Word: professed
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...Lift High the Cross" (FM, April 13) could critique evangelical Christian groups. The piece may also be an affront to Christianity in general. I profess to be Catholic, and though I may not agree with the tactics of all the groups participating in Jesus Week--which would normally be called "Holy Week" on traditional liturgical calendars--I loathe denouncing them...
...privilege, coupled with the care and maturity appropriate to both the nature of the tool and the age of the user. Many states require educational training in gun saftey before issuing hunting licenses; there is no reason why handgun owners should not be subjected to similar requirements. Citizens who profess their inability to own guns within such reasonable constraints are unlikely to have the understanding necessary for the wise use of a dangerous device like a firearm to begin with...
...work on it for nearly three years. Lippa's version was the first to be staged, in a workshop production at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Connecticut in the summer of 1997. (LaChiusa's had its first reading a few months later.) The two creative teams profess unconcern at the possibility of Party overload. "They're going to be two completely different shows," says Wolfe. "That's the fascinating phenomenon of art: you can paint a picture of a bird, and I can paint a picture of a bird, and they can be two completely different birds." Still...
...Despite the high percentage of students who profess religious faith, only 34 percent of students polled opposed the legalization of marijuana. Four-fifths favor legalizing gay marriage...