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...sides of the aisle, though no House Republican has thus far dared publicly voice the feeling. (On the Senate side, the only Republican to call for resignation so far has been Massachusetts' Edward Brooke.) Democrat Frank Thompson Jr. of New Jersey puts it bluntly: "Most guys hope and pray for a resignation. I can think of 25 Republicans I know who will have to vote for impeachment to save their skins...
...aired on participating stations on Jan. 20. "Lubavitch" explores a world in itself-the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidim, who practice their mystical, joyous brand of Jewish Orthodoxy in a close-knit community in Brooklyn. The bearded, black-frocked Lubavitchers are followed on their way through their daily life-pausing to pray in a delicatessen, arguing fine points of the Talmud in a yeshiva, gathering for a discourse from their revered leader, Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, in the synagogue. But there are also splendid celebrations. A bris-the ceremony of circumcision-is majestic and moving. And a rollicking, dancing wedding party, the beards...
...revealed a new aspect. He said that he has "come to know Christ." Episcopalian Colson admitted that until recently he had been a regular, but hardly committed churchgoer. But he said that since his departure from the White House he has had "some occasion" to think about religion and "pray with other committed people." Suspecting that his newfound faith may go down hard with some, Tough Guy Colson had a forthright response for scoffers. Said he: "If anyone wants to be cynical about it, I'll pray...
...whatever the angle, the conclusion was the same. "With all of our best efforts, neither my generation nor the younger generation is going to bring utopia to earth. Only Christ will do that. We are to work at it and pray for it but ultimately and eventually utopia will only come when human nature has been transformed." Then he'd raise his arms and voice in a clarion call to the unsaved to come forward and accept Christ. He had confronted them with problems of human relations, of social inequality, of government corruption--problems that dwarf men into insignificance...
...Catholics' chill and poignant ending, the abbot capitulates to Rome, then has to repair the shattered faith of his charges by leading them in prayer, a communal task he has long avoided. He knows, as he begins to pray, that the action will plunge his bleak but compassionate soul into an endless spiritual void. As the camera closes in on Howard's tortured, searching eyes, it captures all the anguish of the dark night of the Soul...