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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ashamed that McFadden could write such an ignorant piece addressing the AIDS epidemic without any knowledge of contemporary statistics, historical context and actual facts. --Diana Adair...
...there are many in America who will accept only a God who approaches them, or can be approached, within the context of their own culture. And there are others of traditional faith who will forgive Moyers' lack of orthodoxy for the opportunity he provides to mine for Scriptural treasure. A Living Conversation, Moyers says, "is aimed at anyone who finds these subjects and this kind of conversation worth their time," and he thinks that number is growing. "I find in my own life and in the lives of other people a yearning for an authentic experience. This series may pass...
...mamma in a home, she'll die, you know. And it'll be all your fault." But other than this single, salient feature, none of the characters are clearly drawn. We know that Scott's a jerk because he's a Christian minister, which in this context is shorthand for hypocritical bastard. He's also deserving of ridicule because he refuses to have premarital sex with his dishy girlfriend Candice (India Landigran), even though, oddly, he seems to live in sin with her. Just to be even-handed, we know that Jane's a jerk because she berates her boyfriend...
Despite the noble efforts of Ross and Wilkin to explain Gorey's world, Gorey's words are difficult to appreciate fully out of context. "The World of Edward Gorey" should be a source only for fans of the Gorey repertoire. Ross and Wilkin demystify some of Gorey's world, but, in typical Gorey fashion, they leave enough mystery to keep the reader interested and intrigued...
Danilewitz depicts the recent confrontations as an Intifadah II, occurring within the broader context of a desperately ailing peace process...