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...Scriptures of the Old and the New Testament as verbally inspired by God and inerrant in the original writings, and as the supreme and final authority in faith and life." Untold millions of people agree. Could any but a sectarian mind believe that a loving, merciful, just God would harden Pharoah's heart (Exodus 11:10) so that he would not let the Israelites go, then kill in each Egyptian family because he would not (Exodus 11:29)? Or kill everybody on the earth except the few people in Noah's Ark? Surely the slaughtered children were not to blame...
...crudely put, when people get to be thirty they sell out. Selling out means losing flexibility, committing yourself to immediate rather than transcendent goals. It's almost impossible to avoid selling out--so many things force the small time visionary into the prescribed mold. The mold slowly begins to harden and it gets more and more difficult for molded people to relate to the free flowing and unpredictable upstarts...
...accurate. The autumnal Miss Brodie may believe she is in ascension; actually, she is heading down the up staircase, and every move brings her closer to destruction. Her charges are wise to her romances-with a married artist (Robert Stephens) and a bumbling music master (Gordon Jackson). Their giggles harden into gossip, and Miss Brodie is asked to resign. When she refuses, the administrators lie in wait for her next indiscretion. It is not long in coming...
...Trade. The hope that De Gaulle might become more cooperative on economic affairs is one reason that President Nixon seeks to improve U.S. relations with France. The Administration's anti-inflationary drive at home has helped to harden the dollar on world markets. One result is that Nixon will speak from strength in any money talks in Europe. While showing little interest in a gold price increase or other radical monetary reforms, Washington is pressing for the activation of the International Monetary Fund's "special drawing rights" as the best immediate way to expand the monetary reserves needed...
Home from Algiers. No one knew for sure how much El Fatah's terrorism would harden Israeli opinion against any diplomatic peace efforts by the government. Foreign Minister Abba Eban last week scored a diplomatic success of sorts by gaining the release of an Israeli Boeing 707 that had been skyjacked by El Fatah agents and held in Algiers with twelve passengers since July 23. Since in this case Israel had little bargaining leverage, it had to make a reciprocal gesture: the release of 16 imprisoned Arab terrorists...