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...well. Rebel Planet Creations, formed in 2005, plans to release two fantasy role-playing games by the end of next year. Though the company markets itself explicitly as Christian and centers its games on themes like the problem of evil and the possibility of redemption, it avoids any overt mention of Christianity.“Orion,” for example, is a pre-flood fantasy in which Adam feels the effects of the Fall and is eventually redeemed. Names like “Adam,” “Jesus,” and “God?...

Author: By Patrick R. Chesnut, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Believers Battle with Satan, Virtually | 12/8/2005 | See Source »

...Shelby’s organized and thoughtful argument in “We Who Are Dark” that compels readers to reexamine the condition of an America where overt racial injustice has been eradicated and veiled racial injustices abound. While the book is about the evolving status of black solidarity in America, it also opens the channels for discussion about the important role that racism plays in the lives of all Americans—not just blacks...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Prof Seeks Basis for ‘Blackness’ | 12/2/2005 | See Source »

Still, while The Salient avoids directing its ire at members of the GLBT community themselves, its hostility to the BGLTSA, presumably as a consequence of the latter’s lefty leanings, is overt: an ad for The Salient asks, “Do you cringe involuntarily at acronyms like SLAM, BGLTSA and PETA...

Author: By Sam Teller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Between Sex and Politics | 11/30/2005 | See Source »

...that campus religious groups, which take their spiritual missions seriously, have no place on a campus dedicated to being as inclusive and pluralistic as possible. In reality, the fact that the AACF discriminates on the basis of religion is quite ancillary to our argument. We merely believe that any overt and rigid requirements alienating a portion of the student body should not be condoned by funding derived from the entire undergraduate population. After all, even the most culturally-specific groups on campus have members that do not fit the groups’ standard profiles. It is vital that...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: Bye Bye Bylaws | 11/22/2005 | See Source »

According to HUPD Spokesman Steven G. Catalano, attempted suicide is defined as an "overt attempt to harm themselves (ingested pills, cut their wrists...

Author: By Reed B. Rayman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Attempted Suicide Numbers Show No Marked Change | 11/9/2005 | See Source »

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