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Third, legitimate religious sects are referred to by the term Orthodox, whereas the word fundamentalist has negative connotations. Obviously, this is why Orthodox Jews take offense when called fundamentalist. In their literal sense, the terms "fundamentalist" and "Orthodox" refer to very similar ideas. The word fundamentalist means someone who is...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Perspective Writer Takes on Critics of Middle East Piece | 2/5/1997 | See Source »

The next passage refers to the Gospel. "The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. And I [Paul] am the foremost of sinners; but I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might...

Author: By Randy A. Karger, | Title: Appropriating the Pulpit | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

Feingold refers to the ringleader of the resistance, Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell, as "the Grim Reaper of campaign-finance reform." But majority leader Trent Lott is the key player, and he resists reforms like free TV time for candidates and public financing of campaigns, which he calls "food stamps for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WAKE-UP CALL | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

Like journalists who pore over dirty magazines in order to debunk them, The People vs. Larry Flynt wants to have it both ways. A relevant point of comparison is with A Clockwork Orange, a far riskier and more complicated film that in arguing for the sanctity of free will dared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PORNOGRAPHY AND ITS DISCONTENTS | 1/27/1997 | See Source »

Hearing about the violence Kay endured can seem almost surreal to those at a distance from her life. To those in the middle of it all, though, the abuse has an almost everyday quality about it. Kay's daughter Amanda, 14, a pretty girl with a sharp sense of humor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NO WAY OUT | 12/23/1996 | See Source »

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