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...After years of being dismissed or ignored by many theologians and ordinary believers, the devil is making a startling comeback. Some cults now worship Satan openly. In San Francisco there is even a First Church of Satan. On some campuses, the paperback Satanic Bible by Church of Satan Founder Anton La Vey is outselling The Holy Bible. In New Jersey last year, a young man of 20 was drowned, allegedly by his friends and at his request, because he believed that a violent end would put him in command of 40 legions of demons...
...Fillmores wanes, big concerts frequently have become exercises either in brawling, nostalgic foolishness, or hero worship via binoculars. The alternative, for many people, is live music in clubs and bars; ideally, there develops a familiar relationship between performers and their locale which is--in fact--rarely found outside of Chicago, Houston, or Memphis. Cambridge has always been home to scores of fine musicians. Given the proper outlets for performing, these citizens tend to surface in miraculous fashion...
...Arnheiter, who became her new skipper at Christmas time 1966, was another sort of updated archaism. Machinery bored and confused him. He flunked out of West Point before squeaking into-and through-Annapolis. But he was a champion debater and his head was stuffed with nautical heroes and hero worship, as well as fine sea-fighting phrases ("Seek out, engage, destroy...
...temple was divided into two parts, a building containing ritual objects and images for worship, and dormitory building in which the temple's 75 monks slept. I was taken into the dormitory section and brought to the room of the monk I had met outside who became my host. I slept on the floor on a straw mat between two bunk beds. My host, who spoke fairly good English, explained the customs of his temple so I could follow them while I stayed there. At 5 a.m. everyone gets up, bathes, and begs for alms at houses throughout the city...