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...primates of the Anglican Communion, the 77-million member body that includes the Episcopal Church in the U.S., gave the Episcopalians (with 2.2 million members) less than eight months to swear off officiating at gay commitment ceremonies and set in motion a system of "alternative oversight" for Episcopal congregations so disgruntled with the positions of the American church that they have been demanding their own set of conservative bishops as the price of staying within the church. Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Anglicanism's first primate among equals and the man responsible for trying to hold the Communion together, made...
...bloom—becomes important to a person as she attempts to find her place in the world. It is, she says, a fictionalized family history and memoir that contains “more attention to the truth of a life than fiction usually does. But not enough to swear on.” The result has all the delicacy and richness that have made Munro’s work famous, though it’s not without its forgivable flaws.The book is divided into two parts, the first centering on the lives of her ancestors as they make their...
...that race did not play any role in the decision that resulted in Prof. Sherley’s tenure case not being taken forward.”Sherley will sit outside the office of MIT’s Provost from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, and will swear off food until he resigns. According to The Boston Globe, about 30 supporters joined his protest yesterday.Sherley has undergone extensive preparations for his strike. He said he has undergone tests for kidney, liver, and heart function, and has read up on the effects of starvation so he knows what...
...refusing a job he essentially signed up for, Watada reframes the question, arguing that the job of a soldier includes refusing orders when he believes they are illegal. "I signed up to defend our country. The war in Iraq is hurting our country. Those who swear an oath need to stand...
...ever lived), his personnel director Charles Miles and Ann Richards were leaning on the back wall of a popular watering hole during a typical Austin political shindig. A local county official from east Texas, "some old racist judge," as Molly called him, approached. Bullock, who had yet to swear off drinking, introduced the official "to my good friend Molly Ivins." The man was aghast, but he was taken aback further when Bullock introduced him next to his personnel director, Miles, an African American. Then Richards leaned forward, proffered a hand, according to Molly, and said...