Word: vow
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this Hemisphere should fail to meet their commitments against outside Communist penetration, then I want it clearly understood that this Government will not hesitate in meeting its primary obligations, which are the security of our nation." If, in the future, the U.S. does not live up to that vow, then the Monroe Doctrine may, by default, become a dead letter...
...story about "The Brother-Sister Vow" is not only pathetic, but also repugnant and shocking. It is pathetic in that Claire Mc-Auley, for all her religiousness, has never heard or received the Christian gospel's message of forgiveness. The guilt of past folly still burdens her. And it is certain that the children of this emotionally disturbed and strained household will be damaged in their personal development. Claire is imprisoned in a guilt complex and extreme self-centeredness, which is itself a terrible...
...seldom been so moved as when I read your review of Claire McAuiey's book, Whom God Hath Not Joined. I can only say, "How beautiful!" With what great love for each other and with what strong and certain faith they are living to remain under such a vow in order to preserve and continue their life together here, and also their souls for eternity. I sincerely admire them and wish them well. (I am not a Roman Catholic...
Certainly the prize for the most fantastic phenomenon of life thus far revealed by TIME is the brother-sister vow of the Roman Catholic Church. The exercise of reading the story left me breathless and trembling for quite some time. I nominate the vow for the title of "Most Heinous Crime Against Nature...
...TIME'S account of the brother-sister vow has strengthened my faith-Protestantism...