Word: spiriting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...That spirit is evident in the actions of quarterback Brian Towne, who quickly stripped his tackle gear, ran over to the touch football field, and threw four touchdowns in a 32-6 triumph. "It's a big, happy family at Winthrop," says athletic secretary Lou Marczuk. "I know that sounds corny, but it's true--people in the House are psyched up when it comes to intramurals," he adds, recalling the senior tutor who cut his class short in order to run in the cross-country race...
...billed as a classic "must win" confrontation for both squads, a battle which would pit brawn against brains, ability against spirit, and raw power against clever cunnery in a key mid-season intramural House football clash between unscathed squads...
Fletcher, who has witnessed people speaking in tongues, says someone always is able to interpret the language afterwards, whether it be some real language or unrecognizable sounds. He says this interpreter is also possessed of the Holy Spirit...
Those who are not "born again" Christians often associate fundamentalism with belief in unusual happenings, such as the so-called speaking in tongues. This is justified to some extent. Donovan believes she has "spoken in tongues," that is, she has received the gift of the Holy Spirit from God and has spoken in an unrecognizable language of praise. This experience happened to her at the end of her junior year at Harvard, she says. "You feel it welling up inside of you. God is giving you perfect words to say. It's astoundingly beautiful...
Donovan is involved in the "Charismatic movement" made up of people in the Catholic Church who stress the "gift of the Holy Spirit." "The spirit wants to manifest himself in outward signs," she says, which leads to such phenomena as speaking in tongues. The equivalent Protestant movement is called Pentacostal...