Word: devilled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...catechism of the Church of England begins with the question: "What did your godparents promise for you at your Baptism?" Over the centuries, millions of tiny Anglicans preparing for Confirmation have lisped and stammered out the awesome answer that begins: "I would renounce the Devil and all his works." A year ago, in a proposed revision of the catechism, the Anglican Archbishops' Commission struck out all mention of Satan. Young believers, the draft suggested, should merely "renounce all that is wrong and fight against evil...
Dropping the Devil was part of the archbishops' effort to keep up with the times. Christ mentioned "the prince of demons,'' and all the great Christian theologians have considered Satan the personification of evil. But now, even some devout Christians think of the Devil as a figure of superstition, or a comic literary fancy. In a 1957 Gallup poll of Britons 20 years old or more, 78% said that they believed in God, while only 34% believed in Satan...
...Devil will return to Anglican lips. After receiving more than 250 complaints, the commission has submitted another version of the catechismal phrase, which will probably be approved by a convocation of Anglican bishops this week. The new answer: "I would renounce the Devil and fight against evil." Admitted one of the catechism's writers: "The word 'devil' gives the people a better idea of what they're up against...
...antithesis: disengagement. With its reference to a demilitarized Europe, the disengagement theory infuriated even Old Colleague Dean Acheson, who accused Kennan of having a "rather mystical attitude" toward power relationships. Wrote Kennan: "We all have to make our compromises with the devil and have our dealings with...
Just to think that these pitiful men and women paid $200 each to be made fools of, by men who are neither afraid of the devil nor have any respect for God or man, but would exploit man and force him into actions of cruelty he never dreamed...