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...original Greek. A Maronite Catholic, Michael was grounded in his faith, believing that religion was at the heart of everything it means to be human. He became a resource for everyone and was sought out to explain arcane doctrine or translate a puzzling phrase. While Michael could be staunch in his opinion, says an editor who worked closely with him, "he was a person of remarkable equanimity. He tried to persuade by logic, never by charged or heated words, and I never once knew him to lose his temper...
Locke, who still describes himself as "a pretty staunch supporter of the tax cap," helped to push the original bill through the state house...
...poor reflection of Carter: Abedi, a charismatic personality, has given millions each year to charities and has wooed numerous world leaders attracted to his Third World Foundation. Britain's Lord Callaghan, a former Prime Minister, was a paid economic adviser to B.C.C.I., and Pakistani President Zia was a staunch supporter. While Indira Gandhi was India's Prime Minister, she presented a prize established by B.C.C.I. "When I met him 20 years ago," says a close associate of Abedi's, "I looked into his eyes and saw God and the devil residing in perfect harmony, and I think nothing has changed...
...staunch about preserving tradition in Eliot," says one woman in the house who asked not to be identified. "I hope that the new master will be more liberal and open. That might change the attitude of the house, make it more liberal and diverse...
Excerpts from a tract by a staunch atheist? On the contrary, those are assertions offered by a bishop of America's Episcopal Church, John Spong of Newark, in his new book, Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism (Harper San Francisco, $16.95). Spong's unorthodoxy is of long standing, but it has now reached epic proportions. His previous book, Living in Sin?, assailed Christian dos and don'ts on sex and asserted that nonmarital sex can be holy under some circumstances. After the work appeared in 1988, Spong ordained a sexually active gay priest, inspiring the Episcopal House of Bishops to "disassociate...