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...Lord works in mysterious ways. or at least his surrogates in the TV biz do. Last week several nbc affiliates booted God, the Devil and Bob from prime time, questioning the taste of an animated sitcom that depicts God as an aging baby boomer who wears sunglasses and drinks beer (most injurious to the doctrine of divine infallibility, it's light beer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: God's Gift | 3/20/2000 | See Source »

Boston sports fans have learned, over the years, to cherish their heroes. Partly because we haven't had any recent championships to celebrate--the last time the Celtics won a championship was in 1986, the Bruins haven't hoisted Lord Stanley's cup since 1972 and our beloved Red Sox are still fighting that Curse--but partly because Boston heroes are of a special breed. Those who we admire most are the ones we take for granted...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: We'll Miss You, Ray | 3/8/2000 | See Source »

...Lake, on the Ontario peninsula, just 20 miles from the falls. Two are by G.B.S.--The Doctor's Dilemma and The Apple Cart--and the rest are by Luigi Pirandello, J.B. Priestley, Noel Coward and Oscar Wilde. Highlights of the repertory season this year include adaptations of Lord of the Flies, the 1954 best seller by William Golding, and Virginia Woolf's A Room...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: On The Road | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

OCCUPATION Singing and dancing priest, whose "aerobics of the Lord" services are topping Brazil's charts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Padre Marcelo Rossi | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

Most priests won't turn supplicants away, but Brazil's Padre Marcelo Rossi, 31, must--or risk a riot. Second only to the Pope, the 6-ft. 4-in. priest is the greatest crowd gatherer in the Roman Catholic world. His appeal? After Mass, he sings and dances the Lord's praises in an electric whirlwind that he has termed, appropriately, "the aerobics of the Lord." While his followers sing along, he executes choreographed jumps, leaps and twists that the faithful try to copy. And when the spirit moves the Father especially vigorously, he will pour buckets of holy water...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Padre Marcelo Rossi | 2/28/2000 | See Source »

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