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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...planned, Hatch took a leave of absence after his freshman year to go on his Mormon mission. For members of the church, a mission abroad is often seen as a rite of passage. While the team anticipated his departure, they, like Hatch, did not expect him to travel to Chile...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Joyce, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: From Beantown to Bayou Country | 10/31/2007 | See Source »

...free speech is such an objective and unqualified good, and its frequent exercise a sacramental rite, why do campus progressives praise Ahmadinejad’s visit but anathematize Islamo-Fascism Week...

Author: By Christopher B. Lacaria | Title: Free Speech for Terrorists | 10/22/2007 | See Source »

...priorities is finding unity with other Christian denominations. Benedict has also made clear his desire to reinforce John Paul's good relations with Jews. But in recent months both those dialogues have suffered some nasty hiccups. First, in July, the Pope allowed for expanded use of the old-rite Latin Mass, which contains a Good Friday prayer that offends some Jews. A few days later, the Vatican's doctrinal office reiterated Benedict's stance - first stated when he was cardinal - that non-Catholic denominations of Christianity, excepting the Orthodox, are not true Churches because they cannot trace their hierachies back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the Pope Comes to the Party | 10/19/2007 | See Source »

...Parodi continues, French public opinion that has long tended to back virtually any labor movement by default - often to the amazement of foreign observers - now appears to agree with Sarkozy's view that the time has come for change. "Strikes and opposition to reform has been something of a rite in French society, and there's a feeling today that this reoccurring ritual is now both outdated and counter-productive," Parodi explains. "There's a very strong feeling this time around that enough is enough - it's time to face reality and move ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Prepares for Strikes | 10/17/2007 | See Source »

...stronger engagement with other media, particularly video and computer games. It’s a fine line to walk between examining quantifiable differences and delving into either the causes or implications of those differences. A recent article in The Guardian claims that for men fiction reading is an adolescent rite of passage rarely revisited afterwards, but never attempts to explain why women continue reading fiction and men put it away. Of course there are men who still read fiction, just as some men turn to self-help books for solace. But most publishers have realized, even if Mary Cleary...

Author: By Madeline K.B. Ross, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Self-Help Books ‘Bitch’ About Sexes | 10/12/2007 | See Source »

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