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...crowd of more than 200 seemed enthusiastic during Jackson's lecture. Shouts of "amen" and "hallelujah" were accompanied by bursts of applause...
...referred not only to "God Almighty" and the "Creator God," but also to Living God, God's Favor, the hands of God, the authority of God, God's Will, God's Word, God's Voice and--an Alan Keyes original--"God's Smiling Face." He responds with an "amen" after a particularly pious comment from the crowd...
CURTIS MAYFIELD's productions were a singer's dream and a musician's delight. The combination of Mayfield and Rich Tufo held a captive and universal audience for their arrangements. We moved and grooved to his sweet, funky, soul-stirring musical scenarios, and said, "Amen, that's right, go ahead," as we related...
...Amen. Even as giants like Nissan and Mitsubishi are racked by restructuring woes, new start-ups emerge every day in Japan. To be sure, their ranks are puny by U.S. standards, but the movement seems to have taken hold. This fall 2,300 enthusiasts turned out for a meeting promoting the establishment of a NASDAQ over-the-counter market in Japan. Old business models are being tossed aside like yesterday's sashimi. The hero of a popular novel is the young president of a chain of bars. One of Japan's biggest growth industries is continuing education. And Tokyo...
...shook things up even more, not only changing his name to honor the new god (Akhenaten means "one who serves Aten") but also banishing the older gods, especially the priestly favorite Amen. Some scholars believe Akhenaten's monotheism, a historic first, inspired the Hebrew prophets, but it had the more immediate effect of freeing Egypt's artists. They could now portray the Pharaoh and the voluptuous Nefertiti (who may have shared the throne with him) in a far more casual, realistic way. Akhenaten's cone-shaped head, elongated face, fingers and toes, pot belly and flaring hips have led some...