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Basil Hume
Basil Hume The archbishop of Westminster from 1976 to his death, Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999) sought to increase tolerance and understanding between the Roman Catholic Church and other faiths. As archbishop during the last quarter of the twentieth-century, Cardinal Basil Hume presided... Read more |
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urbanism
urbanism. 1. Term much used in the 1980s, based on Le Corbusier's ideas concerning town-planning.2. Urban way of life compared with life in the country.3. Approach to urban design taking into account the need to respond with sensitivity to urban morphologies: the Kriers have been in the vanguard... Read more |
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root and branch petition
root and branch petition, 1640. Charles I's opponents made most of the running in the Short and Long Parliaments of 1640. On 11 December, the Commons received a petition from Londoners demanding the destruction of episcopacy, ‘root and branch’. A bill to implement it and to... Read more |
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burn
burn injury resulting from exposure to heat, electricity, radiation, or caustic chemicals. Three degrees of burn are commonly recognized. In first-degree burns the outer layer of skin , called epidermis, becomes red, sensitive to the touch, and often swollen. Medical attention is not required but... Read more |
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Marianas trench
Marianas Trench The oceanic trench, about 11 km deep, which marks the destructive margin between the Pacific and Philippine Plates.... Read more |
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Weapons of mass destruction
Weapons of Mass Destruction ¦ ALEXANDR IOFFE The concept of Weapons of Mass Destruction appeared during War World II after the use of atomic bombs. In the mass consciousness, weapons of mass destruction are usually associated first with atomic weapons, although the concept... Read more |
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Ames Espionage Case
Ames (Aldrich H.) Espionage Case ¦ ADRIENNE WILMOTH LERNER A 31-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, Aldrich "Rick" Hazen Ames became famous in 1994 as the highest paid "mole" (double agent) in United States history. Ames made millions of (US) dollars for ... Read more |
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National Briefs
...justified in this case. Texas man executed...not be able to respond that day to any...Space Station. Bishops renew fight against abortion WASHINGTON...Roman Catholic bishops renewed their...penalty and human embryo research ... |
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Moral methodology and pastoral responsiveness: the case of abortion and the...
...relationship between abortion and the care of...Declaration on Abortion" issued in 1974...American Catholic Bishops: "The Pastoral...to a failure to respond adequately to either...the life of the embryo and fetus.(4...the life of the ... |
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AROUND THE NATION
...attack was the first case known to state officials...and legs. He cannot respond to any stimulus except...John J. Leibrecht, bishop of the Springfield...destruction of human embryos, which church leaders contend is akin to abortion.* * *Bush ... |
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There is no softening of this stand: Catholic Church defends the sanctity of...
...candidate. As a bishop, I have a duty...would restrict abortion and other attacks...single issue. I respond to that with the...This is the case with laws concerning...rights of the human embryo. Thanks be to...Bernard Schmitt is ... |
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Whom not to vote for: the election--Part I.
...possibly be the case. They will never...institutions of abortion, divorce, pornography...experimentation on embryos, euthanasia...out by surgical abortion since 1969 and...Every single abortion is a crime...archbishops, ... |