Word: fatherhood
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...offer solutions to personal or social problems under the guise of religion. If there is Christian truth in them at all, it is generally a crumb fumbled off the whole, meaningless or misleading by itself: "For example, 'brotherhood' is lifted out of relation to God's Fatherhood, which is seldom mentioned . . . and mere brotherhood is offered in the name of Christianity as a nostrum to keep America strong. In the name of God, this kind of thing represents a prostitution of the Christian faith and a crucifixion anew of the Christ who put human brotherhood...
...fatherhood: "It came a little late in life. I don't understand the children, and I think they don't understand me, and all I can say is 'Thank God for Betty...
Augie's peccadillo reforms him. He is soon spending days in the unaccustomed pursuit of earning a living, and nights in his own bed. Before long, he qualifies for adoptive fatherhood. Then, to his horror, the agency gives him his own child. For a while poor Augie sees himself cast as a tragic Greek hero being buffeted by Fate, but a surprise ending enables him to become a normal, happy commuter buffeted only by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad...
...beliefs on which we have founded our form of government and our hope of a better world are under attack . . . The defense of mankind against these attacks lies in the faith we profess-the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God. Men and women who have this faith will refuse to bow to force. They will refuse to worship the power of the state. They will refuse to set their own nation and their own group above criticism. For they understand that above all these works of men there is the eternal standard of God by which we shall...
...footwork as second baseman for the Spokane Ideal Laundry's semi-pro team, has a startling way of turning up in unexpected places. Moviegoers who are used to Bing as a crooner and a light comedian may be startled to find him in this poignant tale about frustrated fatherhood...