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That's where some homework was called for. To choose America's best preacher, religion writer David Van Biema consulted experts in many denominations and spent hours watching tapes, searching for the most electrifying proclaimer of the Gospel. "Many were terrific, but the [T.D.] Jakes tape affected me profoundly," he recalls. "When I got down to the Superdome to hear him preach in person, I found him amazing. It was the mastery and the beauty of the thing...
...apparent problem vanishes, dissolves to a merely sentimental Marxist residue. Even without getting edgy, you could dress the Joads at the Gap. They could stop at McDonald's for a family meal. "I've preached for the Lord a mighty long time," Preacher Casey might say. "I've preached for the rich and poor. But these Big Macs is righteous, Lord...
...Last week Jamal Salim was decapitated by an Israeli missile while visiting a Hamas office in Nablus. The prominent preacher and political leader was also, according to Israeli officials, a key member of a Hamas network preparing a massive terror campaign against Israeli cities. Jamal Salim's story is a parable of the mounting violence and fatalism that have engulfed Palestinians, the tale of an admitted hard-liner with a thoughtful side who ended up consumed by a cause that has swung beyond politics into the realm of blood feud...
Alterra isn't doing nearly so well: the company, seeking to improve its cash flow, is selling more than 60 of its 481 facilities. But the care at the Eagan center appears to have improved significantly. A recent visit found 12 smiling women singing songs with a local preacher, two men sitting by the fireplace playing cards and the line to the beauty shop out the door. Families were raving about all the personal attention. There are now 32 residents--and, during the day, six full-time caregivers (an impressive 5-to-1 ratio). Good care, it seems...
...instructions in 11 languages stapled to them! That's 44 million death warrants! Q: You're a white, middle-aged, gay man telling predominantly black schoolchildren about safe sex. Why do they listen to you? A: Firstly, I'm not a parent. I'm not a teacher or a preacher. I'm an entertainer with a box of tricks. Secondly, I chat with them as equals, using words they understand. When 10-year-old boys are becoming fathers and nine-year-old girls are selling their bodies for food, you can't say to them: "Sex is for adults...