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From his pulpit in Memorial Church, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals Peter J. Gomes condemned the looming war with Iraq during his Sunday sermon, saying an attack would likely “confirm for all the world to see our country’s reputation as an irrational and undisciplined bully...
Although Gomes said he usually prepares all his sermons during the summer and has a set schedule for the entire academic year, he said he decided last week to scrap his planned sermon...
...sermon, which he called “Patriotism is Not Enough,” Gomes said an attack on Iraq would lack “moral clarity” and said too much emphasis on patriotism creates “moral silence...
...sermon drew mixed reactions...
...pastor emphasized that point in a sermon that partly focused on Genelle. Pastor Jim Cymbala told the congregation that in contrast to "the tremendous failure rate of psychiatry and psychologists, all things are possible for those who believe in Christ." A short time later, the minister called Genelle and Roger to the stage and said, "We say that God has a special plan for all of us. But if there's anyone he has a plan for, it is this beautiful child of Christ." A few days before, he had told Genelle in private that she is "the poster child...