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There is still plenty of opposition to women ministers in Sweden, and last week ' Barbro was refused permission to preach in the cathedral of Linkoping. Another handicap is her tranquil good looks. "This is not a suitable attribute for a priest," thundered one church magazine after her ordination. "Her beauty might awaken wrong feelings in male parishioners...
...than once he turned up uninvited at labor gatherings and demanded to be heard. More than once, he was sent away. At last union leaders decided that they were getting a reputation for undemocratic attitudes. After that they sent Romney invitations, and he did not hesitate to appear and preach his gospel...
Growing Disenchantment. In labor's own ranks, some doubts about the unions are appearing. Responsible union leaders oppose wildcat strikes and preach the need for increased productivity. Workers are beginning to have some compunctions about strikes and the pay losses involved, partly because they care more than they used to about material possessions. Today, working-class wives dream not only of washing machines and permanents but also of autos and trips abroad...
...escape from the tiger squad by entering Whampoa Military Academy near Canton, where he spent two years "listening to those bandits who took part in the Long March preach about the goodness of Communism." Chan was still gullible enough to take at face value the "hundred flowers" campaign, which called for frank criticism, and industriously sent in 14 reports, castigating everything from party spying to forced labor...
Hargis was dropped from the Disciples of Christ ministerial roll in 1957, does not preach in any church now. He appears via film and tape on 141 radio and 24 television stations, and spends 20 days each month speaking on tours through the South and Midwest. Says he: "I always worry when I give a sermon and the offerings are not up to standard. I ask myself, 'Where did I fail?' " But he is usually able to keep up standards; last year Hargis' crusade took in nearly...