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The teachings of the Good Men, option (b), took hold in Montaillou and surrounding towns around the turn of the fourteenth century. The Church, disturbed by this, set up an Inquisition to seek out and remedy the heresy. Betrayed by their own priest, the villagers of Montaillou were discovered, imprisoned...

Author: By Benjamin W. Olson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Medieval Pleasures of the Flesh | 2/1/2002 | See Source »

Here are a few basic principles, news to nobody. Sports stoke adrenaline, laying out a drama that usually ends in an unambiguous win or loss. "Fan" is short for fanatic; each close pitch or missed basket or hard body check makes manic-depressives of a team's rooters. And some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Penalty For Rink Rage | 1/21/2002 | See Source »

Law enforcement officers in at least one U.S. city have taken a stand against what they consider a breach of the state constitution. The Portland, Ore. police department told federal agents last week its agents will not participate in a systematic inquisition of local residents or visitors of Arab descent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are We Giving Up Our Liberties to Preserve Our Freedom? | 11/28/2001 | See Source »

The Koranic spirit of “justice and kindness” rather than a belligerent heart, formed the hallmark of the Prophet’s dealings with the peaceful non-Muslim communities around him. So impressed, for example, were the Jews of Medina with the fairness of the Prophet...

Author: By Saif I. Shah mohammed and Zayed M. Yasin, S | Title: Fabricating an Enemy | 10/29/2001 | See Source »

Even to innocents, the interrogation is unsettling. It entails a violation of privacy that most Americans would find objectionable. Beyond that, the system requires a degree of ethnic profiling that would be viewed here as bigoted. Even with the moderate traffic at Ben Gurion, the Israelis can't grill everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Airline Security: Is This What We Really Want? | 9/24/2001 | See Source »

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