Word: worshiper
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...same could be said of American men--and women--in 1995. In one of the most faith-drenched of all nations, the citizenry contributes $57 billion a year to religion, plus untold hours of volunteer labor. Four out of 10 adults regularly tell Gallup they attended worship in the past week--and even if that count is inflated by good intentions, it still vastly surpasses weekly professional-sports attendance. An overwhelming 95% of Americans profess belief...
...familiarity about it. It began with a worship service for the newly elected leader. The formal swearing-in ceremony, after a night of festivities, began at high noon. After the oath, he gave an inaugural address designed to reach out to all Americans, to rally the nation to work together for a great common future. The network anchors broadcast live from Washington, and the new leader was photographed gazing at the Washington Monument and embracing his mother...
...HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONAL WORKing with our senior population, I find Ronald Reagan's admission of his developing confusion from Alzheimer's disease an extremely admirable act ((Health, Nov. 14)). In a society where we worship youth and strength, Reagan again has shown what true courage is by admitting to the frailties of aging. I hope that we begin to accept and cope with the realities of our aged with the grace and candor of our former President. Children may be the future of our country, but old age is our future...
...Memorial Church here at Harvard is technically a congregation and nothing more," Sperry wrote. "The health and strength of our present system, as well as its effectiveness, lie in the genuinely interdenominational character of our public worship...
Today, church administrators say they try to offer an interdenominational place of worship and still maintain a Protestant character...