Word: religion
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...solidly rooted Washington tradition, the National Prayer Breakfast does have its critics. Some Fundamentalists thought interfaith amity was stretched too far last year, when Saudi Arabia's Ambassador recited from the Qur'an. Hatfield complains that the breakfast has become a status symbol and "a ceremony of civil religion." He has introduced a Senate motion to abolish the affair. Many foreign observers find the whole phenomenon of Potomac piety somewhat disconcerting. "It is incomprehensible to most Europeans," sniffs a British diplomat. "It's almost as bad as Freemasonry...
...have left our barracks in defense of the dignity and the honor of the armed forces, for the full and total unification of the ruling Colorado Party, for the initiation of democratization in Paraguay, for the respect of human rights and for the defense of our Roman Catholic religion...
Hanson's remarks echoed a tone maintained throughout the day as alumni working in the international aspects of foreign investment, health care, government and religion described their experiences to students...
McLennan's panel, titled "Religion and Faith," discussed missionary service as well as involvement in controversial issues such as Central America and South Africa...
...case hinges on whether the club is a public accommodation and thus prohibited by law from discriminating on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity or sex. If the club is public, it must open its doors to women, but if it is deemed private, Baker says, "It can discriminate to its little heart's content...