Word: schism
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...things that might shift it could be the goading from the bishops gathered at GAFCon. Although observers have accused conservatives like Akinola of trying to force an Anglican schism, Minns, who acknowledges occasionally polishing Akinola's prose, says "schism will not happen." Instead, he predicts a Communion "realignment" with the conservatives as the new center, possibly catalyzed by the articulation in Jerusalem of a "new revised version of 'this is who we are'" featuring traditionalist positions on Christ's divinity, his virgin birth and a conventional understanding of marriage." Asked whether such a statement could prove exclusionary to liberal Anglicans...
...clips, in shots from behind or as off-camera voices.) As Gore's brass-knuckled campaign staff (Spacey as recount captain Ron Klain and Leary as field director Michael Whouley) urge the likes of Christopher to fight GOP fire with fire, you can see the seeds of the schism between netroots activists and Establishment Dems. The activists regard their colleagues as sellouts or wusses, too refined to throw a punch and too concerned about the mainstream media's approbation...
...arrests brings a tiny blip of hope. They're far from ready to give up the protest altogether. Asked if they'd stop the march if asked to do so by the Dalai Lama, Tsewang Rigzin, president of the Tibetan Youth Congress, answered with an emphatic: "No." The schism within Tibetan ranks is set to widen...
...Unlike other famous apparitions of Mary, such as the one at Lourdes, the Fatima message was focused less on holiness than on geopolitics. And in 1952, Lucia sent an even more dramatic "third secret" - rumored among millions of "fatimists" to predict a schism in church or even the world's end - which she sent to Rome in 1952, where three successive popes remained either indifferent, or ambivalent enough to keep it under wraps...
...simplistic. She calls, platitudinously, for an end to dictatorship in Pakistan, as well as greater economic investment, better education and a "reconciliation corps" of cultural ambassadors modeled after the American Peace Corps program. While no one will deny the importance of such moves, they fail to tackle the fundamental schism of which she writes. Successful ambassadors of moderate Islam can be found all over the world, yet few seem able to stand up to extremism with any kind of vigor...