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There has been a lot of discussion lately about the “Christian perspective” and “people of faith”—a phrase meaning, in no uncertain terms by those who utter it, Christians—and yet it seems to me that Christianity is something of a big tent. There are a lot of different Christians, with different beliefs, even within their own respective sects. Where I believe that one does not choose to be gay, in my assessment being gay should no more be a sin than having brown eyes...
...into fantasy. This is a somewhat technical point, necessarily, for most writing about music is either technical or gush. In addition, Robinson has the wit to confess "that I occasionally make the music say more than it really wants to, that I have extracted unearned intellectual capital from a phrase, a passage, or a modulation whose true significance remains ineffable--i.e., purely musical...
Safekeeping (Penzler; 202 pages; $15.95) and Fletch Won (Warner; 265 pages; $14.95) display the astonishing range of Gregory Mcdonald. After winning two Edgar Allan Poe awards (1975 and 1977) for the first books featuring the raffish investigative reporter Irwin Maurice Fletcher, Mcdonald declined into extended archness of phrase and plot. He found his way again in last year's Flynn's In, featuring his other series character, Boston Police Official Francis X. Flynn. The film of Fletch, starring Chevy Chase, was a summer comedy hit, and Fletch Won continues the upbeat pace. Here the brash young man is observed...
...worries some of John Paul's critics. One concern: the questionnaire soliciting the reports from national bishops' conferences asked about "errors or abuses" in applying the teachings of Vatican II. Peter Steinfels, editor of the U.S. journal Commonweal, says that among his colleagues "damage control is the most pertinent phrase" in synod talk. Father Simon E. Smith, former executive secretary of U.S. Jesuit Missions who is now working in Kenya, sees a Vatican scheme to "box in the spirit" of the council. This can be "thwarted only if the assembled bishops take their own agenda in hand," he says...
...intimacy reaching beyond the ends of your coffee table. But, despite that, I still think you should take the plunge. Harvard students seem to fall into comfortable social rhythms, and it’s important to break free once in awhile. There is something valid behind the oft quoted phrase, “have an open mind.” You may like more about this person than you thought you would. After all, the fact that he’s interested in you clearly indicates his impeccable taste, no? And even if you are still positive after one rendezvous...