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Limits attracting interest of voters across the nation
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Obscured by the escalating parliamentary battle over term limits
in Massachusetts is a growing national debate that goes to the heart
of fundamental notions about representative democracy.
Those who favor limiting an elected official's time in office
insist that term limits will smash an elite class of professional
politicians and restore "citizen legislatures" in Washington and
state capitals across the land.
Those opposed contend that term limits will lead to something
quite different: lame-duck legislatures where the inexperience and
limited tenure of elected officials allow lobbyists and ...
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Interpreting Vatican II: "a new Pentecost".
Magazine article from: Theological Studies
; ...includes a descriptive phrase, "a new Pentecost," and imagery linking the council to Pentecost. (1) The phrase and image have, I contend...allusion originally within a prayer, "a new Pentecost" carries rich meaning and connotation but...
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Where the Spirit moves: Pentecost in our time.(Faith & Spirituality)
Magazine article from: Catholic New Times
; ...These words express for me the meaning of a Pentecost experience. The original purpose of Pentecost was to celebrate the grain harvest. It...which the apostle Peter addressed that first Pentecost day. A great wind had surrounded the disciples...
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SHARING THE GOOD NEWS JOINT PENTECOST SERVICE TO ECHO MESSAGE OF UNITY.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...Writer SYLMAR - Having no luck finding a Pentecost greeting card to give to friends this...overpowered by the marketplace. ``Pentecost is one of the three major Christian holidays...and Christmas,'' said Platts. ``Pentecost is the time of the giving of the Holy...
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Profile: Meditation on language and communication on the day of Pentecost
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
; ...and communication on the day of Pentecost Host: JACKI LYDEN Time: 8:00...PM JACKI LYDEN, host: Today is Pentecost, when Christians all over the world...NPR's Richard Knox attended a Pentecost service in Brookline, Massachusetts...
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TO CELEBRATE PENTECOST'S START 3 CONGREGATIONS COME TOGETHER FOR SPECIAL SERVICE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...at a multilingual service celebrating Pentecost, the arrival of the Holy Spirit...English, Korean and Armenian. Even though Pentecost - derived from the Greek word for 50th...Christians on that day and therefore Pentecost is traditionally considered to be the...
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Fruits of Pentecost: the Christian gardener.
Magazine article from: The Christian Century
; ...new rhubarb shoots in a big bowl of sugar. Pentecost often comes in May. On Pentecost Orthodox Christians decorate churches and homes with greens and- flowers. In the Old Testament Pentecost was a feast of the first harvest of grain...
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CHRISTIANS TO CELEBRATE THIRD ELEMENT OF TRINITY IN PENTECOST.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...Fernando Valley churches will celebrate Pentecost this week by remembering Christ's words...with you forever'' (John 14:16). Pentecost is the feast that marks the end of the...During early church history, the term Pentecost referred not only to the 50th day, but...
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POSTMODERNITY: POSTMODERN PENTECOST
News Wire article from: United Press International
; ...01-2001 Postmodernity: Postmodern Pentecost Jun 01, 2001 (United Press International...dressing the meaning of the feast of Pentecost. Each year the church relives the story...Good Friday, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost. As the last feast of the liturgical...
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PENTECOST BRINGS CULTURES TOGETHER.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
; ...service Sunday to celebrate the Christian holiday of Pentecost. ``Pentecost is the day we remember the Holy Ghost. We commemorate...There was something beautiful at the first Pentecost. There was a diversity of people and languages...
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Pentecost: miracle of ear and tongue: a single, haunting insight turned the story of Pentecost upside-down for me, opening up new possibilities for how Christians can witness in a multicultural world.
Magazine article from: The Other Side
; I'VE HEARD THE STORY OF PENTEcost since childhood--first in my Roman...own language" (Acts 2:1-7). Pentecost, which marked the beginning of the...miracle of communication. Ever since Pentecost, the church has strived for this...
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