children with AIDS would not be enrolled in school, predicated almost entirely on the welfare of the patient." In New York City, a special panel made up of health experts, an educator and a parent will decide before school starts whether each of seven children...
...engaged in a game of chicken-and we all look like turkeys," protested Republican Senator Warren Rudman of New Hampshire. Even the Senate chaplain seemed to be seeking forgiveness for the dilatory and disorderly conduct. "Father in heaven, we are here under duress," intoned the Rev. Richard Halverson. "But we imposed this on ourselves." The flagellation was fully justified. Congress had shrugged off difficult decisions for months, failing even to finance basic governmental functions. With the pre-election adjournment approaching, it had swung into a belated frenzy of partisan maneuvering that produced only gridlock. Four of its self-imposed deadlines...
...Richard Halverson, 68, chaplain of the U.S. Senate, on "word merchants" in the chamber: "Help them to appreciate the power of words... to honor, to disparage; to encourage, to disappoint; to comfort, to embarrass; to edify, to offend; to strengthen, to weaken; to motivate, to immobilize; to give hope, to frustrate; to purify, to pollute; to build, to destroy...