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Word: gospels (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tradition of fandom is passed along from one generation to the next. And it's hard to refute the gospel of previous generations with only apathy as your tool. A kid who truly wants to rebel against Yankee-rooting parents won't become a tennis enthusiast--he or she will become...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: Baseball: A Real Sport for Real People | 4/6/1988 | See Source »

...strong, with the unique horn-playing of Eric Leeds and Atlanta Bliss leading the way. Sheila E. is a percussion virtuoso and even gets a few minutes to rev up the crowd by herself. Of course, she succeeds. And keyboardist/vocalist Boni Boyer gives a terrific performance, adding great gospel sound to "Forever In My Life...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Purple Passion | 3/25/1988 | See Source »

...audience fills the cavernous chapel of Atlanta's Spelman College to hear Presidential Aspirant Jesse Jackson, Nils Kongshaug of CBS News is already seated in the back, notebook at the ready, savoring the gospel choir. "One thing that's great about the Jackson campaign is the music," observes Kongshaug, who has been traveling with the candidate since January. "Sometimes I'm disappointed when the gospel music ends and Jackson begins." Still, Kongshaug quickly adds, having to sit through the same impassioned speech several times a day is better than his previous CBS assignment, answering phones for the Evening News...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: The Kids on the Bus | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...defame them. Problems do exist in Black Greek organizations--such as undue violence and the lack of community outreach work--but these problems are the exception, rather than the norm. Unfortunately a movie-goer with no knowledge of these organizations may be inclined to take Lee's word as gospel...

Author: By Melanie R. Williams, | Title: 'School Daze' Is Dazzling | 3/9/1988 | See Source »

...without question, the most dramatic sermon ever aired on television. There stood Jimmy Swaggart, 52, the king of evangelistic video, ready to confront the ugly rumors that were encircling his busy, buzzing gospel conglomerate. As he approached the pulpit, the octagonal Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge, La., was packed for the occasion with 8,000 worshipers, 1,000 of them standees, while followers nationwide watched the weekly telecast. This day there was to be none of Swaggart's trademark piano riffing or gospel singing, none of his jig stepping, strutting or shouting. Clad in a severe suit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Now It's Jimmy's Turn | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

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