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...tremolos from above the clapboard cottages of a village so quaint it holds an annual Violet Festival. Beneath the narrow spire and wooden beams of the United Lutheran Presbyterian Parish, Carolyn Bergeron, 29, and Sujeet Desai, 25, are about to take their vows. "There is news today," says the Rev. James Paulson. "Love," he says, can't be stopped by cultural differences or different faiths. "Love can't be stopped by Down syndrome...
...glanced over my shoulder at the parade of umbrellas huddled in front of the Capitol, I felt the weight of Rev. Jim Wallis’ sermon from the night before—that we were the foundation for a new social movement that would remind politicians that poverty is a manifestation of a nation’s moral lapse, of its unwillingness to help the poor. This movement would fill a void in the soul of the nation, and provide a home for people who believe that morality should guide policy, but that a “culture of life?...
...campaign's supporters range from clergy like the Rev. Damon Lynch Jr., former president of the Baptist Ministers Conference, to politicians like former North Carolina Senator and likely presidential contender John Edwards. "The perception exists that [a living wage] is not a politically popular subject, and that people in general aren't interested in it," Edwards says. "But my feelings now on the subject are stronger than they've ever been. You can't live on $6, $7 or $8 an hour and have anything to fall back on. Instead of getting ahead, which most families want to focus...
What complicates matters is that different types of allergies can feed on one another. Ragweed and certain melons, such as honeydew and cantaloupe, for example, share a common allergy-provoking protein. If the body is already churning out antibodies to ragweed, eating a melon can rev up the process even further, leading to itching and swelling of the mouth. Similarly, people who are allergic to latex can get a reaction from eating such fruits as bananas and kiwis, because of a common allergen...
...each school wanted the exclusive use of the color, neither would relinquish using it. The schools were also archrivals at the time, and settled their dispute over a series of baseball games. Though Fordham won the series, Harvard reneged on its offer. The matter was still in dispute when Rev. William Gocklen, S.J., became Fordham’s 11th President in 1874.After Gocklen was installed, the question of university color was raised and maroon was chosen—a full year before Harvard students abandoned their own use of the stolen magenta color in favor of crimson. Though Harvard?...