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...thought to support their beliefs. Most of them, I would venture to say, are homophobic because they are products of their environment. They likely grew up in a culture where it was an accepted fact for homosexuals to be discriminated against. Perhaps they were told that the God they worship believed homosexuality was sinful. For these Americans, homophobia just became another habit, another knee-jerk reaction...
Journalism may worship truth, but it is built on trust, and honest editors will admit, as Raines has, that a determined and creative liar is hard to catch. The Times will remember this catastrophe for a long time but will, in all likelihood, not suffer much for it. Blair's suffering, however, may have just begun. Upon resigning, he told the Associated Press, "I have been struggling with recurring personal issues, which have caused me great pain. I am now seeking appropriate counseling." --Reported by Jodie Morse/New York, Cathy Booth Thomas/Dallas and Viveca Novak/Washington
...between high art and low art, and no cultural repercussions for flitting between the two. That's why he viewed this fashion foray as a perfect way to become better known in his own country, where Louis Vuitton is the godhead of the nation's real state religion: the worship of luxury brands. (Indeed, Japan accounts for one-third of the company's international sales). Mission accomplished: in Japan, Murakami is now magazine-cover, mobbed-in-public, rock-star famous?something that a million gallery shows could never have made...
...value of the person could be quantified in terms of the number of treaties guaranteeing human rights protections and nations with reliable democratic institutions. As many nations of the world come to place higher political value on each individual’s life, citizens are free to speak, associate, worship and vote freely and free from the fears of arbitrary harm to person or property...
...general, Sargent’s contemporaries viewed his interpretation of worship as progressive, though one aspect remains controversial today...