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...evangelical pastor, I find the high percentage of fellow Evangelicals who believe that Senator John McCain is the candidate "most guided by his religious beliefs" hard to fathom. The testimonies of the two candidates in your "In Their Words" section shows McCain, in fact, to be far less connected to Evangelical spirituality than Barack Obama, who can also lay claim to an authentic born-again experience. Unfortunately, what this shows is that many Evangelicals believe that Republican and Christian are synonymous terms. It's time that myth be put to rest. The Rev. John Hubers, Chicago...
...sitting at the dining-room table reading the New York Times magazine section, and there was a story about a girl who had been a debutante and had discovered that that wasn't all it was cracked up to be. The first line was, "I learned the truth at 18." I was playing this little samba thing on the guitar, and I thought, Oh, that's a good opening line. It didn't scan, so I changed...
Meanwhile, many obstetricians are trying to meet women halfway, through hospital-affiliated natural-birth centers. These centers are often located near regular hospitals and boast low episiotomy and C-section rates. The decision about where to give birth "is not black and white," says Lake, who is on the board of a $7 million birthing center set to open in Manhattan in 2010. "It's amazing, the technology we have. But we are losing the value of normal, natural birth." Nationwide, the number of birthing centers is growing by about 5% a year. But what might seem like an ideal...
...Gumbel's article "Le Louvre Inc." warmed the cockles of my heart [July 28]. It made me feel that my favorite museum is well cared for by its director, Henri Loyrette, who is keeping the Louvre alive and vibrant for the whole world to enjoy. I visit a different section of the Louvre every time I am in Paris, and it will take me a lifetime to see it all - if I ever do. But I am now certain that my grandchildren, their children and all coming generations will also be able to enjoy the world's greatest museum. Issa...
...terminal also holds a 10,000-square-foot food hall designed by the architectural firm that helped style Whole Foods' prepared food section, along with nine sit-down restaurants - including a tapas bar and a steak house - that serve cuisine designed by the chefs of some of New York City's most popular eateries, including Del Posto, Balthazar and Rosa Mexicano. But the most uniquely New York dining feature in the terminal has got to be food delivery: at 10 "bars" scattered by the gates throughout the terminal, you can order from a food and beverage menu displayed...