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Sanctuary has become a popular cause among liberal religious activists. Some 300 local congregations, including about 100 since the Tucson indictments were filed last year, have declared themselves to be sanctuaries for Central Americans, as have a Methodist seminary, eleven universities, 19 cities and, under an order by Democratic Governor Toney Anaya, the entire state of New Mexico. Also endorsing the movement: the American Baptist, Presbyterian and United Methodist churches, United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the rabbinical arms of Conservative and Reform Judaism...
...triumph for the Government, Judge Earl Carroll barred all testimony on the religious and humanitarian motives behind the defendants' actions. Sanctuary lawyers nonetheless managed to slip several such references into testimony, and they plan to cite Carroll's ruling when they appeal the verdict. Prosecutor Reno, grandson of a Methodist preacher, faced some obstacles. He had the unenviable task of portraying as criminals a group of pious Good Samaritans (who held a prayer meeting after the jury announced its verdicts). One of the 15 Central Americans summoned to the stand by Reno, for instance, described a defendant as "the only...
When some oxygen masks remained jammed in the overhead compartments, a passenger used a pocket knife to pry them loose. Tom Kojis, 44, a Methodist pastor from Algoma, Wis., comforted his twelve-year-old son Jonathan, telling him, "We're not going to die. We still have things to do." Nancy Hauser, 37, of Los Angeles said later, "My feeling was we weren't going to make it. I saw this huge hole, and we were losing elevation fast...
...team then travelled south, where it competed in the Blue-Gray Classic in Birmingham, Alabama. Harvard finished 10th in a strong field which included Southern Methodist University--the eventual champion--and USC, both ranked among the top five college teams in the nation...
Something of a maverick effect appears to be spreading out across the state and maybe even trickling down to the colleges. As hosts to Texas A&M and Texas Christian last weekend, the University of Texas and Southern Methodist did their biggest single day's business in years. In Austin, as many as 11,000 spectators have packed women's games at U.T., where the level of enthusiasm has to have contributed to the fact that the Lady Longhorns are 111 games between conference losses. In San Antonio, the old Chaparrals are alive and well as the Spurs. Once among...