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...they often want to discard required courses like Hebrew and Greek without realizing that the conservative seminaries, which are preserving the languages, would thus acquire a virtual monopoly on biblical exegesis. But in other areas, the students are forcing the best seminaries into meeting the problems of society headon, and in the process are clearly forming the future of the church...
Since the committee includes, as the woman churchgoer noted, Russia's Archbishop Nikodim, the bearded Orthodox Metropolitan of Leningrad and Ladoga, fundamentalist Protestant leaders also descended on Tulsa for a headon, pulpit-pounding, old-time religious confrontation...
...Chicago, during the Democratic National Convention last August, two American rights collided headon: the acknowledged right to dissent within certain limits, and the equally valid right of a city to protect its citizens and its property. But what limits? And what kind of protection? Americans and the rest of the world were at first appalled by the way the police did battle with the demonstrators. But, almost immediately, pollsters reported that a majority of Americans believed that, given the provocation and the tense situation they encountered, Chicago's police had struck a notable blow for law and order. Months...
...classic example of tactical guile was offered by the Prophetess Deborah in her battle with the Canaanite general, Sisera. Pursued by better-armed forces, Deborah, according to the Book of Judges, refused to close with them headon. Instead, she took up a defensive position on the slopes of Mount Tabor. When Sisera ventured into the open to attack-and a providential rainfall bogged down his chariots-Deborah's troops charged down the mountainside to annihilate the Canaanite army. The tactic of luring an enemy into a trap that favors the defense, Gale says, is fundamentally the same maneuver employed...
This raises the question of why there is such a big fuss over the lack of televised debates. Obviously, a confrontation between personalities would be revealing and possibly decisive. But even if the candidates met headon, what would they talk about? The answer should be: plenty. At least five categories of issues cry out for deeper discussion...