Word: christe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...might as well be placed on the altar or pulpit as to allow this horrible creation ... to desecrate the sanctuary of worship." The influential Christian Century found it "rather shocking to see that symbol of gentleness and grace" holding a warship, but was thankful that "the figure of Christ does not hold the pivotal position. . . . If He were represented . . . the incongruity would be too painful...
...white man is the custodian of the gospel of Jesus Christ...
...suggestion was rather curtly rebuffed with the reply- 'How can we cooperate with you? There is not a single Protestant minister in New York who believes that Christ is God!' To my question as to how many Protestant ministers he knew he answered-'None...
...turned up in the city of Itabaiana. Now he had disciples. They built a temple. Coming into a town, they would hang an image of Christ on a tree, kneel in prayer, lift the image aloft and triumphantly enter the town to the chorus of litanies. Antonio Conselheiro's sermons were barbarous and terrifying, clownish but dreadful, compounded of visions, prophecies, dogmatic counsels, delivered in a dull monotone, with downcast eyes, suddenly interrupted when he turned his eyes on his listeners and hypnotized them with his intensity. He preached...
...based on this combination, there was a determination to practice the sectless preachments and the teachings of Jesus Christ, who was the first true gentleman of recorded history and the greatest gentleman that ever lived, I might not have joined the fold, but certainly I'd have stood on the side lines and cheered...