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speaking in tongues: old time religion

When religious ecstasy is the basis of the experience of faith. The immediate experience. The immediate sensation. Instant gratification. A direct connection to the messianic or its impending arrival. Glossolalia. Pentecostals believe that true religious experience is God sending down … Continue reading

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CLERGY BURNOUT: THE AESTHETICS OF DISAPPOINTMENT

Believers and Deceivers. The findings have surfaced with ominous regularity over the last few years, and with little notice: Members of the clergy now suffer from obesity, hypertension and depression at rates higher than most Americans. In the last decade, … Continue reading

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BILLION DOLLAR BASH

The story of  Goldman-Sachs, the mystique of the firm and the interest, excuse the pun, it has created, lends much credence to the view of the powerful, influential, yet ultimately precarious and fragile role of the ”Court Jew ”; individuals … Continue reading

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