Word: christian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...picture unfortunately shows at times that it passed through many hands. The early scenes in Krypton and Kansas, for instance, are in dead earnest, with a strong overlay of spiritualism and Christian symbolism. The tone shifts abruptly when the action moves to Metropolis, which, along with evil, abounds with sight gags and fast back chat. Luthor adds still another tone, that of high camp, somewhat reminiscent of TV's old Batman serial. On their own, the Luthor scenes are funny, but they almost seem to have been brought in by mistake from another movie...
...setting for the services is strikingly beautiful and fitting. Built by Ralph Adams Cram in the mid 1930s, the chapel is one of his simplest and most moving. Its load-bearing arches recall the earliest Christian basilicas. The polished marble of the High Altar is set off from walls of rough-hewn granite, by vague natural light from two Connick studio stained glass windows above...
...monastic life is a call from God to live one's Christian life in a particular way," he adds. "It is an offering of the whole of one's humanity to Christ, which includes one's sexuality...
...should come as no surprise to anyone that a Polish Pope has been elected. In the Christian society, Poland has always represented the suffering Christ. To have been sold down the river many times (once by an American President) and not have lost faith is indeed miraculous. That the Vicar of Christ should come from these people is merely a reaffirmation of the presence of the Holy Spirit...
Zolty's definition of the Hilton as Jewish* came as a surprise to the hotel's manager, Dan Barkai. Indeed, half of the 180,000 guests that stay at the Hilton each year are Christian, and, says Barkai tersely, "we accommodate people from all faiths." Noting that 70% of the hotel's staff of 550 people is Jewish and that many Jews work on Saturdays, Barkai refused to accept Zolty's demands, warning that "hundreds of Jews will be forced to leave hotel service." Although five other hotel managers caved in, the others are backing Barkai...