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...They should say farewell to their family and bring their toothbrush, and I mean it, because they are going to jail." The author of that hardball warning is -- or was until recently -- a churchgoing Roman Catholic. Like several other public figures of the faith, notably New York's Democratic Governor Mario Cuomo, federal District Judge Patrick F. Kelly, 62, believes that his personal views on abortion, which he refuses to disclose, should not affect his responsibility to enforce the law of the land. Meaning, on this issue, Roe v. Wade. The judge's determination to stop pro-life activists from...
With refreshing, down-to-earth pragmatism, Arlette, a devout Roman Catholic, says she had no doubts about her decision. "If you can give the gift of life," she asks, "why not? If medical science affords that opportunity, why not take it?" Far more problematic, in her view, is the more typical situation -- such as that involving Mary Beth Whitehead in 1987 -- in which a surrogate mother is also the biological mother. "These are Christa's eggs and Kevin's sperm," Arlette says. "There's no doubt about whose children these...
Baalbek is the most schizoid of Lebanese towns, home to both ancient beauty and modern terror. Dominating the landscape are the magnificent, 2,000-year- old ruins of three Roman temples, their stone pillars rising high above the Bekaa Valley. Since 1983, Baalbek has also been under the control of the Shi'ite Muslim fundamentalist group known as Hizballah (Party of God), whose members claim allegiance to Iran. Operating under several different names, Hizballah is believed to have plotted the 1983 bombing of Marine headquarters in Beirut that killed 241 Americans. Since 1982, groups tied to Hizballah have kidnapped more...
...Gallup poll indicated their belief that birth control pills cause cancer, when in fact the evidence shows that for nonsmokers the Pill actually reduces the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer. Europeans are much better at putting sex -- and birth control -- in its place. Despite their Roman Catholic heritage, the French schools conscientiously provide sex education during which birth control and abortion are frankly discussed...
...stop some developments. Last summer scores of people took to France's Gardon River in canoes to protest a government project that would have brought motorized trains, parking lots, a museum and even a shopping arcade close to the historic Pont du Gard, a 2,000-year-old Roman aqueduct near Remoulins. The Pont already draws more than 2 million visitors a year. Historians, environmentalists and locals also joined forces against a commercial project planned for Chambord, one of the most illustrious of the Loire Valley chateaus. The castle was scheduled to become the site of a "Renaissance" theme park...