Word: worshipers
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...talked about the separation of church and state and religion. I talked about how many, many people in the United States are religious. But, of course, we're diverse, a lot of different religions, and that we respect the freedom of religion or the freedom not to worship if people choose not to." Later in the day, after a stop at the U.S. Embassy and changing into a pink suit, the First Lady went in her black Cadillac limousine - with District of Columbia plates, but not the hood flags that adorn the President's limousine - to the 16th Century Villa...
...status or popularity. Like love, it inspires and lifts, isn't rational and is often extravagant, and I'll take it wherever I can find it. That may be in simple fish shacks or Neapolitan pizzerias, but it's most likely to appear in luxurious temples dedicated to its worship, where its high priests present congregants with rich and fragrant offerings. Just one bite, and I'm transported. At those moments, money means nothing to me. I'm grateful to pay for a taste of the transcendent...
...sacrificial and worthy of their great calling. Nevertheless, by focusing on speculations and possibilities about those two worthies, people lose sight of the fact that there is only one King of Kings, and that is Jesus Christ. I believe Joseph and Mary would be the first to cry, "Enough! Worship Jesus." Fran Wheeler Knoxville, Tennessee...
...sacrificial and worthy of their great calling. Nevertheless, by focusing on speculations and possibilities about those two worthies, people lose sight of the fact that there is only one King of Kings, and that is Jesus Christ. I believe Joseph and Mary would be the first to cry, "Enough! Worship Jesus." Fran Wheeler Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. The human penchant for telling stories unfettered by facts is remarkable. It is sad that many people accept those accounts as truth. I wish the promise of the Enlightenment would be fulfilled - that supernaturalism would be replaced by scientific investigation and reason. John Moorman...
...southern Iraq. The turning point was the June 2003 killing of six British soldiers in the town of Amarah after they had inflamed local sentiments by taking sniffer dogs into a mosque. You don't need any colonial experience to know that bringing an animal to a place of worship is likely to offend the worshippers - no matter what their faith...