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...plan worked. Among the crowd present at the inaugural meeting, there were Jewish (both Orthodox and Reform), Christian and Catholic students, as well as an Atheist student. Members of the small group shared their eagerness to explain their religious beliefs and practices to friends, but their frustrations as well. Many complained that they often felt pressured to defend or justify their lifestyle. The group also discussed their relationship with University chaplains. According to Davis, the group found chaplains “distant and impersonal” and “unable to relate to the issues of curiosity and questioning...
...Mandela pushed an economic agenda of privatization and free market reform, the effects of apartheid have persisted. According to a recent government report, the five years between 1996 and 2001 have seen the average income for South African blacks decrease by 17 percent as the average income for whites increased by just as much...
...plan worked. Among the crowd present at the inaugural meeting, there were Jewish (both Orthodox and Reform), Christian and Catholic students, as well as an Atheist student. Members of the small group shared their eagerness to explain their religious beliefs and practices to friends, but their frustrations as well. Many complained that they often felt pressured to defend or justify their lifestyle. The group also discussed their relationship with University chaplains. According to Davis, the group found chaplains “distant and impersonal” and “unable to relate to the issues of curiosity and questioning...
India’s multiparty democracy, according to Palepu, makes their economic reform process more complex than in other emerging economies, such as China...
Recently called to testify on lead problems before the House Government Reform Committee, Edwards said he felt "hugely relieved that for the first time people in authority were treating this problem with the utmost seriousness." Edwards, the father of two children, ages 2 and 4, says the thought of his kids drinking contaminated water is what scares him most. "It's a cause worth dying for," he says. "What's happened here is so bad that I felt I had no choice but to fight it with every ounce of energy I had." --By Melissa August