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...succeed, he must mediate between an Aceh not yet prepared to trust its old oppressors-the central government and the military-and a Jakarta still unconvinced of the new governor's loyalty to the nation. (At his inauguration inside the parliament building in Banda Aceh, Irwandi stood politely as the Indonesian anthem played, while Acehnese watching via screens outside jeered.) In return for G.A.M. abandoning its claim for independence, Jakarta has promised Aceh greater autonomy over its own affairs. But Irwandi must still win over a local legislature packed with pro-Jakarta nationalists and reform a dysfunctional bureaucracy which, with...
...helps save a baby's life, that glorifies God." He has read some pregnancy-center brochures that he suspects are maybe shading the truth in the name of a larger good. "This whole process has reminded me that Jesus is not a Machiavellian," he says. "It really helps me trust the sovereignty of God. He's in control of who lives and dies. My effort is to serve folks, and the means I use matter. I have to glorify Jesus. The results are in God's hands...
...time they let the culture of victimhood infect and pervade their worldview, they lose a little credibility. When the real fights come along, when latter day Anita Bryants seek to impose real harm on gay men and women, gay rights activists will be impotent to act. No one will trust them, or care to listen to what they have...
...Valentine’s Day, and it wasn’t until we were well up Garden Street that I realized “something special” was “a trek to Cabot House dining hall in subzero temperatures.” But trust me: the good stories that emerge from bad Valentine’s Days are a priceless commodity...
...takes to fill the office. “You don’t have to be the brightest person in the world,” he says. You also shouldn’t be “paranoid or pathological.” One should, however, “trust the faculty and work with them; recognize talent and reward...