Verbatim."I hope we realize that the people of New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded weren't just abandoned during the hurricane. They were abandoned long ago--to murder and mayhem in the streets, to substandard schools, to dilapidated housing, to inadequate health care, to a pervasive sense of hopelessness." --U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois (Newsweek, Sept. 19, 2005) "It's hard for Mennonites to just sit. Our gospel often wears overalls." --Kevin King, executive coordinator of Mennonite Disaster Relief Services, on his community's response to Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. (Chicago Tribune Chicago TribuneDaily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper , Sept. 13, 2005) "She cannot escape God's punishment. God will judge her, he will take care of it." --Bishop Emeritus Julio Xavier Labayen of Quezon, on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (born April 5, 1947), also known by her initials "G.M.A.", is the 14th and current president of the Republic of the Philippines. She is the country's second female president after Corazon Aquino. of the Philippines (Sun Star Manila, Sept. 8, 2005) "She said my dog was being 'intrusive.' I'm a peaceful Buddhist, but this is too challenging." --Andrea Bogue, who left a dogs-only swim event at a Boulder, Colorado pool when another woman said her dog was splashing (Newsweek, Sept. 19, 2005) "Is there a devil? And, more importantly, is there a God?" --Scott Derrickson, writer and director of The Exorcism exorcism (ĕk`sôrsĭz'əm), ritual act of driving out evil demons or spirits from places, persons, or things in which they are thought to dwell. It occurs both in primitive societies and in the religions of sophisticated cultures. of Emily Rose (Catholic News Service, Sept. 9, 2005) |
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