Word: devil
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Devil's Alternative, Forsyth...
...sympathy. Cort relishes his role as a relentless villain, stalking across the stage, raising a disdainful eyebrow at the masquerade his sister arranges to entertain him, and reciting the sonorous phrases of the Latin excommunication ritual with majestic self-righteousness. We believe it when someone says "the Devil speaks...
Religion in politics is no novelty in America. Hardly an eyebrow was raised when the national head of Reform Judaism endorsed Senator Kennedy even before the primaries. But Protestant Evangelicals have generally judged politics to be the devil's playground. This year they are plunging in, too, borrowing methods and single-issue zeal that religious and secular liberals have applied to racial equality, women's rights, the environment and the Viet Nam War. Their booming religious TV and radio circuit provides a "bully" pulpit for exploring moral issues. The effect on a close presidential race could be crucial...
FICTION 1. Princess Daisy, Krantz (1 last week) 2. The Bourne Identity, Ludlum (2) 3. The Devil's Alternative, Forsyth (3) 4. Smiley's People, Le Carré (4) 5. Who's on First, Buckley (6) 6. The Bleeding Heart, French (8) 7. Portraits, Freeman (5) 8. Memories of Another Day, Robbins 9. Back Bay, Martin 10. Sophie's Choice, Styron
...Devil's Alternative, Forsyth...