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What would Jesus do--about people in the porn business? That was the question religious publisher NavPress faced when asked by a Christian antipornography ministry called XXXchurch to print JESUS LOVES PORN STARS on the cover of 10,000 copies of the New Testament. The group plans to hand out the Bibles at erotica conventions nationwide, starting in June. "Whether you're in the porn industry or addicted to it, we, the church, are here to help," says founder and pastor Craig Gross...
...news to all Christians. The American Bible Society, the first publisher it approached, backed the mission but rejected the cover as "misleading and inappropriate." With NavPress, XXXchurch was preaching to the choir; the publisher slapped the provocative words on copies of The Message, a modern paraphrase of the New Testament. "This is a Bible written for people who aren't perfect," says NavPress vice president Lauren Libby. "But who among...
...early Classical music. To execute this elaborate undertaking, 16 student soloists will deliver the various arias and recitatives throughout the show. “The Messiah,” often performed in recognition and celebration of the Christmas season, actually incorporates text from both the Old and New Testament. As one of the few well-known choral pieces sung in English, its powerful lyrics—juxtaposed with its deeply emotional music—are not only powerful but also accessible for an English-speaking audience. So take your seats and watch as this super-choir offers an exciting...
Written in 1808 simultaneously with the Fifth Symphony, the “Pastorale” was poorly received at its premiere due to its lack of the Fifth’s fire, but BachSoc’s performance was a testament to Beethoven’s beautiful lyrical writing describing the countryside...
...This is definitely the toughest pool of teams that I have seen at Easterns in all my four years,” said captain and driver Arin Keyser. “Obviously we would have like to have done better, but I think it is a testament to how strong water polo has gotten on the East Coast.”MARYLAND 4, HARVARD 3In the seventh-place game, Maryland scored twice in the fourth quarter to come from behind and win.Harvard had a chance to equalize when it got the ball back with twenty seconds left and called...