Word: crucifix
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Rambo CELLULOID GOLD Oh. Snap. We open on a jungle, somewhere in Action-Movie Asia. A synthesizer hums. A cannon fires, and we’re in a village where Action-Movie Asians are screaming and dying. But then we see those big, stubby fingers, fondling a tiny crucifix. And then come words that every voiceover-man would kill to say: “He is a legend of war. A soldier without a country. You know his name. And you know...” Pause. “...what he’s capable...
...most devilish papist—were to win the Republican nomination, he and a contingent of influential evangelicals would consider encouraging a man (inevitably) of better faith and adherence to the Gospels to run under the auspices of a third party. In spite of this group’s crucifix-rattling, Mr. Giuliani remains the Republican party frontrunner even in the South and even among the most devout Protestant conservatives just months before the beginning primary voting...
...home, riding the subway, I crashed. An older lady in orthopedic shoes got in a couple of stops down. I stared at her, contemplating her attire. A crucifix, a habit… I didn’t realize she was a servant of God until the girl across from me offered her a seat. The fear of God struck me. Not only would I die from the illegal toxins in the Power Horse, hell awaited me because I didn’t give up my seat...
...north and Siena to the west. It was the hometown of the Roberto Benigni character in the Oscar-winning Life is Beautiful, while Guido d'Arezzo, credited with inventing modern musical notation, was born here in the year 991. Also, the Basilica of San Domenico features an important painted crucifix by 13th century artist Cimabue...
...brands don’t sell lifestyles only; they sell values as well. A bag from Whole Foods suggests one cares for the environment, a Mac shows that one prizes creativity and self-expression. These accessories are the secular equivalents of a crucifix or yarmulke...