Word: christs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...preacher who asked him "What might your name be, little man?" Soap Dodger answered, "It might be Jesus Christ, but it hain't." He never whimpered, not even when his old man laid him cold, and he was first of the gang to find out about sex at first hand. Such accomplishments and wisdom ranked high with his followers: Wickie Winters, scabby-faced, half-dressed, half-wit son of a washerwoman; Cockie Werner, whose only talent was catching frogs; Nutsie Doane, also ordinary, except for a crooked arm, the result of having a broken arm re-broken...
...Christ's teachings, in their pure essence or applied as "practical" Christianity, were still above and beyond the moral sense, or senselessness, of the world...
Thus in a world much burdened with unreligious and anti-religious deeds, the Church-the myriad churches and sects which believe they follow Christ-had become immeasurably greater for what it was than for what it might attempt to do. In spite of its apparent disunity, the Church, alone among human institutions, stood for the universal brotherhood of man, the unity of the human race. To that far ideal the Church still kept its faith; on Christmas 1938 took courage once again from the oldest and dearest story it knew: "Lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went...
...most calculations, Christ was born in 5 B. C. There is no evidence that the date was December 25. As Christmas evolved in early Christian times, it was strongly influenced by the more ancient Roman winter feast of Saturnalia...
...best to be said for Director Garnett's travel contributions is that, sprinkled through the narrative along with the antics of a highly entertaining set of minor characters, they serve to punctuate Miss Parker's jokes. Best minor part: Ralph Bellamy-who impersonated Christ in Destination Unknown, also directed by Tay Garnett-as Sam Wye's over-diligent assistant...