Word: messiahs
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...does this generation ask for a sign?" an angry Jesus asked, wondering about the hunger for miracles in his own time, though he might as well ask it of ours. Touch me, heal me, the crowds demanded of their Messiah, and so even as he went about touching and healing, he acknowledged that miracles, if produced on demand, could sabotage the faith they were meant to strengthen. For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary; for those who must doubt, no miracle is sufficient...
...Having the Republican party in Congress cannot possibly help gays and lesbians," he said. "I don't think Log Cabin or the Messiah can effect what Republicans do in Congress...
While writers should not be moral or political leaders, they can not ignore moral issues "until the Messiah comes," a prominent Jewish author said yesterday...
While insisting that the artist should not attempt to be a moral or political leader, Ozick said she recognized that, "until the Messiah comes," moral problems will inevitably occupy the writer's attention...
...most American cities, is less a religious feast than a mercantile festival, whose motto could be "Buy now, pray later." Many retailers rely on this season for fully half their sales and profits. Similarly, performing-arts organizations use holiday chestnuts like Amahl and the Night Visitors and Handel's Messiah as surefire crowd lures. The New York City Ballet's production of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker plays to more than 100,000 people each Christmas and earns the company a fat $5.6 million. For regional theaters, A Christmas Carol is an even bigger cash cow. "It pays the bills...