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...Nothing that has happened since Sept. 11 suggests that it will mark so profound a change in American society. If it had, two indicators would by now have flashed red. Everyone knows that the churches were full on Sept. 16, but everyone who regularly goes to church knows they haven't stayed that way. Michael Dimock, of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, who has tracked polling data since last fall, says he can find "no evidence" of a religious awakening. The Pentagon says that although there was an approximate doubling in the number of people...
...exacerbated by the Bush administration's unapologetic unilateralism on environmental and other global affairs, underscored by the President's absence from the event, which was universally perceived as a snub). Even the Israeli-Palestinian conflict became a recurring, if improbable, theme at an event focused on crises far more profound than the battle over Mideast real estate, with supporters of the two sides clashing regularly in and around Summit forums - much to the irritation of the organizers...
...renewables is undeniable. Globally, solar- and wind-energy output is growing more than 30% annually--far faster than conventional fuels--and their cost is plummeting. "We are on the cusp of an energy revolution," says Christopher Flavin, president of the Worldwatch Institute, a Washington nonprofit. "It will be as profound as the one that ushered in the age of oil a century...
...that was understandable, she guessed, since they no doubt envied her profound gifts. "I was the center of the universe," she says quietly today. "I was the chosen...
...Bill Graham is a person of exceptional intellectual breadth and profound integrity,” Summers said. “He brings to this role a deep understanding of Harvard and the place of the Divinity School in its history, as well as active engagement in the broad field of religious studies...