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...addition to traditional religious hymns and psalm readings, the service included biblical readings by two of Pusey’s children, Rosemary Hopkins and James Pusey...
...Laden is the "evil one;" "freedom and fear are at war," and "God is not neutral between them." It is no small matter that on that very bad night in September, when a shaken nation beheld an evil it supposed could not exist, this president chose to quote a psalm invoking God’s protection of the righteous. Yea, though we walked through the valley of the shadow of death, we would fear no evil...
...these pleas for peace, many right-wing religious Americans have continued to call for war. Often, they do not use Biblical passages supporting war, quite simply because such passages are not particularly prevalent in the Bible. Instead they use passages of solace or comfort, such as that from Psalm 23 which President Bush recited the night of Sept. 11, and do so in conjunction with their own battle cries. It’s a bit like beer commercials filled with beautiful people. They of course can’t claim that drinking beer will make you look like these people...
...some queer respect, I took my cue from George W. Bush. For it was Bushs recital of a Biblical verse (from Psalm 23) in his dispassionate address to the nation on the night of the attacks that impressed upon me the necessity of grappling, yet again, with religion and nationality, or, more precisely, religious nationalismnot just that of the attackers but also, and more importantly, that of many of the most outspoken and influential defenders of the United States. It is not insignificant that Bush has spoken more than once since then of a crusade, a violent movement that...
...LUCKY LUCADO: PW predicts bestsellerdom for "Traveling Light: Releasing the Burdens You Were Never Intended to Bear" by Max Lucado (W Publishing Group; October), giving it a starred review. "In Psalm 23, God counters the misconception that burden-bearing signals Christian maturity and admonishes followers to leave their loads at Christ?s feet, as he is the only one truly equipped to handle the weight. Lucado dissects Psalm 23 while recounting tender tales of men and women who have overcome crushing circumstances with Christ?s support. FORECAST: This should be quite a boost for the recently christened W Publishing Group...