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The term mainline Protestant was coined during debates between modernists and fundamentalists in the 1920s. [10] Several sources claim that the term is derived from the Philadelphia Main Line, a group of affluent suburbs of Philadelphia; most residents belonged to mainline denominations. [11]
A sign on South Tarawa, Kiribati pointing out the threat of sea level rise to the island, with its highest point being only three metres above sea level.. The effects of climate change on small island countries are affecting people in coastal areas through sea level rise, increasing heavy rain events, tropical cyclones and storm surges.
The contributions of the 29 member countries are calculated according to a cost-sharing formula based on their gross national income. France also bears the direct costs linked to NATO operations in which it chooses to participate. Since 2006, the Alliance has set a long-term objective for each member country to devote 2% of its GDP to defense.
Emory Andrew Tate III was born on 1 December 1986 [23] [24] [25] at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. [26] He is biracial; [27] his African American father Emory Tate (1958–2015) was a chess international master, [28] while his White English mother Eileen Tate worked as a catering assistant. [29]
Following the Kurukshetra War, Ashwatthama attempts to kill Uttarā's unborn child.For committing the act, Krishna, the 8th avatar of Vishnu, curses him to roam the earth as an immortal and witness humanity's misery as a result of societal and moral deterioration during the Kali Yuga.
Youth by French painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau.White has traditionally been associated with ritual purity, innocence and virginity in Western cultures. Virginity is the state of a person who has never engaged in sexual intercourse; [1] [2] it is considered a social construct, not an objective term with an operational definition. [3]
Ghost is a Swedish rock band known for combining costumed theatricality, heavy metal, and arena rock. [1] Formed in Linköping in 2006, [2] [3] the band released their debut album, Opus Eponymous in 2010, [1] which earned them international recognition. [4]
The United Nations Security Council veto power is the power of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) to veto any decision other than a "procedural" decision.