Word: secularize
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...fuss over the Gay Pride Parade also exposed some of the seismic cracks inside Israeli society, where modern, secular values collide with fiercely defended religious traditions. The sharp Tel Aviv-Jerusalem rivalry illustrates this divide. Tel Aviv prides itself on its hip nightclubs and a laid-back, cosmopolitan attitude, while an hour's drive away, in some Jerusalem neighborhoods, ultra-orthodox men re-create the customs of 17th century Poland and wear long, black waistcoats and beaver hats that make them broil in the Mediterranean...
Just ask Bill O’Reilly. Last month, O’Reilly called Pelosi a “committed secular progressive,” whatever that means, and asked, “Should Americans vote for San Francisco values or for perceived failure overseas?” Current Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert, in National Review Online last week, asked, “Do we really want Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco values leading the culture war?” Hastert’s predecessor, Newt Gingrich, echoed him, asking in a Republican National Committee...
...Others are more blunt. "If the U.S. withdraws, Iran takes over - it is as simple as that," says Dr. Mehdi al-Hafed, a prominent MP from former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's secular block and one of Iraq's most respected politicians. "The Americans have to ask themselves if such an outcome is acceptable to them...
...awful picture of himself on the cover of “Culture Warrior,” his latest book in which he discusses the “fierce culture war between those who embrace traditional values and those who want to change America into a ‘secular-progressive’ country.” He’s sporting a blue windbreaker with an American flag conspicuously behind him. Oh Bill, stop trying so hard. We know you’re patriotic. Why can’t you just wear a suit like everyone else...
...slow and inconsistent tempo and a few errors, but the performance was still a worthy one.Though not as dramatic as a great horror flick, the Halloween organ concert still had its moments. The concert gave Harvard students a chance to hear Memorial Church’s organ in a secular context and let them dress up like Harry Potter characters, too. And those two things aren?...