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...changed. Now secular liberals and culturally conservative Muslims are united in their intense opposition to Bush's policies at home and abroad, especially in the Middle East. And it should be no surprise that an African American like Ellison has emerged as a key broker in this coalition. About one-fourth to one-third of all American Muslims are African Americans. These are not "black Muslim" followers of Louis Farrakhan, but orthodox Sunni Muslims, accepted as such by their brethren from traditionally Muslim societies...
...Malkin Athletic Center for the next two weekends before returning home on Nov. 3 against Cornell.BROWN 3, HARVARD 0Even though the Crimson did not have to face another unbeaten team after losing to Yale on Friday night, Brown certainly did not play like a team that had won only one-fourth of its Ivy League contests, as the Bears decisively swept the Crimson, 3-0 (30-25, 30-26, 30-24).In the first game, the Crimson faltered from the start, falling into a 1-5 deficit. Unable to mount a full recovery, the team struggled to establish its comfort...
...rates reach as high as 95 percent. Businesses, however, refuse to open stores in these poor, dangerous neighborhoods, and so teens must commute in order to join the workforce. Unfortunately, when you also go to high school and have to care for your children (in some of these communities, one-fourth of teenage girls are mothers), commuting across town is an unmanageable time commitment. The necessity of commuting out of certain communities in Chicago in order to gain employment is perpetuating a cycle of unemployed and impoverished youth; it is a problem that must be addressed on the grassroots level.The...
...tete-a-tete. Although gay marriage is unacceptable to many, only a tiny proportion of Catholics follow the church's strict doctrine on birth control and premarital sex - doctrines that Benedict has recently reiterated. Polls consistently show that 80% of Spaniards identify themselves as Catholic, even if only about one-fourth actually practice their faith. The divorce rate in Spain, where divorce was outlawed as recently as 25 years ago, runs at about 50%, while abortion rights are guaranteed in virtually every corner of Europe...
...what really underlies European secularism.' In Spain, he will look like he's articulating what is close to the heart of the mass of Europeans." Of course, that heart is also susceptible to relativism. Polls consistently show that 80% of Spaniards identify themselves as Catholic, even if only about one-fourth actually practice their faith. Although gay marriage, and certainly gay adoption, is unacceptable to many, only a tiny proportion of Catholics follow the church's strict doctrine on birth control and premarital sex - doctrines that Benedict himself has recently reiterated. Rates of divorce in Spain, where just a quarter...