Word: proclaimingly
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...after prematurely declaring “mission accomplished,” Bush seems determined to proclaim democracy established as soon as possible—before Iraq is adequately prepared for it. Mired in the paranoia of an election year, Bush has set a firm date for the transfer of power to local authorities—June 30, well in time to disassociate his presidency from the volatile situation on the ground in Iraq. The president will be able to blame the mess—the suicide bombings, random violence, rampant unemployment and poor social services that plague the country?...
...Bloody," on Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ [March 1], stated that the movie's brutal imagery is more attuned to the religious spirit of the Middle Ages than to today's Christianity. But the point of the movie is to remind Christians?and proclaim to non-Christians?that Jesus, in his humanity, suffered terribly in order to be offered up as the perfect sacrifice. There is no way to portray this other than in graphic detail. Many of today's Christians want to worship Jesus' Resurrection without contemplating his suffering and death. They want the love Jesus...
...Bloody," on Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ [March 1], stated that the movie's brutal imagery is attuned more to the religious spirit of the Middle Ages than to today's Christianity. But the point of the movie is to remind Christians--and proclaim to non-Christians--that Jesus, in his humanity, suffered terribly in order to be offered up as the perfect sacrifice. There is no way to portray this other than in graphic detail. Many of today's Christians want to worship Jesus' Resurrection without contemplating his suffering and death. They want the love Jesus...
...jihad against the U.S. and its allies. In the language of commerce, al-Qaeda has become a brand, with bin Laden its symbol -a signifier that immediately explains its content. Local jihadi groups in Iraq or Turkey that have no operational contact with bin Laden's leadership cadre nonetheless proclaim their affiliation with al-Qaeda, because that association amplifies the meaning of a specific action - the bombing of a hotel in Istanbul or an embassy in Baghdad - by tying it to a global jihad. Claiming the "al-Qaeda" imprimatur also allows such groups to burnish their appeal among local malcontents...
Last week the San Francisco Chronicle cited unnamed sources who alleged that Bonds and New York Yankees stars Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield, among others, had received illegal performance-enhancing drugs from BALCO. The four indictees proclaim their innocence, and all three players deny having taken steroids...