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Social patterns of conversation such as those used by Archie permit the random groupings of distinct populations to occur. With today's emphasis on ethnic pride, we should not tolerate such all-encompassing terms which tend to lump disparate groups together...
...then there are St. Paul's dictums: "I permit no woman to teach or have authority over men" (I Timothy 2: 12), and "the women should keep silence in the churches" (I Corinthians 14: 34). Though some conservative Protestants feel bound by those words, a sizable body of their leaders holds that the commands were not universal but related to specific 1st century situations. Catholicism no longer cites these words in its arguments, and is eager to forget the embarrassing chauvinism of patriarchs such as Thomas Aquinas, who said males enjoy "more perfect reason" and "stronger virtue...
...introducing the "survival of the fittest" concept, school choice would force the closure of weaker schools and induce struggling ones to renovate and restructure themselves. This would permit otherwise ineligible students to receive an education equal or comparable to that of their more affluent peers...
Thank you for your article on the upcoming Peace Games Festival ("PBH to Stage 'Peace Games"' November 3). While the article focused on the international aspect of the Festival, permit me to add a few bits of additional information...
...seem to court controversy. How about the time when you wouldn't permit the U.S. national anthem to be played at one of your concerts? Some people think you do these things to get attention...