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...thing about the Episcopalians, Methodists and Catholics," says Margaret Poloma, professor of sociology at the University of Akron, "is that people in leadership positions are out of touch with the people in the pews. The evangelical churches have made a real attempt to reach out to younger people." Though strict, doctrinaire religion might seem to drive away the tolerance-minded boomers, liberalism fares even worse. When the faith replaces firm claims to truth with a spongy, homemade folk religion, younger members seem to take it as an invitation to look elsewhere. The thriving evangelical churches, in contrast, have successfully struck...
...industrialized nations would have to ante up (the U.S. share could be as little as $2 billion), and most of the money would go for a safety net that would provide unemployment insurance and similar assistance for those thrown out of work as the economy righted itself. Strict conditions would apply, but they would phase in as monetary reform is accomplished, not afterward, a crucial change from current practice...
...paradoxically, environmentalist concerns too often ignore the reality that beleaguered economics are simply unable to set in place the necessary apparatus for strict enforcement procedures. Mexicans are not necessarily less concerned about the environment than their northern counterparts, just hampered by economic constraints...
...take a number of measures to best insure objectivity in our coverage. For example, we have a strict conflict-of-interest policy preventing reporters from writing signed editorials about issues and events they cover. Reporters also cannot write news articles about organizations in which they are involved, and editors are barred from editing stories where they may have such a conflict...
...Washington Post that he rules out further political liberalization. "There will be some ups and downs" in the activities of fundamentalists, predicted Mubarak. "But it will not increase more than that. I think they have reached the maximum." If attacks against tourists continue, he added, "I'll be very strict with them...