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tutu1 a very short skirt worn by ballerinas, made of projecting layers of stiffened sheer material tutu2 a shrub, Coriaria arborea, of New Zealand, having seeds that are poisonous to farm animals Tutu Desmond. born 1931, South African clergyman, noted for his opposition to apartheid: Anglican Bishop of Johannesburg (1984--86) and Archbishop of Cape Town (1986--96); in 1995 he became leader of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, established to investigate human rights violations during the apartheid era. Nobel peace prize 1984 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In an October 4 letter to the London Times, signers such as the Dalai Lama, retired Anglican archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Catholic ethicist Father Robert Drinan of Georgetown University lamented the "global horror story" that results in 1,000 deaths a day from the world's nearly 640 million firearms. In the ongoing struggle for religious equality for gays, it helps to have Desmond Tutu on your side. Archbishop Ndungane, who succeeded Archbishop Desmond Tutu as bishop, has called homosexuality a "pastoral, secondary" issue for Anglicans and has said that the church "should be on the forefront of fighting social ills" such as poverty and HIV/AIDS. |
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