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...threshold of a new millennium, Gomes worries that this sense of fear may be particularly potent. People are anxious that "There is a limitation to improvement. Our circumstances, instead of getting better, and better, may be getting worse and worse." But with the optimism that is the preacher's hallmark, Gomes offers his congregation an inoculation: emphasis that "you are not stuck in materialistic world;" you "can aspire beyond your circumstances...
...signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir," King said. "Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check; a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.'" These were not the words of a cardboard saint advocating a Hallmark card-style version of brotherhood. They were the stinging phrases of a prophet, a man demanding justice not just in the hereafter, but in the here...
...Religion" in America is too often governed by Hallmark. St. Patrick's Day, St. Valentine's Day, All Hallow's Eve and even Christmas are celebrated without a thought to their basis in religion. The mark of true religion is that its spirituality and teachings overshadow its material forms. In my conception of religion, there is no room for Cadbury Creme Eggs...
...what of the apologies that have become the hallmark of the trip? Asked before Clinton?s speech about any further anticipated areas of presidential remorse, Mike McCurry replied ?Well, we haven?t gotten around to apartheid...
...orchestra's performance. The opening rills for wind and harp, although punctuated by two unmerciful squeaks, created a setting of pastoral calm. Dense, lush orchestration frequently dissolved into the quickness and light of lighter sections; this is clearly recognizable as music for the ballet. Clear articulation was a hallmark of the performance of this epic yet fairylike piece, and once again, HRO strained Sanders with the strength and power of the final few chords of the piece...