Word: orthodox
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...Time last month. "People are ready to forget the past and move on." Alas, civil war is not easily forgotten. In a rash of attacks that spread across the province last week like a bushfire, ethnic Albanian gangs rioted outside Serb enclaves, hurled stones, set fire to 16 Serbian Orthodox churches, including a 14th century monastery, and engaged NATO troops in running battles. At least 28 people were killed and 600 wounded, including dozens of U.N. and NATO peacekeepers. "These were ethnic attacks, pure and simple," said a diplomat. And as the region knows too well, violence begets violence...
...UM’s bylaws. This book—and indeed even a cursory Google search—would have explained that Province churches were actually not Anglican but Episcopalian. The sect split from mainstream Episcopalians in the late-1970s (with the Province churches retaining a more orthodox doctrine). With different dioceses, liturgies and increasingly different theologies, Province churches cater to a completely different crowd of worshippers...
Nationally, Christian groups have mobilized some of the strongest opposition to gay marriage, but officials from several campus Christian organizations, including the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship, Orthodox Christian Fellowship and the Harvard-Radcliffe Catholic Student Association, said their respective groups have not planned any events for the week...
Three focus groups run by the space committee over the past few weeks have generated a large number of student suggestions—some expected, others less orthodox...
...called the Peace Palace. But last week, as the court held three days of hearings on the legality of the security barrier Israel is building to keep out suicide bombers, war was in the air. Outside the palace, pro-Israeli demonstrators recited the names of suicide-bombing victims. The Orthodox Jewish group Zaka made its point by parking the charred remains of a bus destroyed by a suicide bomber out front. In response, pro-Palestinian activists shouted, "Stop the occupation now!" As the debate raged, many people wondered whether the ICJ should be hearing the case at all. Israeli Prime...