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...Green's case has divided Utah, where polygamy, although banned a century ago by both the state and its dominant religious group, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is nonetheless still widely practiced. The last bigamy trial was held in the 1950s, and today an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 people live in polygamous households in Utah. But Green's wives were particularly young when he married them--14 to 16. And unlike most polygamists, who live discreetly, Green has been vocal in his support of plural marriage. An interview he gave...
...woman down the stairs, give someone a $50 bill to get home. Instead, he did the simple work of a man who has learned that, as he says, "we need each other." He is reminded of that every Sunday at Harlem's Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ, where a sign marked OUR CHALLENGE hangs above the choir: "The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers...
BERNARD KERIK, police commissioner, who is already at the Trade Center: The explosion is enormous. I'm thinking, "Jesus Christ, we're under attack." There's a black man in the middle of the street. He has a vending pushcart. When he sees the people jumping, he completely loses it. He runs toward me to grab me. I have to get somebody to drag him away from me. I can't think with him screaming in my ear. This is minutes before the mayor arrives...
KERIK: The revolving door turns, and this guy walks in. He is solid white, and his eyes are bleeding. We're looking at him, [thinking] Holy Christ. And as I get closer to him, [I realize] it's one of my deputy commissioners, Tibor Kerekes. I've known him forever...
...soared as high as this prisoner; so none can know how it feels to fall this far. Like many who are incarcerated, he has turned to religion, pop psychology, any spiritual balm for his depleted soul. He keeps a small shrine of candles and statues of St. Philomena and Christ and a sloppy pile of self-help books such as Your Personal Encourager: Biblical help for dealing with difficult times. He tries to look convincing when he says, "The trials that I am experiencing, I would say it strengthens my faith. I feel that I'm moving closer...