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Recently, however, Mr. Moynihan voted for a bill providing that grants for magnet schools may not be used for "courses of instruction the substance of which is secular humanism." It is clear that he read the bill, because he defended his vote as "the price I had to pay to get school desegregation money." But, though he read it, he apparently didn't understand it. According to a report in the Times (February 22), Mr. Moynihan said. "I have no idea what secular humanism is. No one knows...
...their particular views on society to the of "creation science" alongside evolution in Arkansas and Louisiana classrooms have run into trouble with the courts, but effort to add an ideological tenor to public instruction continue. Last summer Congress approved a measure denying federal desegregation funding to school districts teaching "secular humanism." The bill, introduced by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), does not define exactly what "secular humanism" is, but one opponent of the measure suggested it would apply to "attention given, in literature courses, to erotic themes; emphasis, in American history courses, on unequal distribution of wealth; the prevalence...
...have never been heard in churches, sounds that range from Stryper's heavy beat to Michael Card's folk, from Undercover's punk rock to the mellow pop of Amy Grant, who last week won her third Grammy for her song Angels. Indistinguishable--except for their lyrics--from their secular counterparts, these performers represent one of the most interesting, fastest-growing trends in the music world: Christian contemporary music, or evangelical pop. Approximately 15 million contemporary Christian albums were sold last year, and sales exceeded $75 million. "Urban cowboy was the theme of the '70s, and they sang about bars...
Though the movement is growing fast, few of the new contemporary Christians yet make as much money as their secular look-alikes. One of their albums is considered a hit if it sells 100,000 copies, a paltry figure in the record world. But most are making ends meet. Some, including stars like Steve Taylor and Debby Boone, tithe 10% of their income to the church. As Taylor sings in the title song of his album Meltdown...
...only Ivy League school without a Third World Center and they think that the University wants all Black students to assimilate." The cosmopolitan imperative demands only that the parochial impulses and proclivities that one brings to Harvard be tempered by the global realities that inevitably make up an elite secular college community in late 20th century America (or anywhere else for that matter...