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...wasn’t what was called a “limousine liberal.” Since his success in 1990, Wellstone has kept that old green bus in which he’d ride around the frigid Minnesota countryside, preaching the gospel of liberalism. He was for the little people. He was only five foot five in wingtips. He used to say, “I’m for the little fellers, not the Rockefellers...
This is about the fact that ministerial musings on foreign policy are not the word of God, plain and simple. The reverend is a good man, and sometimes a wise one. But he has no business preaching his politics as Gospel...
There are a few tunes--Stronger, One--that work just fine, and Hill's flirtation with gospel (a choir performs a conspicuous backup on a few tracks) is convincing enough. But mostly Hill has made an album that shows off her weaknesses and obscures her charms. Even divas need to give the audience what it wants. --By Josh Tyrangiel
...dewy blond or a postadolescent waif, so Carla Cook would seem to be facing a rocky path across the current jazz terrain. But she can sing--really sing. Situating her gospel-tinted voice in a propulsive rhythmic groove, she proceeds to bend the blues, rehabilitate some standards (by Simon and Garfunkel as well as by Duke Ellington) and scamper through a couple of her own intriguing compositions. Simply Natural may fall an inch short of her spectacular last CD, Dem Bones, but that's no insult. Cook can cook. --By Daniel Okrent
Pentecostalism is a globalized and diverse expression of Christianity with a strong emphasis on the supernatural, miracles and healing. In the last century, it has grown to include over 500 million devoted followers in Asia, Africa, and South America. From the 800,000 weekly participants of the Yoido Full Gospel church in Seoul, to a weekend revival in Nigeria with over three million attendees, Pentecostalism is like a global Woodstock with Jesus playing on the bongos...