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...secret that every Sunday the Memorial Church congregation worships God and Jesus Christ. The Church is the house of God, reserved for prayer and worship. We are now in the season of Eastertide, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. What did Liu expect...
Didn't Liu sense that the service might have something to do with Jesus when he saw the archbishop wearing a cross around his neck as he proceeded down the aisle? Maybe Liu sensed that people came to worship God when the congregation read aloud from the Psalter. How about the Lord's prayer? That one is a dead give away: "Our father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name...
...circumstances that his religion becomes almost understandable. At the risk of drowning in psychobabble, suffice it to say that a combination of unguided passion, spiritual and sexual repression and mental confusion arising from the tag-team influence of socialist-atheist Dad and Bible-thumping Mom lead Alan to worship the mystical horse-deity Equus (Latin for "horse"). It is the intersection of reality with Alan's fantasies that leads the emotionally undeveloped boy to commit such a ghastly deed. As the play progresses, however, it becomes less about Alan and more a commentary on the restrictive conventions of normality that...
...Archbishop began the morning by addressing the body of students and community members on the theme of "worship." He titled his talk "How Awful Is This Place!", and covered themes such as blind hero worship and how a female student "worshipped a Puerto Rican wrestler named Bruno." He also mentioned "God" and "Christ" numerous times...
With many of today's ministers earning in excess of $100,000, heaven doesn't preach [RELIGION, March 24]. Our churches now mirror society's American way with "Me first" and "What can I hoard for myself?" We go to church for confirmation of our life-style, not worship. Maybe with prodding like yours we will change. Maybe we can again find the pathway to heaven. Maybe we can join Christ on his way, with "God first" and sacrifice for others. JOHN MEACHAM, ELDER First Presbyterian Church Garner, North Carolina...