New Oxford Notes: January 2002
The Linguistic Minefield
Is inclusive language a reality of current English, or merely a contrivance?
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Cheap Grace in Holland
John Allen insists that while the Dutch tolerate vice, they don't necessarily approve of it.
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Collegiality Means Responsibility
Many bishops have been complaining that Rome treats them like children.
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When Old Tics Die Hard
The Dutch Reformed Church is now just a wannabe liberal Protestant entity.
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Evangelical Allies
That sweet Evangelical wife has her regulation 1.8 children — and then what?
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I enjoy what might be called “confessional tourism.” I’m fascinated by what confessors tell me, and so I tend to go to confession when I’m away from home.