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...Harvard lost seven of its first nine contests; and when people heard about the squandering of large halftime leads against Fordham (39-29), Detroit (40-26), and Connecticut (47-31), they wondered aloud if Francis was neither saint nor saviour...

Author: By Jonathan J. Ledecky, | Title: 1977-78: Onward and Upward With Coach Mac | 3/15/1978 | See Source »

...ignoring the unwritten prison law of segregation, passed from one racial group to another with dignity and ease. Said he: "I come in the name of Jesus. Wash me in your precious blood as I open the door of my heart and receive you as my Lord and Saviour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Hosanna in a Spot of Hell | 1/9/1978 | See Source »

Therefore, Jesus was either a suicidal megalomaniac whose charisma has endured unaccountably for more than 1,950 post-mortem years, or he is, as claimed, divine Lord and Saviour. Any other claim is specious, so we must choose: belief or ridicule...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 5, 1977 | 9/5/1977 | See Source »

ONCE UPON A TIME, on the planet Cronk, Lords Nietzsche and Namath spoke unto Archie and Edith and told them, "Lo, this planet is full of evil and we shall destroy it. Build thou a rocket ship and send thy child in it and he shall be a saviour to the planet Earth." And Archie and Edith did as the gods commanded. Cronk was annihilated and the blue-haired infant arrived in America, discovered and adopted by an elderly and kindly couple, Franklin and Eleanor...

Author: By Joanne L. Kenen, | Title: The Resurrection of a Superhero | 5/16/1977 | See Source »

...vicious, venomous, vituperative Carter is an example of one who has "taken Christ as his Saviour," I'll take my chances in hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Nov. 1, 1976 | 11/1/1976 | See Source »

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