Word: prayers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rallying cry of the present is "Rightward ho!" The conservative wing of the party prevailed on virtually all of the relatively few platform contests, including a call to appoint only opponents of abortion to the federal bench, a rejection of the Equal Rights Amendment and support of voluntary school prayer. Gloated North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms, who fought unsuccessfully for conservative stands at previous G.O.P. conventions: "Tom Sawyer found someone else to paint the fence...
...bishop's statement thus seems likely to intensify a budding controversy over the proper role of religion in the 1984 campaign. The issue cropped up early this year with Ronald Reagan's fervent advocacy of school prayer, and erupted more recently in New York with a tense exchange between Governor Mario Cuomo, a Catholic, and Archbishop John O'Connor. Democrat Cuomo accused O'Connor of implicitly advising Catholics to vote against him and other officeholders who accept the church's insistence that abortion is morally wrong but contend that as public officials they have...
...soul, told ABC television that running gave her "a feeling between space and time... You don't get it often, but when it's there, it's better than having sex." Brisco-Hooks celebrated her 400-meter-race gold medal by dropping to her knees in prayer, then jumping up and down in a massive family bear hug with her husband and two-year...
...World, is a retelling of an old story. Ever since the Holy Grail was lost, men and women have forsaken everything for the sake of eternal salvation. But the temporal results are seldom beneficial. Usually the participants end up like they do here, dying violently with a prayer on their lips...
Critics counter that students already have the right to pray voluntarily whenever they wish. Organized religious meetings, they note, could pressure students into conforming to practices that violate their consciences and could open a back door to school-sponsored prayer. Some fear the bill could turn classrooms into forums for fringe cults, such as the Moonies, and a variety of political and cultural groups, ranging from the Ku Klux Klan to gay rights organizations. A crush of meetings could strain budgets for maintenance and supervision. "The tragedy is that the President has been able to direct attention away from...