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...nationalistic enthusiasms of some clergymen, saw such weapons as new arms for Christian soldiers, the bishops suddenly leaped forward: "We cannot avoid our responsibility to lift up the moral dimensions of the choices before our world and nation." They emphasized that they were speaking purely from a moral pulpit, "as pastors, not politicians." No sooner had they spoken, however, than many conservative American Catholics, among others, faulted their logic: the moral issue of the Bomb could not be dissociated from political processes; the bishops were at best naive, at worst disingenuous. One direct assault evidently deserved another...
...another point of contention revolved around his Hollywood friendships and the impartiality demanded by the Times pulpit. Harvey Weinstein, the former Miramax head and one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, notoriously put his arm around Mitchell and said he was his “favorite film critic” after the premiere screening of the 2001 John Cusack romantic comedy Serendipity, according to The New York Observer...
...mayor is using the bully pulpit as the leader of Boston to find solutions,” Gitell said. “That’s why he has called on two of the finest educational institutions in the land to join in an independent review of both the engineering and business aspects...
Until Wadud stood up last Friday, that space did not include the pulpit. Experts say women have led only other women in prayer--and many Muslims are against change. Opponents flooded Wadud and the organizers with angry calls and e-mail. Outside the cathedral, a dozen protesters held signs that said, MIXED-GENDER PRAYER TODAY, HELLFIRE TOMORROW. One veiled woman voiced an argument common among conservative Muslims everywhere: Restrictions on women are for their protection--and are "signs of respect." Inside the hall, police ejected a man after he burst in, shouting "God save your souls!" The organizers "should...
That he still has another $15 million to raise to build the d.school isn't stopping Kelley from dreaming about the kind of human-centered, multidisciplinary church it can be--or the kind of bully pulpit it will serve as in his profession. "Designers are in a position to be the glue that holds collaborative teaching together," he says. The high priest of the new religion of design thinking has spoken...