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...When a priest feels that ". . . we weren't helping; we were giving them a piece of bread," then he better get out for everyone's sake...
That the Russians are multiplying their land-based and submarine-borne missile force more rapidly than the U.S. is not disputed. What is less certain is whether Moscow will attempt to surpass Washington in total number of offensive nuclear warheads. But Laird feels that, for safety's sake, the U.S. must assume that Russia will try just that...
...desperate. Everyone's surprised at reasonably good brains or even a functioning personality. Actually, a waitress is a kind of a nothing who gets the food. You can be nice to her, if you want to, but there's no need to relate to her for Christ's sake. She's probably fat or skinny, had bad skin or knocked knees, drawls out your order and crosses her eyes when she adds up the bill. You can shit on her if it makes you feel big, and unless you get really gross, it's a cheap thrill...
...lightly overthrown. Biblical support for the church's rule rests in part on the person of Jesus-the model and ideal of the servant-priest-who spoke (in Matthew 19: 12) of "those who have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake." Since the church prohibits castration, some scholars interpret the clause to mean a willing acceptance of the symbolic knife of voluntary chastity. Roman theologians contend that celibacy, if freely adopted, contributes to a deep and fulfilling mystical relationship with God. Beyond that, a married priest might well be torn between his obligations...
When Schlaifer found out about the book-burning, he said. "Well for Heaven's sake! I guess they burned it because they find the book difficult. But I really don't give a good goddamn one way or the other. If they enjoy the fire they should certainly be allowed...