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Ultimately, the MADD goal of eliminating all drunk driving will require preventing any drinking whatsoever prior to driving; if no one can drink one beer, no one can drink 12. Progressive Puritanism—the endeavor to eliminate all risky behaviors—might eventually succeed in creating a safe, well-organized society, but we’ll have to forget about having that innocent glass of wine at a restaurant...
Unlike John Paul, who had a big-tent approach, Ratzinger has always favored bright theological lines and correspondingly high walls between creeds he regards as unequally meritorious. His long-standing habit is to correct any aide who calls a religion other than Christianity or Judaism a "faith." Prior to his papacy, the culmination of this philosophy was his office's 1999 Vatican document Dominus Jesus, which described non-Catholics as being in a "gravely deficient situation" regarding salvation. The fact that this offended some of the deficient parties did not particularly bother him. Notes the same assistant: "To understand each...
Mayer also highlighted the fact that the funds allocated to HUDS by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) in recent years have not kept pace with increased costs. In addition, FAS set HUDS’s budget for this year prior to the completion of labor union negotiations and spikes in fuel costs...
...it’s fun, and to me, it fills up my spirit with what’s important in order to try and portray this guy.”Harris’ preparation for playing Beethoven was grueling.“I played the piano for a year prior to filming. I mean, I took lessons and practiced every day. I took violin lessons and conducting lessons,” he recalls.Even in post-production, Harris has found himself enjoying the music that was in his head for so long.“My iPod is still kind...
...women HIV sufferers in the Arab World were infected by their husbands. And when the husband dies of the disease, his family will often disown the woman for fear she may be contagious. It is rare for Arab women to ask their husbands to get tested prior to marriage or to wear a condom during...