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...rural Nicaragua says the Sandinista government she had been willing to die for 20 years ago is now one she fears to criticize. When asked to comment for this article, she answered, "I do not want to be deported. I would not want to say anything that might offend the present government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twilight of the Sandal-istas | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...Most high schools, unless they are religious in orientation, are scared to teach the Bible and even more scared to teach Religion, lest they offend someone,” Cohen said...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ec 10 Tops List of Largest Courses | 2/8/2008 | See Source »

...along with the other planets. Two years after the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger's speech, Pope John Paul II expressed regret for how the Church had treated Galileo, whose heliocentric theories have long since been proven correct. The future Pope's words, reads the text of the professors' letter, "offend and humiliate us as scientists faithful to reason and as teachers who dedicate our lives to the advancement and spread of knowledge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pope Cancels University Visit | 1/15/2008 | See Source »

...field umpires did not hear the slur and though Singh vociferously denies he used the word, the match referee (who adjudicates in such disputes) said that he was "satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Harbhajan Singh directed that word at Andrew Symonds and also that he meant it to offend on the basis of Symonds' race or ethnic origin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Race Row Threatens Cricket World | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

...great triumphs of reformasi. "The show really is one of the best examples of democracy in action," says Juniwati Masjchun Sofwan, a national board member of the Golkar party, which is a part of Indonesia's ruling coalition. "To be able to make fun of the President and not offend anyone was pretty much unheard of until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dream Team | 1/2/2008 | See Source »

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