Word: prays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...President rises at 5:30 every morning to pray. By 8 a.m. he is reviewing a stack of correspondence at his desk in the spartan Dodan Barracks in Lagos, where he lives and works. Outside, two armored cars and two tanks evince the might of the Nigerian military. They are also reminders of the dangers that the country's youthful President, Major General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, faces as he goes about reshaping Nigeria's corrupt and debt-ridden society. The President recently granted a 50-minute interview to TIME Correspondent James Wilde. Throughout, he displayed a ready smile...
...later. In a self-serving recorded message, he told his countrymen, "I wish to go down in history with my head held high and with a clean conscience. Therefore, I have decided to trust the destiny of the nation to the power of the armed forces of Haiti. I pray God protects this nation." To many of Haiti's 6 million mostly impoverished people, Duvalier's departure was the answer to their prayers...
...final doubts about the Cardinal's sympathies were ended when he turned down an invitation from President Marcos and his family to pray together for honest elections. Said the prelate: "I think they can pray without me. It's better that they pray and ask the Lord for mercy and compassion...
...occasion was the convention of the National Religious Broadcasters. This is a group whose most resonant names--and recognizable faces--are the televangelists, the stars of the electronic church, the pastors of "Pray TV." And at one session after another, cheered on by such honored elders of the field as Billy Graham and Oral Roberts, these powerhouse preachers strutted their stuff. Jimmy Swaggart roared that the Supreme Court is "an institution damned by God Almighty" for allowing abortions. Jerry Falwell argued that "theologically, any Christian has to support Israel, simply because Jesus said to." Even White House Communications Director Patrick...
...Among Pray TV's top-rated figures...