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Meanwhile, Saw Maung was preparing his counterattack. After a pious prayer to the Buddha, he outlawed then abolished some Buddhist sects. Saw Maung then sent his troops into Mandalay's monasteries "to clean out unlawful organizations...
...that they hope brings Saddam to his senses -- and to a peaceful resolution of the crisis -- first. But, as Bush tried to make clear this week, it is impossible to have one without the other: Saddam has to believe in the war threat if diplomacy is to have a prayer...
...which is how a nation founded on Christian values could mandate a separation of church and state. Wills observes that the American body politic routinely functions as if there were no division. The proscription of a state religion does not prevent Congress from starting its sessions with a prayer, or the Treasury from printing "In God We Trust" on its currency. The current abortion debate has been theologized, as reflected in official church positions and the doctrinal straddles of politicians...
...three women, Chamorro is the epitome of the contemporary queen regent: benign, motherly and devout. As President, she is still more likely to open her mouth in prayer than in political double-talk. Showing up for a fiesta at the town of Juigalpa, Chamorro was asked by the local parish priest to say a few words. She replied, "What better words than the Lord's Prayer" and proceeded to lead the crowd in the Paternoster. With just a high school education, she leans for major decisions on what she calls her "sixth sense...
YESTERDAY, I watched Madonna's "Like a Prayer" video. Thirty-six times...