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In 325 AD, among other key decisions, more than 200 bishops at the council affirmed the belief that Jesus was the son of God, eventually leading to what is known as the Nicene Creed.

A three-judge panel weighs the facts and issues a ruling, which then goes directly to the Supreme Court to be affirmed or reversed.

The U.S. “affirmed its readiness to deepen security cooperation with Nigeria.”

Before proceeding, today’s Dutch and Belgian practitioners of psychiatric euthanasia must affirm that a human life is not worth living.

Research affirms that such evaluations don’t measure teaching effectiveness.