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Dean Rosovsky offered Montgomery the post on April 10, but he waited until April 15 to accept, deciding the responsibilities will probably not significantly hinder his teaching...
Despite assurances of a fair trial, the government has taken steps to hinder the activities of defense lawyers, van Derwees said. Among the restrictions: they will have only three days to examine evidence collected by the government and will be allowed only to hand copy those materials; they will be permitted to meet with the defendants for only 40 minutes to discuss strategy, and the Taiwan Garrison Command, a secret police agency, will record those meetings; and they will not be able to cross-examine prosecution witnesses...
...resolution also said the Div School fears that such restrictions may hinder the atmosphere for Catholic theological work and endanger the preservation and promotion of Christian truth...
...would enable Iran to make up in 25 years the backwardness of centuries, I realized that success would be possible only by mobilizing all its resources ... If a country is to be mobilized, it has to be driven, and, while it sets to work, defended against those who would hinder the process. To leave saboteurs to operate in freedom would certainly not have permitted realization of this program...
Given the tense state of the world, there is much to be gained simply by the pursuit of ecumenism, however long the road may eventually be. Before his trip to Turkey, John Paul told Catholic ecumenists from 59 nations that Christian divisions "impair the credibility of Christ himself and hinder the spread of the Gospel. He has also insisted that Christians must act together, not merely striving for doctrinal harmony but bearing joint witness in defense of human rights, the pursuit of social justice and peace, and on questions of public morality. "The moral life and the life of faith...