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...almost goes without saying that as a young, progressive-minded American Catholic, I'm at odds with many of the church's rules and with much of its politics. You might thus infer that my generation instinctively rejects the age-old traditions of the church. That would be wrong. In a world unmoored by violence and uncertainty, there is something deeply soothing about participating in ancient rituals practiced by so many. Whatever our issues with the tenets of Catholicism the religion, we still cling to what unites us in Catholicism the faith: our devotion to the celebration of the Eucharist...
...Mike thinks he has something to contribute to the national debate, and he wants his voice on the national stage," says Joel Klein, Bloomberg's school chancellor. "But it would be a mistake to infer from all this that he's running...
...apparent lack of power and emotional strength.While Carter is supposedly the figure who brings the two women together, he really doesn’t do all that much. With a few stern words to Lucy and a couple not-so-memorable walks with Sarah, Kasdan expects us to infer that Carter has transformed the lives of both.If anything, the main purpose of Kasdan’s snoozer is to bring Ryan back into the silver-screen spotlight. After a disappointing turn in 2004’s “Against the Ropes,” it looked like Ryan?...
...knocked her up - whoever he was. (Trudy thinks his name might have been Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki.) Addressing all kinds of subjects that were usually taboo in Hollywood, and then flipping the bird to them, Sturges somehow got his movie past the censors, leading Agee, in his parallel nation column, to infer that the Hays Office "has been raped in its sleep...
...kissing and cuddling are underrated,” and abstinence “reduce[s] your chances of depression, divorce, and STD-induced infertility,” as further reasons to convince students to wait until marriage. I suppose we are to infer from this garbage that regretted pre-marital sex is the cause, rather than a symptom of, low self-esteem, failing relationships, and poor intimacy. It’s certainly true that some students feel undue pressure to have sex, and that many give in, but any subsequent problems have more complex roots than the mere...