Word: reaffirming
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...Christian denomination is, and it is insulting to assume that an audience won't understand that. Red staters watch Desperate Housewives; law-abiding citizens follow The Sopranos. Some deeply devout Christians may be put off (though the fact that the guy with the family troubles is a liberal may reaffirm their beliefs). Some secularists may not like all the God talk. But what should matter to most is whether Daniel can, as it sometimes does, capture life in all its risible, messy fallibility. Religion is polarizing, yes, but there are things many viewers can agree on: that being good...
...members of the Class of 2006 look to their prospects in the future, after Harvard, they must also look to the prospects of future classes. In this way, they can reaffirm that Harvard as an institution stands above passing political phenomena...
...Kidd also updated the CCL on the College’s decision to reaffirm its policy of reserving official recognition of student organizations to those that are open to all students...
...were comforted by Gerhard Schröder's campaign speeches and put off by Angela Merkel's. That's why Merkel did not appeal as much to voters who wanted to hear comfortable words. Philippe Dahbi Rockenhausen, Germany Gays Need Not Apply You reported that pope Benedict XVI may reaffirm a ban on homosexuals entering the seminary [Oct. 3]. The Pope may be intent on a "thorough cleaning up of the priesthood." But given the Roman Catholic Church's history of sexual abuse of children by the clergy, why has it taken so long for anything to be done...
...reported that Pope Benedict XVI may reaffirm a ban on homosexuals entering the seminary [Oct. 3]. The Pope may be intent on a "thorough cleaning up of the priesthood." But given the Roman Catholic Church's history of sexual abuse of children by the clergy, why has it taken so long to act? Can it be that aberrant behavior is finally costing the church big money...