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...meant that religion is a consolation for the injustices and burdens of life in a capitalistic world. . . . The bourgeois American subscribes to the same definition of religion as Marx. In America religion is generally cherished merely for its consolation value. A tremolo on the organ, a theologically inaccurate sermon full of sweetness and light, a studious avoidance of the ghastly details of the Passion and our contribution to it, a sentimental misinterpretation of the Sermon on the Mount, the presentation of a God who always understands, demanding no greater retribution than a few coins dropped in the collection box: this...
...stern modesty: "I hope to give my abilities, such as they are, to the church of which I am a member." Correspondents knew that General Lee, an Episcopalian, kept a Bible on his desk and another in his briefcase, was an ardent churchgoer, had been known to preach a sermon on several occasions. They remembered that he called on Pope Pius XII several times, presumably to discuss means of smoothing Protestant-Catholic relations...
...Bogalusa, La., who had completed his theological training at Bilbo's expense, preached the sermon. He took his text from Second Timothy, fourth chapter, 7th and 8th verses: "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith...
...Zaslavsky's desk, near Lenin's plaster head, is a ceramic crocodile, the animal that weeps fake tears. Last week Zaslavsky finally finished his sermon to Edwin L. James and the U.S. press...
Questions & Cross Reference. In Hollywood, 50-year-old Pastor Evans uses the same earnest, blunt sincerity that took him through successful pastorates at Wilmington, Calif., Pomona, Calif, and Pittsburgh. A forceful, straight-from-the-shoulder pulpit speaker, he still likes to pose direct questions to his congregations. Sample sermon title: "Honestly Now, Shall I Drink?" On an average Sunday, some 4,000 Hollywoodians turn out to hear what he will answer to such questions. After preaching three services each Sunday, Dr. Evans usually makes at least three other full-fledged addresses during the week. Explains one Evans admirer: "He doesn...