Word: methodists
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...Kevin Armstrong, a United Methodist pastor and director of the Religion and Public Teaching Project, based in Indianapolis, Ind., concedes that segregation, whether voluntary or compulsory, seems at odds with religious ideals. But he argues that the outcome often justifies the practice, particularly in immigrant communities. "They preserve their tradition," Armstrong explains, "sing in their native language, eat the food of their own culture, [and are] with people who remember what their land looks like and who their people...
...elbow, Gephardt implored the faithful to pour on the energy: "Iowa literally has the ability to tell us who will control the House." But a man eating breakfast nearby was thinking about the campaign after that. As Gephardt strode out, the Rev. Peter Peterson of Knoxville's United Methodist Church offered his Bible and asked Gephardt to sign it, predicting, "You're the next President...
...extremely tough to win a case without a whistle-blower to testify about conniving conversations. Internal memos or spreadsheets and charts tend to confuse jurors. "Were these mistakes, or were they done with intent to defraud the public?" asks Alan Bromberg, a securities-law professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. "It's a very elusive kind of distinction...
...height of the economic boom, St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Houston nearly dropped its networking sessions for lack of interest. But in the past nine months, the group has ballooned from 10 participants to more than 50. At St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Eden Prairie, Minn., attendance at career sessions has more than doubled in the past year. "If I were a country preacher, I'd be out riding around on the combine, talking about the price of corn," says pastor Rod Anderson. "But I have a congregation full of middle-management and technology professionals, and they...
...hand are those who argue that when there is a Methodist in the White House with Evangelical sympathies, it is smart politics to make friends with his friends--even if you disagree with them on every subject other than Israel. "Evangelicals have a unique role to play with this Administration and in the Republican Party that Jews can't," says Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, who runs an interfaith alliance. "Jews today see Israel's survival at stake, so they are more willing to put aside domestic concerns." In this view, Evangelical support reflects many factors: shared security interests, a desire...