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June 6, 2005

Vol. 192 / No. 20

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Arts & Culture Books
Peter HeineggJune 06, 2005

The first question that comes to my mind while reading de Bellaigue rsquo s blunt reportage from the Islamic Republic is What about Kahra Kazemi the photo-journalist who was brutally beaten and possibly raped by the Iranian secret police before dying of her injuries on July 10 2003 She held a

Arts & Culture Books
Kelly CherryJune 06, 2005

J Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist whose brilliant blue eyes came to express such engulfing sadness, brought a new kind of fire into the world and was burned by it. Like Hesiod's Prometheus, Oppenheimer fought on the side of humankind, giving us the tools and weapons to determine our own fate;

Arts & Culture Books
George M. AndersonJune 06, 2005

What paradise and what ashes are meant by the title Paradise in Ashes A Guatemalan Journey of Courage Terror and Hope The paradise refers to the small village of Santa Mar a Tzej In the late 1960 rsquo s it was virtually carved out of the rain forest in northern Guatemala by a group of poor

Poetry
John HodgenJune 06, 2005

Slaving captains...sometimes tried to avoid arrest by a mass drowning of every slave in the cargo.

The Word
Dianne BergantJune 06, 2005

quot You rsquo re my best friend rdquo ldquo You rsquo re my favorite teacher rdquo ldquo I love you more than anyone else in the world rdquo Who does not appreciate hearing sentiments like these They tell us that we are special they indicate that our particular uniqueness is recognized a

The Word
Dianne BergantJune 06, 2005

The response of the world at the death and funeral of Pope John Paul II was a sight to behold Throngs of people of every religious affiliation gathered in Rome and in cities all over the world to show their respect Particularly obvious was the participation of young people Why was this man so lov

News

Two Reports Show Ecumenical ProgressDespite differences, there are many parallels in the way Catholics and Methodists foster and express communion with God and one another through their respective church structures, says a report released on May 13 by the U.S. Catholic-United Methodist dialogue. The