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Battle lines are also being drawn over legislation before the Cortes (parliament) concerning two bitterly divisive issues: legalized divorce and secular education. Both measures are not only anathema to the still powerful Roman Catholic hierarchy, but are also hotly contested by the left, which wants even greater reform. Such controversies point up the paralyzing disunity within Suárez's own Union of the Democratic Center, which is less a political party than a loose coalition of moderates ranging from centrist liberals to former Franco conservatives...
Though she could be huffy, Crouter was never bitter, vengeful or condescending. She emerges from the diary as a slightly remote secular saint, bestowing high-minded affection on all comers. Yamamoto, a wide-eyed guard from Yokohama, was encouraged with his charcoal drawings. A pair of guards who arrived as "fire-breathers from Bataan" were soon rendered "tame and friendly" by the Crouter treatment. She was saddened when Tomibe came to Japanese class and lectured on harakiri. "He is living with the idea and may do it," she wrote. "Is he modern enough to break away, to learn from defeat...
Nestled in the rolling farm land of western Pennsylvania since 1876, little Grove City College has never bothered anybody. Especially not the Government. Especially not about money. Like other institutions in the Christian College Coalition, G.C.C. is fiercely protective of its independence, both fiscal and spiritual. Dreading secular influence, the Presbyterian-affiliated school prides itself on never having taken a nickel from Washington, even in a time when private colleges get over a third of their operating budgets directly or indirectly from federal sources. Frugal Grove City provides its 2,200 students with a strong academic program, particularly notable...
Iran's revolution enters a new, secular phase as Ayatullah Khomeini and the mullahs are pushed aside. There is a power struggle-possibly even civil war-between various factions. Leftists, perhaps self-avowed Marxists, come out on top, but the unrest continues. Separatist Kurds stir up more trouble than ever from bases in Iraq and in NATO ally Turkey. Muslim militants declare a holy war on the godless Marxists and take to the hills. An embattled government in Tehran appeals to Moscow for help, and the Soviet Union accuses NATO of interfering in Iran's internal affairs. Authorities...
...including Jewish Israelis--to national self-determination. Moreover, this right must be extended to all Palestinians, whether in exile from their homeland, on the West Bank and Gaza, or in Israel. Although my personal belief is that this must eventually be accomplished within the framework of a unitary, democratic, secular state in Palestine, that is a matter for the disputants of the conflict to settle. Thirdly, and this follows from the above two points, the Palestinians must be represented in any negotiations pertaining to their future by the Palestine Liberation Organization, which, whether we like...