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One of the casualties of the Yom Kippur War was the growing ecumenical spirit between Christians and Jews. In fact, like the 1967 war before it, the war this autumn shocked Christians into sometimes sharp reappraisals of Israel, and shook Jews with the fear of antiSemitism. One Protestant ecumenical expert...
During the war the governing board of the National Council of Churches demanded a Middle East arms embargo by the U.S. and U.S.S.R.-a demand that could influence only the U.S. "If the resolution had been taken seriously," complains Rabbi Marc H. Tanenbaum of the American Jewish Committee, "Israel would...
Whitelaw once summed up his personal and political style by admitting: "I rather like to be liked." When he first arrived in Ulster, he threw open the doors of his office in Stormont Castle to politicians and community delegations. "I know you expect me to fail," he candidly told a...
The music of each man reflects his religious background. Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) was a Catholic composer; Brahms (1833-1897) was essentially Protestant. In his choral music, Bruckner attempts to suggest the most sacred mysteries of the Catholic faith by manipulating chromatic harmonies which build towards thrilling climaxes. He is...
The question now is whether the new executive body can keep up the spirit of compromise. Extremists on both sides predictably scorned the agreement. The Rev. Ian Paisley, a leader of the Protestant Loyalists, called it a "sellout."