Word: heterodox
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...structures. Kennedy's mind was extremely orderly, but his techniques in office were sometimes heterodox and unexpected. They might have struck an outsider as being somewhat chaotic. He constantly bypassed the chain of command. He telephoned Assistant Secretaries or lesser military officers in order to seek information he needed. His press secretary, Pierre Salinger, once remarked that the back door of the White House always seemed more open than the front door. He understood the dynamics of meetings, and sometimes mistrusted them as a way of doing business. He thought that his presence might intimidate people. He liked...
...course, there is a second universal religion in Africa-Islam-and Barrett figures its continent-wide increase at 4,784,000 people a year, of whom 6% are converts from other faiths. All of the church groups are prospering, he reports: Roman Catholic, Anglican, Protestant, "African Independent" and heterodox sects like the Jehovah's Witnesses...