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...group of fans, the Church of Unlimited Devotion, had members, known as "Spinners," who performed dervish maneuvers at Dead shows, took vows of celibacy and purported to worship Garcia as a divinity. He tepidly indulged the Spinners, once telling Magical Blend magazine, "I'll put up with it until they come for me with the cross and nails...
...sometimes regaled those present with bawdy tales of sexual conquests. Another occasional participant at the morning sit-downs confirms they weren't the most orthodox of strategy sessions. "The talk ranged from the brilliance of Ron's latest acquisition to the stylishness of his Hermes ties. It's a worship service...
...child out of a burning building? Did he even climb a tree to rescue a stranded cat? No. All he did was hide until he could be found. You might call him a smart guy, but not a hero. I am amused at Americans and their ability to worship anything the government decides they should. Wake up! Paul Mankelow Calgary, Alberta
...have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States." But Representative Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, objected that desecration has religious overtones. Someone may think Congress was trying to sneak by the First amendment and establish a religion-a religion centered on the worship of flags or, depending on how the definition works out, bikinis and underwear. Accordingly, the quick-thinking Reed proposed substituting for desecration the words burning, trampling or rending. Alas, Representative Charles Canady, a Florida Republican, objected that this wording would not "prohibit placing garbage or other offensive substances...
With the Fourth of July at hand, House members overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to protect the American flag from burning and other forms of desecration. "As tombstones are not for toppling, as churches and synagogues and places of worship are not for vandalizing, flags are not for burning," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) The 312-120 vote -- which included support from 219 Republicans and 93 Democrats -- easily surpassed the two-thirds majority needed to alter the Constitution. TIME's Laurence Barrett says the bill has a "very good chance" of clearing the required 38 state...