Word: churchgoer
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...Though not conveyed in the most ingenious manner, these themes in Dogma remain provocative, to say the least. They often take the form of shots at the church (to lessen the ennui, a churchgoer reads "Hustler" during a service Bethany attends), but never do they lead to God-bashing. You see, Smith doesn't satirize God, per se--he satirizes the inadequate human perception of God. Our quest to interpret the will of the divine has lead humans to murder, war, persecution, suspicion, and a bevy of other moral wrongs. The funny (and much less extreme) situation that Smith uses...
...that the mayoral debate or America's Most Wanted? Of the 27 original candidates for mayor, six have criminal-arrest records, three have filed for bankruptcy, and one is a convict. Last month Dorothy Jennings, who entered the race on the strength of her claim to be "a churchgoer with 30 years experience in education," was spotted by the police during a televised forum and hauled in to face a burglary rap. (A trial is set for December...
...were cool kids, campus superstars: Thomas Curtis, student-body president, eagle scout at 15, homecoming prince, a good-looking guy with solid parents, that cute Jenny White for a girlfriend and a nonstop sense of humor, the kind that could always cheer you up. And Ethan Thrower, sweet kid, churchgoer, MVP on the track team, a member of the elite Royal Blues choir, honor roll, yearbook, the whole deal. They were the most popular kids at the biggest school in town, a public school but a prestigious one--it even has a lacrosse team--a place so idyllic that Hollywood...
Conservative accusers tell us that the anti-religious liberals' influence is considerable and widespread. Perhaps they worry over the liberals' anti-religious effect on members of the executive branch, such as our President, an active churchgoer who also consults pop spiritualists like Marianne Williamson and Anthony Robbins. Maybe the accusers refer to liberals' effect on the First Lady, who is known for extolling the many virtues of prayer. Or do they refer to the liberals' influence over the nation's courts, where obsessive secularism truly reigns...
...were laughing and crying together in the joy that he was back. "It's like being born all over again," says Hunter. Kim allows that they are members of Russell Memorial Presbyterian Church back in Greenville but that Todd hadn't been in a while. "I wasn't a churchgoer before, but I am now," declares Hunter. "This here has changed my life...