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...would have a lot of people in trouble." Similarly, the Baptist report's "finding" says that "missionaries need spiritual toughness so that when the fruits of their witness are required to walk through the fire, the missionary does not automatically attempt to rescue them." It continues: "To avoid persecution is to hamper the growth of the kingdom...
They are not alone in this. Many Christian groups active in these countries, including some in Iraq, avoid trying to convert the people around them. The practice is clearly out of bounds for those that form partnerships with local Muslim groups or with the Red Crescent (the Islamic version of the Red Cross). Others simply feel that any good done by outright evangelizing is outweighed by the violence it could provoke or the possibility that needy Muslims might be discouraged from accepting aid. Donna Derr, an associate director at Church World Service, a joint ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox...
...neither Harry Potter nor Harvard University can avoid some detractors. To be fair, there’s probably more credence to the “Harvard is full of left-leaning elitists” claim than to the “Harry spreads the word of the devil” claim. But though the Potter-haters’ cries that books featuring wizardry will make Satanists of our nation’s youth are clearly out of left field, their near-religious zeal in their wrath for our four-eyed hero has caused the series to become most frequently challenged...
...addition to increasing basic financial aid for its students, Kagan said HLS hopes to increase its Low-Income Protection Plan—a debt-forgiveness program for HLS graduates who choose to avoid the more glamorous avenues of employment...
...outsourcing continues to be one of the most common complaints that unions and employees level against the University. Union leaders and student activists charge that the University continues to lower its labor standards by contracting out its work despite its commitment to avoid such tactics...