Word: devouting
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...funeral they wanted for their mother, June, who died of cancer a few months ago. But on at least one point they were unanimous: the service would have no religious content. Even years ago, when the children were attending Sunday school, Leevers sensed her mother was less than devout: "She used just to drop us and leave." So on her passing they chose Sydney celebrant John Hill to conduct the service, which featured speeches from June's two sons, a song from one of her granddaughters, many references to her great passion - gardening - and none to God. About 100 people...
Fans of the Man in Black know he was also a man of faith: JOHNNY CASH recorded gospel tunes and hung out with the Rev. Billy Graham. But a new book reveals that the country crooner was even more devout than his public knew. Cash was ordained a minister in 1977, according to The Man Called Cash by Steve Turner, due next month. Disenchanted with organized churches, Cash, pictured here being baptized in the river Jordan in 1979, studied theology so that he could conduct services, weddings and baptisms for friends. In the book, a professor who graded Cash...
...Qaeda's foray into drugs dates from the days when the Taliban ruled the country. Though most devout Muslims consider narcotics taboo, bin Laden never directly condemned drug sales. A Western antinarcotics official says that in early 2001 al-Qaeda's financial experts joined forces with Khan and other alleged top Afghan drug traffickers to persuade Taliban leader Omar to ban opium cultivation. The ban was self-serving: it drove up opium prices from $30 per kilogram to nearly $650. That meant huge profits for the Taliban and their trafficker friends who were sitting on large stockpiles when prices soared...
...Unfit for the Sacrament? As a devout roman catholic, I am deeply troubled by the declaration of some American Catholic bishops that pro-life politicians who vote against church teachings on abortion should be denied Communion [June 21]. The conservative political undercurrent is painfully obvious. Taking Communion is a highly personal and profound experience. To politicize it for any reason is shameful. George Nessman Walnut Creek...
...President can be as devout as he wants to be. I just don't want him shoving his devotion down my throat. HERMAN KOLENDER New York City...