2A - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 7, 1999 NATION/WORLD RELIGION Continued from Page 1A Year round. For many students, the messengers have varying levels of credibility. Rabbi Goldstein, student director of the Chabad House, said their approach is not to be "imposing" "We make ourselves available," Goldstein said. "Our main purpose is to give information." Woroniecki, carrying a wooden cross, said he works against all religion, and stated that all organized religion is evil. "Christianity is a religion. It's from Satan," Woroniecki said. Woroniecki said his success rate at convincing students of his views is low. "This place is saturated with indiffer- ence and apathy. It's like a cancer," "Woroniecki said. To many students, the aggressive approach was unimpressive. "I think it is really inappropriate because it seems like every day, there's someone else in the Diag trying to influence our beliefs," LSA first-year student Rachael Eubanks said. "Having signs says we are going to hell is not the way to change," people's views. Still for some students, its not the message to which they object, it's the approach. "Some of them are OK and a lot of them are teaching only half of what they should. They forget to preach the love" LSA senior Rob Bohms said. Smith is the outward minister of St. Thomas Catholic Church. Every week, he and others come to the Diag with information about the Catholic faith. He said there is logic behind their pres- ence on campus. 'Intellectualism can be a barrier to "aith:'Smiith said. "We want respect and want to give respect.,, Every Monday, Peter Payne comes to the Diag to discuss spirituality. Payne, a minister with Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. said he decid- ed to bring his beliefs to the public forum of the Diag because he wants to create an intellectual dialogue with students. He said his goal is "not to prove Christianity is true - but Christianity is a rationally viable worldview." While various Christian preachers are common on campus, the principles of some faiths prohibit evangelism. Anthony King, member of the Jewel Heart Tibetan Cultural and Buddhist center said in Buddhism, it is consid- ered a "downfall to teach to someone who doesn't want it." "If someone asks you to teach, than you have to. If you try to influ- ence someone that doesn't particular- ly want it, may develop negative feel- ings," King said. WORLDCOM Continued from Page 1A munications company of the new WorldCom's size "runs the risk of stifling competition. AT&T Director of Midwest Operations Mike Druvn said "this is not a done deal." and that 'merger- mania" seems to be a trend in the telecommunications industry. "This deal raises some serious issues" and warrants a close review by the FCC. Druyn said. But MCI WorldCom M idwest Public Relations Manager Tim Guillen said that consumers will benefit from the forces of this com- bined company. He cites "bundled services" - conglomerations of local, long dis- tance, mobile communications and Internet services - as the future of the industry. "The new company is looking to where the market will be in a year and beyond," Guillen said. AROUND THE NATIONi House approves GOP's health plan WASHINGTON - House Republicans yesterday pushed through a controver- sial series of tax breaks intended to make it easier for Americans to buy health insurance, while mounting a late but intense campaign to defeat broad new patient protections that will come to a vote today. On a largely party-line vote, the House adopted legislation giving a Americans the freedom to defect from traditional insurance plans and create tax-free savings accounts to cover their medical bills. The idea - already being tried on a small scale - has been promoted by conservatives but is anathema to many Democrats. The measure also offers tax relief to people who buy insurance on their own, shoulder most of the cost of their employers' health benefits or purchase insurance policies to cover nursing home bills. Other parts of the bill are designed to allow small companies to band together in new ways to buy less expensive coverage. "It's going to mean a whole lot of people who are uninsured right now ... won't have to face the risk of illness without the shield of insurance," said Rep. James Talent (R-Mo.), the bill's chief sponsor. Democrats, on the other hand, contended that the reforms are counterproductive saying they would give the most help to people who are affluent and healthy and, in some cases, would circumvent states' insurance protections. ..Lr ... S r STAEBLER LECTURE The University of Michigan School of Public Policy announces The 1999 Staebler Lecture Donald Borut Executive Director National League of Cities "Washington: A Local Government Advocate's Perspective" Friday, October 8, 1999 at 4 PM School of Social Work - Room 1636 Corner of E. University and S. University Ann Arbor Live with British students in the very center as a Registered Visiting Student of a medieval college with university privileges. Conservatives may demand treaty vote WASHINGTON - Senate Republican conservatives signaled yes- terday that they will demand a vote next week on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, complicating efforts by Senate leaders to avert a showdown that would likely result in rejection of the pact. Under an agreement scheduling the vote, a single senator can block its can- cellation, and several said they would do so unless President Clinton takes the initiative to shelve the treaty, one of his major foreign policy priorities. Some were prepared to insist on a vote regardless of what Clinton does. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) announced he will demand a vote, and Sens. Tim Hutchinson (R-Ark.) and Robert Smith, a Republican-turned-independent from New Hampshire, joined Inhofe in sign- ing a letter to that effect. The maneuvering started after Republicans, who had delayed action on the treaty for two years, responded to Democratic pressure for a vote by scheduling it for next week. But then leaders of both parties decided to try to find a mutually acceptable way of avoiding a vote that many senators feared could damage U.S. prestige, encourage nuclear proli eration and boomerang at the polls ne year High court explores 15th iAmendment WASHINGTON - One hundred and twenty-nine years after the 15th Amendment to the Constitution gave freed slaves and other blacks the right to vote, the Supreme CouO pondered yesterday what that amend- ment means now. An unusual dispute that arose in Hawaii is the only case in the court's current term to test the conservative majority's deepening opposition to government's use of race as a decisive factor in public policy. The case is being watched closely for new hints about the court's views on racial preferences. Summer and graduate study Washington International Studies Council 214 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 Phone Number: (202) 547-3275 Free Telephone: (800) 323-WISC Facimile: (202) 547-1470 E-mail: wisc@erols.com www.studyabroad.com/wisc Ann Arbor #300 AROUND THE WORD ti Y J 1 Z. 'Ar Ann Arbor #330 Test 1 Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Test 2 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9 Test 3 Class 10 Class 11 Test 4 Class 12 Class 13 Class 14 Class 15 Sat. Oct 16 Sun. Oct 17 Wed. Oct 20 Sat. Oct 23 Sun. Oct 24 Wed. Oct 27 Sat. Oct 30 Sun. Oct 31 Wed. Nov 3 Sun. Nov 7 Wed. Nov 10 Sat. Nov 13 Sun. Nov 14 Wed. Nov 17 Sat. Nov 20 Sun. Nov 21 Tue. Nov 23 Sun. Nov 28 Wed. 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They were looking for evidence of wrongdoing in the Sept. 30 accident, which sent three workers to the hos- pital, forced the evacuation of sur- rounding homes and kept hundreds of thousands locked in their homes for fear of contamination. "This accident has become a co cern not only to Japan but to th whole world," Obuchi said after spending 25 minutes on the grounds of the plant. "I wanted to come to the site as soon as I could." Russia plans boost in defense spending MOSCOW - Russia is planning* big boost in military spending - by as much as S 1 billion - to pay for .its renewed war against separatist Chechnya. 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