Word: schisms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...slaveholder. Since the Civil War, the racial issue has become less important; most Southern Baptists remain segregationists, and American Baptists have probably done less for integration than any other major Northern Protestant church. The main barriers to union are matters of church practice that grew up during the schism...
...root of its downfall was a long-developing schism between the party's moderate, pro-West majority and its far-left fringe, which demands Norway's withdrawal from NATO. Two years ago, some leftist Laborites bolted, formed a splinter "Socialist People's Party," and managed to win two parliamentary seats. Partly as a result of the defection, Premier Einar Gerhardsen's government lost its majority in the Storting (parliament), found itself deadlocked, 74 seats to 74 seats, with the opposition coalition. The balance of power was held by two splinter leftists. Reluctantly, Gerhardsen accepted their support...
Inevitably, Western diplomats speculated whether the Red Chinese and the Soviets would sever party connections or diplomatic relations, carry the feud to a summit session of world Communist leaders, or merely agree to continue to be disagreeable. Whatever happened, the gravest schism in the history of Communism was at hand...
Sound. On Great Heron, the great divide is not between rich and poor; there are no poor. It is the lingering schism from the great debate of 1942. when family was set against family over whether to hold the annual island croquet tournament in wartime. The "it would be bad taste'' faction finally won out over those who insisted that "the Boys would want the tournament . . . after all what are they fighting...
...this action by Associate Defense Minister Pierre Sevigny and Trade Minister George Hees. In addition, Works Minister Davy Fulton resigned to head the PC Party in British Columbia, and Justice Minister Donald Fleming and Secretary of State G. Ernest Halpenny left the Cabinet for reasons of health. The party schism has penetrated deep enough into the ranks of PC's to create an antagonistic and vociferous wing...