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Wills directs his argument at secular intellectuals who have focused on the decline of Establishment theologies and overlooked the rise of Fundamentalist Christian sects. Knowing the nonbeliever's weakness for social-science data, he begins by preaching the gospel according to George Gallup. Nine Americans in 10 say they have never doubted the existence of God. Eight in 10 fear they will have to answer for their sins. Life after death is a reality for 7 out of 10. More important, Wills notes, Americans vote their religiosity. All candidates must invoke the Deity or face rejection on Election...
...Pitches, more constrained by their members' range than the co-ed groups, tend to sing music modelled on groups such as the Supremes and Andrews Sister, says Pitches member Alissa F. Kingsbury '93. And Under Construction, more restrained by its mission than other groups, tends to sing Gospel songs, Park says...
Before dismissing the 101st Congress as entirely useless, voters might consider some of its more notable achievements. During their three-week wrangle over the federal budget, the lawmakers exposed a decade's worth of economic gospel as falsehoods while inventing a new set of myths to replace them. They transformed the budget-making process, usually about as gripping as watching weeds grow, into a demolition derby. They invited the middle class to divorce its interests from those of the rich and its sympathies from those of the poor. And they reinforced the suspicion that in a crisis, the first instinct...
Marsalis does more than talk about education. When he is touring, he always makes time to visit local schools and preach the jazz gospel. He stays in touch with many of the students he meets, offering them pointers over the phone, inviting them to sit in on his gigs and sometimes even giving them instruments. "Lord knows how much effect he's had on kids around the country. He's to be praised for that alone," says Steve Backer, executive producer of RCA's Novus jazz label and an active recruiter of young talent...
...tendency to consider everything that the ANC says as spoken gospel has hurt the process of democratization by allowing the ANC to stifle dissenting opinions at home. We need to encourage the ANC to work with the other political liberation movements and remain accountable to the needs of all Black South Africans...