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...What are the basic Mennonite beliefs and practices now? The Mennonites are a Protestant group. They believe in adult baptism, and they have this long history of political protest of war. They have several hundred years of being conscientious objectors. But I think what a lot of people would say is that they tend to be very conservative in their lifestyle choices. (Read "Conscientious Objectors...
...offend the sensitivities of their Chinese guests while not compromising the ideals of the event is a recurring theme across the globe this year, as China pushes for more clout in cultural forums. This summer several Chinese directors pulled out of the Melbourne International Film Festival to protest the screening of a film about Rebiya Kadeer, an exiled activist whom the Chinese government blames for provoking deadly rioting in the northwestern city of Urumqi in July. (Kadeer denies any role in the unrest.) Beijing also criticized the inclusion of the Kadeer documentary The 10 Conditions of Love at a September...
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...theirs and theirs alone. In the state of Washington, the State Nurses Association, which in general supports vaccinations, is suing a local health system over its decision to make the flu shot a condition of employment, while dozens of New Yorkers went to the state capital in September to protest the new immunization ultimatum. (See what you need to know about the H1N1 vaccine...
Gilchrist is not unaccustomed to controversy. In 2006, a speech he was delivering at Columbia University came to a halt after students in the audience stormed the stage with banners and knocking over tables and chairs in protest...