Word: blunts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...generations of Christians who have tried to invent a demythologized Jesus--the great moral leader and wilderness prophet, inspired but certainly not divine--traditional theologians have always countered with the fact that Jesus himself said he was God's son. C.S. Lewis was blunt in dismissing efforts at compromise. "A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said wouldn't be a great moral teacher. He'd either be a lunatic . or else he'd be the Devil of Hell. You must make your choice. Either this...
...blunt you are, to whom, when depends on your character," he said...
...friends claim he now socializes with people of all races--which he apparently does--and that he's a fine cop mean that Fuhrman is, or always has been, a swell guy? Not necessarily. A more accurate description may be that he was emotionally ill--and is still a blunt, aggressive guy. "If he sees you doing something stupid," explains Detective Gary Fullerton, his former boss, "he calls you stupid...
That damage report, along with a government commission's survey of the CIA's future which is due out next March, are sure to present blunt directions for an Agency whose morale is at an all-time...
...thought Maori would go see the film--it seemed like something meant more to promote white middle class prejudice than to call for change. But Tamahori, who is himself descended in part from the Maori, took the gamble and won. Maori have not only been willing to see this blunt and brutal portrait of themselves, it has been Maori, over whelmingly, who have made Tamahori's debut film the best selling film in New Zealand history, surpassing even "The Piano" and "Jurassic Park" at the box office...