Word: churches
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...Bush Cabinet, there are many other respected African-American politicians and scholars who might be willing to join it, provided they were given some real influence over policy. Some of my black Republican friends are pushing the Rev. Floyd Flake, pastor of the Allen African Methodist Episcopal Church in Queens, N.Y., who, despite spending six terms as a Democratic member of Congress, endorsed Republican Rudy Giuliani for mayor of New York City. Flake, whose 10,000-member congregation supports an independent academy that offers an alternative to the area's lousy public schools, has emerged as a forceful advocate...
...uniform policy currently exists for evaluating applications, Illingworth said. Rather, he said the College looks at each request individually and makes a decision based on the time, audience and projected impact on other users of the area--Widener Library, Memorial Church and classes in Sever Hall...
...pews of the First Church in Cambridge overflowed with poets, feminists, scholars and literary enthusiasts alike Nov. 6, when renowned poet Adrienne Rich '51 read selections from her work as part of the Radcliffe Institute Inaugural Lecture Series. Rich has become one of the most influential writers of the contemporary women's movement, with volumes of poetry and prose that penetrate issues of politics, oppression, sexuality and race...
Despite Rich's apparent discontent with the past, her work lauds the power of both history and words; words that merited a resounding standing ovation from the crowd gathered in Cambridge's Congregational Church. With such a warm embrace from her alma mater, Rich reiterated that Radcliffe has not, in fact, melted into Harvard, but stands as its own "mysterious" structure. In the poet's eyes, the Radcliffe Institute occupies a critical stance towards Harvard, serving as critique of modern elite universities and a "thorn in the flesh of institutional self-congratulation." The reading itself was another brick...
...Bethlehem, an Arab town (35 percent Christian, 65 percent Muslim) which falls under PA jurisdiction, have decided that Christ's birth will not be celebrated in his birthplace this year - at least not officially. Although the local economy is heavily dependent of tourists drawn every Christmas season to the Church of the Nativity on Manger Square, the local authorities have canceled the outdoor concerts of previous holiday seasons and have announced that the town's festive lights will not be turned...