Word: prayers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...found in news wires, newspaper columns, television and radio. None of it is in our country." Nevertheless, there was a sense that one misstep could bring tragedy. Poland's Roman Catholic bishops released a pastoral letter calling for calm and cooperation. It ended with a prayer: "Give us the spirit of peace and responsibility that there be no bloodshed or war. Defend us so that we may not lose the freedom won by our fathers at so large a cost...
...trouble with many of those who claim that the new revisions of the Book of Common Prayer [Nov. 24] diminish "the majesty of God" is that they wish God's majesty preserved only in the prayer book and the traditions of the church. Many people in this country who have participated in services from the new book have found that a vague aesthetic appreciation has been supplanted by a real challenge to greater commitment and faith in God and his Christ...
...supporters who gathered outside the gleaming white National Palace in Port-au-Prince that "intellectuals and thinkers have the right to exercise democracy day and night. All I ask is that they respect me." He also added that "democracy is not license." Meanwhile, the crackdown sparked rallies and prayer vigils in the major Haitian exile communities in the U.S. Correctly or not, the arrests will be used by the exiles as evidence that all the Haitian boat people-there are more than 30,000 in south Florida alone -are political refugees and thus eligible for sanctuary...
...often sarcastic journal has reflected his blend of libertarianism, orthodox Catholicism and unwavering conservatism. N.R. has consistently opposed Communism, detente and wage-price controls, while supporting increased defense spending and the deregulation of virtually everything. Recent articles have scoffed at equal opportunity laws, asked why sex education, but not prayer, is allowed in public schools, urged the Republican Party to stand by its tough campaign plank on judicial appointments. Though N.R. is hardly one of the handsomest magazines around, it does exhibit a rare appreciation for the power and variety of language. As Ronald Reagan once quipped, "I have spent...
Conservative Digest (circ. 85,000). Published by Richard Viguerie, the New Right's master fund raiser, this monthly calls itself "the magazine for the new majority" and talks tough about "neutralizing liberals" and putting prayer back in politics...