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Word: religion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Harvard is an underdog would be to say the Pope dabbles in religion. And his Holiness--not to mention the Great Signalcaller in the Sky--probably favors the Cross...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Unholy Crusaders | 11/7/1987 | See Source »

...dignity. Portrayals of Shylock have a tendency to paint him as a bloodthirsty, raving madman, and while Miller's Shylock is appropriately vengeful and merciless, he also rarely loses his cool. He demands the justice and respect he deserves as a man but is denied because of his religion. He pleads. "If You prick us [Jews]. do we not bleed...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Venetian Binds | 11/6/1987 | See Source »

...then he was a leader in the effort to liberalize Catholic thought as an editor of the Catholic weekly Commonweal. But about 1968 "I started fading from Catholicism," he says without elaboration. "I ceased being a believer." His wife Sidney, a psychology professor and writer on religion and feminism, converted to the church and remains active in it; they have six children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ethics: Examining The Limits of Life | 11/2/1987 | See Source »

This store, located at the intersection of Mass. Ave. and Linnaean St. near the Quad, is a gold mine for anyone searching for the true meaning of Hallowe'en. The owner, Sherry Gamble, and most of her staff are practioners in the art and religion of Wicca, commonly known to most people as witchcraft...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Of Witches, Warlocks and All Hallow's Eve | 10/30/1987 | See Source »

Despite their strange sense of humor, the staff of Arsenic and Old Lace are serious about their beliefs. "Wicca is a religion, a philosophy, and a way of life," says Floyd who is also a practicing mystic. But the widespread stereotype of witches as the evil, magic hags of legends and fairy tales is in no way related to modern reality, she is quick...

Author: By John J. Murphy, | Title: Of Witches, Warlocks and All Hallow's Eve | 10/30/1987 | See Source »

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