Word: preaches
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...role to tell you again. It’s my role to dive in behind the facts, to imagine, ‘How was it?’” This reliance on imagination is part of Forgács’ desire not to preach to his audience but rather to let them think for themselves. “I don’t know what is true and what is a lie,” he said. “I don’t know why we think one thing is a true narrative...
SALT FOR THE FLOCK Benedict is at his best when he's thinking spiritually and strategically at once. He has clear ideas about how his Church can renew itself in the face of modern secularism. He told the American bishops to preach the ancient traditions of the faith in clear and inspirational terms, shrewdly noting that "if this seems counter-cultural, that is simply further evidence of the urgent need for a renewed evangelization of culture." In light of secularism on one hand and competing religions on the other, Benedict urged his lieutenants to preach the Gospel "as an integral...
...Well, most of it. I like living in Manhattan (#26) and by the water (#51), and going to Wrigley Field (#30). I preach the educational value of liberal arts degrees (#47) and study abroad (#72) - and I have big plans to raise my children multilingual (#78). I love my gay friends and wish I had more (#88), and I have a thing for NPR (#44), Asian fusion food (#45), The Wire (#85) and Patagonia fleeces (#87). I appreciate microbreweries (#23) and Mos Def (#69). And I have two last names...
...began researching this piece wanting to condemn Watson’s acts and their philosophy. Eco-terrorism has always repelled me; using violence against humans seems an odd way to preach compassion towards animals. Moreover, many of Watson’s actions seem patently counter-productive: Icelandic support for whaling was said to peak after Watson scuttled two Icelandic whaling boats in Reykjavik’s harbor...
...behavior, and non-verbal actions. For example, one who takes issue with the adhan should most assuredly also have a problem with dollar bills and the inscription thereon proclaiming “In God we trust,” which could be read as an attempt by Americans to preach to atheists. To denounce the adhan but to simultaneously accept these currency inscriptions exhibits an inconsistency. By virtue of being a call beckoning Muslims to pause in their worldly lives and offer a prescribed prayer to God, the adhan has been deflated and constricted into a chant of religious superiority...