Word: religion
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Even in terms of temperament, the country shows signs of becoming a more mature product. The tawdry antics of the TV evangelists last year helped to encourage the faithful to discriminate between superficial and serious religion. Movies such as Broadcast News urge the triumph of substance over shadow, as does the popular television series L.A. Law, which has recently turned its hand to social-action stories and away from money, its founding muse. Tom Wolfe, who has forged a career out of the superficialities of the times, now produces a novel about vanity, sensing that people may be ready...
...around the country. In 1970 only 10.8% of students enrolled in U.S. Catholic parochial schools were minorities; today they constitute 21.8%. The majority of the black students (64%) are not Catholic, but that does not seem to deter their parents. "I tell non-Catholic parents of incoming students that religion is an integral part of the school's curriculum," says Monsignor Thomas McCormack, principal of Cardinal Hayes. "They are pleased. That is one of the reasons they come...
After a purging crack-up, Judith is able to throw away all her crutches -- booze, religion, romantic fantasies -- and totter off into Celtic twilight under her own renewed power. Director Jack Clayton (Room at the Top, The Great Gatsby) seems to think these mingy cliches speak volumes. With his smugly self-effacing camera style, he could use, as the Irish say, a "wee jar" to warm him up. His movie needs a big jar to warm up the viewer...
...downtown area more closely resembles a suburban shopping mall than a major city. In Iowa, crime is something that happens on television: the state's rate of violent crime is 60% lower than the national average. Iowans frequently boast of never locking their doors; politeness remains almost a state religion. As Roxanne Conlin, the unsuccessful 1982 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, jokes, "Being rude and killing someone are about on par here...
...fireworks, there was only fizzle. Moderator James Gannon opened with the predictable adultery question, and Hart rattled off his polished yet somewhat jarring apologia: "We have never expected perfection from our leaders, and I don't think we should begin now." He added, "I'm a sinner, but my religion tells me that all of us are sinners." His rivals never mentioned Hart's character or morals. Two hours was all it took for Hart, who seemed wan and out of practice, to take on the earnest aspect of just another Democrat debating issues...