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...Gibson’s contentious The Passion of the Christ has inspired Elizabeth A. Goldhirsh, a 25 year-old student at the Divinity School, to put her money where the mouths were, offering $100,000 of her own trust fund as prize money in a new theological essay contest...
Goldhirsh says she decided to start the contest this past spring to bridge religious gaps, funding it with money she inherited from her father, who died last summer from a brain tumor...
...contest, which seeks essays on topics relating to the parallels between the two religions, offers questions in three general areas—faith and Bible, history, and current events. Goldhirsh founded the contest in conjuction with her new initiative, Reaching Common Ground...
...contest is open to students of all religious backgrounds who are 16 to 22 year of age and legal residents of the United States. The grand prize winner will receive $25,000 in cash prize...
...Pound, a former vice president of the International Olympic Committee, who attributed her high score in Montreal to Soviet judges putting in the fix for Bloc athletes. Despite the troubles, Romania placed second in team finals at the 2003 world championships. In what was her first-ever big international contest, Ponor won two silver medals. And last month, Romania won four out of six possible golds at the European championships, including the team title. Ponor scored two gold medals in floor and beam, and Monica Rosu won the vault. Going into Athens, Romania is once again a top contender...