Word: christe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Stirrups. Indian painters in Cuzco showed Christ's bleeding heart pierced by Indian arrows, and the Three Wise Men journeying to Bethlehem on llama-back. In gold-encrusted paintings from the Frank Barrows Freyer Collection, recently exhibited at the Columbus (Ohio) Gallery of Fine Arts, Christ is depicted on the Cross with native Peruvian flowers banked at his feet, while the Child Virgin is portrayed holding a distaff, vividly recalling Mama Oclla, the Inca deity who, according to legend, taught the Indians how to spin...
Sister Marian Peter and I have been married. We could have gotten permission from Rome, but decided not to. We want the church to know that it is time that her hierarchy begin preaching and living the Gospel of Christ's love for all mankind, and forget their frantic defense of a legalistic system that has only served to alienate the clergy from the poor...
...Presbyterians of Iowa City may talk about "peace and unity," but they certainly don't exemptify it [Feb. 9]. How an they talk of faith, love, and Jesus Christ, then turn and threaten excommunication of two members whose opinions differ from their own? Had Christ done the same thing, he would have been his only follower. Are our churches becoming institutionalized nihilities with the power to turn people away from communal contact with God? Are the stables more important than the sheep...
...Christian, I resent the blasphemy against Jesus Christ that has been heard in The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour [Feb. 2]. As an American, I resent the sniping at our President and other loyal Americans. As a man, I resent the efforts of CBS to foist upon the public as "comedians" two of the most uninspired straight men ever to step into the spotlight...
...Block collection is far too rich for only one visit. In addition to the works described, there are sensitive flower paintings by Piet Mondriaan, known for his geometrical constructions, drawings by Matisse, and a powerful portraval of Christ and the Apostles by Rouault. In short, if the collection consisted of only a small fraction of the work now on exhibit, it would still well merit a visit...