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...divorce laws theoretically shun the idea of mutual consent because it offends religious tradition and raises the specter of too many marriages being dissolved by whim or passing despair. In practice, however, 90% of U.S. divorces actually involve mutual consent that is disguised by legal hocus-pocus or outright perjury. Reason: the whole U.S. approach begins with a disastrous premise. Instead of recognizing that both parties are almost always partly to blame, U.S. law demands verified proof of "fault" by one partner-and only one. The insistence seems almost sadistic: the "innocent" party must prove his or her mate "guilty...
...colleague who drops by to ogle Curtis' girls, Jerry Lewis gives, for him, an unusually restrained performance. Parents who mistake Boeing Boeing for a routine Jerry Lewis kid comedy will find, to their regret, that this is a show the whole family should shun...
Close to Billy. The participants belonged to the 17-year-old Evangelical Theological Society, whose 750 members are divided about equally between mainstream Protestants and adherents of such sects as the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Speaking for an intellectual conservatism within U.S. Protestantism, Evangelicals shun the label-and company-of fundamentalists who would insist that every comma in the Bible is divinely inspired, stand closest theologically to Billy Graham. The leading Evangelical theologians include Dr. Carl Henry, editor of Christianity Today, Cornelius Van Til of Westminster Theological Seminary, and Dean Kenneth S. Kantzer of the Trinity Evangelical School at Deerfield...
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Calling the Shots. Over the years Schaefer's efforts have garnered some 17 Emmy awards for him and his actors. As a result, a parade of stars from Mary Martin to Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, who ordinarily shun TV, have allowed themselves to be shrunk down to 21 inches simply because they knew Schaefer would be calling the shots. Said doughty Trevor Howard after taping Eagle in a Cage: "I'd play Mickey Mouse for him. I trust him. He is one of the few directors for whom I would work script unseen." Emmy Winner Julie Harris...