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Word: cergymen (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...CERGYMEN are turning over faster than parishioners--some of them because they can't take it. The clergy today are much more liberal than their parishioners," Thompson said. "People only want a nice warm feeling in the pit of their stomach from a sermon. You can see them close their minds when you try to convince them of anything different. The older members of the church think the church belongs to them and they just want to be left alone. I've been beating my head against the wall trying to get them to change that idea...

Author: By Amanda Bennett, | Title: The Church: Social or Sociable? | 3/21/1973 | See Source »

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