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...author admits that "it is easier to criticize that which one has not helped to change." We heartily agree. And so, we invite the constructive contributions of McLaughlin and ohers who share his concerns, as we try to do the work of Christ...
...much the physical pain of the cancer that plagued him; it was the mental burden of a lingering illness. "This long farewell performance gets to be a drag on people," the patient said. "It's just not the way you want to see yourself behaving. There's less dignity. Christ, everybody dies. Why does that always have to be the topic of conversation?" Dr. Buckner refused to help with a suicide. "It is reasonable to want to protect yourself from a horrible death," he explains. "But if good medical care is provided, and | good pain relief, then those fears...
...about." In the ritual, a priest places his hand on a person's forehead and recites the prescribed words: "I cast you out, unclean spirit, along with every satanic power of the enemy, every specter from hell, and all your fell companions, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." In addition to such ritual bouts, Catholic priests are occasionally called upon to pronounce blessings to ward off weird and possibly sinister occurrences. Just two weeks ago, for example, an Indianapolis priest uttered such prayers at the home of a teenage devil worshiper. The reason: objects kept moving about inexplicably...
Among the more prominent evangelists coming under attack are Robert Schuller (Hour of Power) and Pat Robertson (700 Club). Both are portrayed as distorting the traditional Christian doctrine of original sin, which holds that each person is born sinful and thus requires redemption by Jesus Christ. Schuller, for instance, states that "the core of sin is a lack of self- esteem" -- not quite what St. Augustine had in mind...
...mountain range. The Zona Norte is dense, poor and desperately violent. The Zona Sul is laced with fancy apartments, fringed with world-class beaches, home to the rich and the tourists. In between, atop the granite peak of Corcovado, stands the symbol of Rio, a towering statue of Christ, his arms outstretched like a beleaguered mediator trying to keep two street fighters apart...