Word: sermonic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Minutes later, he was in the pulpit. "Responsible choice as to the number and spacing of children," he said in his sermon, "is simply one of the many areas of life in which people are called upon to make conscientious decisions under God." If a couple "ought to be having a child," any method of birth control-including abstinence from intercourse-is sinful. But if they should not be having a child-for economic, psychological or physical reasons-they are under obligation to use the most effective methods to prevent it. "We are not permitted to use a chancy method...
Next morning, the King celebrated his birthday by attending service in Namirembe Cathedral, and listened thoughtfully to a sermon by Bishop Brown, which stressed that even Kings must obey God's commandments and Christ's teachings if they wish to be regarded as Christians. Canceling a ceremonial visit to Parliament because the British Resident, Anthony Richards, would be there (the King is constantly embroiled in quarrels with Britain as well as with his wife, his brother, and the Anglican Church), King Freddie went to a soccer game...
...because it is too short. For the final script, M-G-M eliminated an entire subplot that gives the middle of the story its shape and suspense. But the religious theme is handled with rare restraint and good taste. The face of Christ is never fully revealed. The Sermon on the Mount, The Trial. The Ascent of Calvary and The Crucifixion are pictured, without breathless reverence, in a matter-of-fact manner, as contemporary political events...
...Word. In Miami, Lutheran Pastor E. W. Albrecht, who often wondered "if my message gets across," got a phone call from the thief who swiped the church's tape recorder, learned that the conscience-stricken culprit had decided to return the machine after listening to a recorded sermon on repentance...
Boston. Upsetting all the predictions, Democrat John F. Collins, 40, wheelchair-ridden (polio) Suffolk County Register of Probate soundly (24,000-vote majority) whipped Democrat John E. Powers, 49, Massachusetts' Senate president, in a nonpartisan election. Though both candidates preached the same sermon-revitalize Boston's sagging economy-Underdog Collins made his gains by continuous attacks on Powers' massive political support ("Power politics"), which included the backing of Richard Cardinal Gushing and Senator John Kennedy. In the final week Collins capitalized on a published photo of a police-raided gambling house that was plastered with a Powers...