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...state a reputation for moderation by electing such Democrats as Terry Sanford, first as a forward-looking Governor and in 1986 as North Carolina's other Senator. The tart-tongued Helms, on the other hand, has won three terms by pushing hot-button hard-right issues -- pornography, school prayer, busing -- among whites in more rural parts of the state. To have a shot at Helms, local experts say, Gantt will need to add at least 40% of the state's estimated 2.5 million white voters to his strong support among some 575,000 blacks...
...surprisingly, Mayhew was elated by the court decision. "This is a clear statement that school administrators across the U.S. must respect the religious beliefs of students and allow them to form clubs for prayer and support," she said. Much of the country's religious establishment also welcomed the ruling. "The court recognized the critical distinction between school-sponsored and student-sponsored religion: the former is unconstitutional; the latter is not," declared the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, the Christian Legal Society, the National Association of Evangelicals and the National Council of Churches in a joint statement. But some groups...
...itself a 19th century revision by a local priest, Alois Daisenberger. The new version was prepared in consultation with Jewish agencies and two Catholic scholars, Leonard Swidler and the Rev. Gerard Sloyan of Temple University. The numerous alterations include the re-Judaization of Jesus and his disciples, who wear prayer shawls and yarmulkes, and the removal of stereotypes of the Jews as avaricious and mercenary. "They have made very significant improvements," says Swidler, who has been working with the text commission for twelve years. "There are very few things remaining we would see as problems, and they are minor, except...
Stallings characterized the Post's reporting as another "effort on the part of white media to discredit, destroy and defame African-American male leadership." He added, "After prayer, and consultation with my lawyer, I can't comment directly on the Post article." When the paper first published allegations of homosexuality last September, Stallings demanded that advertisers boycott the Post. The Archdiocese of Washington has maintained silence on the financial and sexual charges...
...driven from office by the hostage tragedy, and Ronald Reagan's futile attempt to swap arms for hostages blighted his presidency. Bush has steadily followed the recommendation of his own 1985 task force not to negotiate with terrorists and to cut out the hoopla, the yellow ribbons and prayer vigils, events that did raise the worth of the hostages...