The City Consumed By the Debate On Abortion; The Religious Right Takes Its Stand in Corpus Christi From: The Washington Post | Date: October 8, 1990| Author: | Copyright (null) The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Only one city in the new world is called Corpus Christi. Local legend holds that it was named by explorer Alonzo Alvarez de Pinada when he ventured into the coastal bend of Texas on June 24, 1519-a time when Catholic Spain celebrated the festival of Corpus Christi. Nearly five centuries later some people who live here are consumed by the city's holy message, taking it beyond history to the realm of spiritual symbolism. It is no coincidence, they say, that the nation's most impassioned abortion debate rages in a city with a name that means Body of Christ.

This is the city whose Catholic ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	CITIES AND STADIUMS THE ISSUE: CORPUS CHRISTI HAS SIMILARITIES TO EVANSVILLE. OUR VIEW: QUALITY OF LIFE, AFFORDABILITY ARE KEY ISSUES. ; ...question of whether our city can and should build...Roberts Stadium. Corpus Christi has about 285,000...last year of the city's old coliseum. These positives cited by Corpus Christi leaders are not...Nothing in the Corpus Christi report changed our...await word from the ...
	Corpus Christi methodically builds tourism industry ; CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The...attractions, and this city of 400,000 people...native Iceland. But Corpus Christi, a socially conservative...heavily Hispanic city, has few spectacular...million a year to Corpus Christi's economy. The city also shelled out...
	Padcom and RedMoon to Implement Wireless Solution for Corpus Christi ; ...Wireless Solution for Corpus Christi WIRELESS NEWS-April...Wireless Solution for Corpus Christi (C)2005 10Meters - http...RedMoon, an integrator of city-wide mesh and fixed...are working with the City of Corpus Christi, Texas to implement...that will allow the ...
	Corpus Christi, Texas, to Deploy Tropos Networks' Wi-Fi System ; ...Wednesday announced that the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, will deploy the Tropos...said George "Skip" Noe, Corpus Christi's City Manager. "The Tropos system...for the bid process, the city of Corpus Christi worked closely with Public...
	Facing the challenges of e-goverment: a case study of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. ; ...2000). In the case of the City of Corpus Christi, all of these effects and...review the efforts of the City of Corpus Christi, to establish an e-government presence. The City of Corpus Christi is a first-place winner in...
	Corpus Christi Chooses Touchpaper Solution ; ...http://www.10meters.com The City of Corpus Christi, TX, Internal Services has...software applications. The City of Corpus Christi chose Touchpaper primarily...Customer Services Division, City of Corpus Christi. According to Spiess: "The...
	Corpus Christi, Texas, leads high school reform agenda. ; ...to be a leader. Corpus Christi, Texas, is one...issues facing our city is the large number...high school, said Corpus Christi Mayor Loyd Neal...Educational Excellence, Corpus Christi held a series...By bringing the city, school districts...through state of the ...
	Oilers are too much for Rayz: Tulsa sheds Tuesday blues to breeze past CHL's Corpus Christi. ; ...Hibdon Feb. 1--With Corpus Christi having been blanked...Convention Center Arena. Corpus Christi departed with its...back of Oklahoma City. Our team is playing...against Oklahoma City. They weren't needed to beat Corpus Christi. That's a good team...Mike Rees scored ...
	Clearwire Extends Wireless Broadband Service to Corpus Christi ; ...Extends Wireless Broadband Service to Corpus Christi WIRELESS NEWS-August 7, 2007-Clearwire Extends Wireless Broadband Service to Corpus Christi (C)2007 10Meters - http:// www.10meters...high-speed Internet and phone service in the Corpus Christi area. Residents and businesses can...
	STAGEQ'S ACTING SHINES IN UNEVEN 'CORPUS CHRISTI'.(FRONT) ; ...opening night performance of Corpus Christi changed all that. It wasn...on behalf of sinners, Corpus Christi celebrates the savior...StageQ's fine execution. Corpus Christi transposes the tale of Christ to the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, where McNally...Nathan ...

For more facts and information, see all results