Word: oath
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...sexual abuse by priests and at schools and orphanages run by the church. Four of Ireland's 24 bishops offered their resignation. Since then, the Irish Primate, Cardinal Sean Brady, has admitted he met two young victims of a pedophile priest in 1975 and asked them to sign an oath of silence. The priest went on to molest children for almost two decades before being arrested and sent to prison. Brady is resisting calls for his resignation...
...Harvard Business School Student Association decided Wednesday to deny a request to include the signing of a business management ethics oath during this year’s Class Day festivities...
...Patrick [S. Chun ’04] and I are very strong advocates of an oath for professionalism in general,” said M. Scott Daubin, co-president of the Student Association along with Chun. “But we are weighing more than just our personal likes and dislikes...
...oath garnered significant media attention upon its creation and has since continued to be featured in discussions of business education...
...serviceman or -woman for being gay. That's at least one rank higher than earlier mandated, and is likely to cut down on the number of such cases. Hearsay will no longer be allowed, and statements about a military member's sexual orientation will have to be given under oath. Furthermore, information given to lawyers, clergy or medical professionals - or in connection with domestic violence - can't be used to oust someone. (See a brief history of gays in the military...