Word: confessionalism
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One instant indicator of a pop phenomenon is the parodies and rip-offs it inspires. Fatal Attraction's success has already been validated by a skit on Saturday Night Live. Last week NBC aired a TV-movie thriller with the sounds- like title Dangerous Affection (originally Hit and Run); for...
Although Ginsburg's indiscretion may have been common among members of the Big Chill generation, his confession fatally undermined his support among the Capitol Hill conservatives who had lobbied so hard for his nomination. The disclosure was the final straw in a week of controversy that included accusations of conflict...
The other film, a minute-long cartoon, features Pope-eye, a holy man. To the tune of Popeye's theme, Pope-eye sings, "I'm Pope-eye, the holy man. I live in the Vatican..." In the short, drawn from the original 1927 Popeye series, Pope-eye baptizes Brutus and...
What sets the Boston Church of Christ apart isits rigidly authoritarian organization, in whichall members are responsible to superiors in theChurch for all facets of the conduct of theirdaily lives. All but the most junior members,further, are responsible for ensuring thespiritual progress of certain designated "youngerChristians". Members practise public...
6) An Overwrought Press Conference. With a rambling and disjointed opening statement, Biden failed to reap the benefits of public confession, even though he called himself "stupid" and his actions "a mistake." Part of the problem is that he contradicted himself by also insisting that it was "ludicrous" to attribute...