Word: preaching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...rest, of course, falls prey to the call to minister. In a 12-day stretch last June, he visited John Connally in a Texas hospital, escaped to a quiet hotel in southern France to find the time and space to work on his memoirs, immediately returned to Texas to preach at Connally's funeral, flew back to France, then to California to conduct Pat Nixon's funeral, then returned to France once again, too tired to get much work done. "I found that this Parkinson's does slow you down," he says, "whether you want to slow down...
...individuals falling in love with other individuals of their own sex, engaging in sexual practices denounced by law, even accepting the label homosexual and defining a lifestyle around it. But if you think that you know what civilization and homosexuality are really about and feel the need to preach your knowledge to the world, civilization will probably survive that too. The result will be a civilization that ought to feel a little bit more shame, that--after years of struggle to gain the right ti question and learn--a boy so self-righteous and arrogant could think himself worthy...
...intent is not to preach or cause guilt in dieters, however, Miller said. Fried foods, ice cream and other student favorites, despite high fat or low protein, will not leave the menu any time within the millennium...
...Alcohol and Drug Dialogue") from continuing to hold mandatory informational meetings in first-year proctor groups. College officials balked at counseling students to break the law "responsibly," and feared that the program might make Harvard susceptible to liability suits. The decision raises the question: Is it better to preach abstinence or responsibility? We tend to think counseling is preferable to simply pretending a problem doesn't exist...
...public promoter of the conservative Christian cause in general. When he experiences an epiphany these days, the event is complex and political rather than religious and personal. His changing visions become the subject of TV schmooze shows and Washington seminars, as Robertson gives him increasing license to preach as well as plan. With a choirboy's serene phiz, and a resume that includes a doctorate in American history as well as many innings of political hardball, Reed, at 32, has made himself the model for the latest incarnation of the religious right...