Word: religion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Perhaps the most compelling reason for the widespread interest is that black holes seem to mark the point where astrophysics intersects metaphysics and science finally converges with religion. Indeed, black holes seem to have universal implications, for the gravitational collapse of stars suggests that the universe, too, can begin falling back in on itself. If that happens, its billions of galaxies will eventually crush together and could form a super black hole. And what then? Nothing? Or would a new process of creation somehow begin...
...profile at the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) and admitted afterward, "The part that caused me most problems was that on religious liberty. For years I had been teaching his [Vatican Cardinal Alfredo Otta-viani's] theories about law, according to which only the true Roman Catholic religion has rights. I convinced myself, however, that we had been wrong...
...stability of Mormonism [Aug. 7] is most appealing to those who are experiencing conflict in the home and may be turning to this religion for help. Actually, Mormon families are stable because carefully defined roles have been created and are acted out by each member. Each male is expected to lead, each female to follow, regardless of temperament or capability...
Writer Ostling states that "the most offensive tenet vanished" from the Mormon religion with the recent acceptance of black males to the priesthood. "Curiouser and curiouser," to quote Alice from her Wonderland. Just what is it that makes it more offensive to degrade black men than to degrade all women...
...number of companies, energy consciousness has practically become a corporate religion. Three examples...