Word: sheldon
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...Louis Sheldon, wearing the badges and buttons of an alternate delegate from California, took time out from convention proceedings to recall his brief fling with the Democrats. He met Jimmy Carter in 1976 while serving as the pastor of a Charismatic church in Anaheim. "He was the first professing evangelical Christian ((candidate)) in my time," Sheldon said. "His religious bent seemed to rise above the campaign." So Sheldon switched parties and became a Democrat, introduced Carter to other ministers and attended a White House reception when Carter took office. A disillusioned Sheldon soon rejoined the G.O.P. however, because "I could...
George Bush's chances in November depend heavily on whether Sheldon proves to be a weather vane for one of the country's most important voting blocs. Millions of white evangelicals returned to their roots to elect Carter 16 years ago. They changed allegiance again in 1980, helping to give Ronald Reagan and Bush large majorities. This year there is some wavering among the faithful. One reason is mild disappointment with Bush. Another is Bill Clinton's and Al Gore's status as churchgoing Southern Baptists. If Clinton and Gore convert their religious ties into enough votes, the Democrats...
Harvard has more than 30 Nobel laureates, many of whom still teach here. They include Baird Professor of Science Dudley R. Herschbach, Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry Elias J. Corey, Higgins professor of Physics Sheldon L. Glashow and Loeb University Professor Walter Gilbert...
...ever there was a play that could "touch" anyone, it is The Apple Tree. Director Scott Schwartz interprets Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock's version of the Biblical story of the first man and woman so that it becomes a sensuous and visually stimulating production...
...some respects, alma mater in Anno Domini 2000 will look pretty much the way she does now. "Madonna reinvents herself every season," is the dry observation of Sheldon Hackney, president of the University of Pennsylvania. "Universities are much more stable." Nonetheless, experts foresee quite a few changes -- good as well as bad -- for America's diverse complex of private and public institutions of higher learning. Items...