Word: blurring
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...strange new Book of Life to him. When he has a chance to read it with self-criticism and with Christian guidance, he is fascinated with it and with its lasting insights and demands. In spite of his religious illiteracy, which mirrors our culture and tends to blur his vision of the 'things which are God's,' he is uneasy about the 'things which are Caesar's . . .' His spiritual errors and ignorance often come more from his head than from his heart. Throwing the Bible at him will not heal his hurt, but opening...
Under Phonevision, subscribers would have their specially equipped TV sets hooked up to their telephones. Normally, the Phonevision broadcast of a new movie, sports event or Broadway show would be "scrambled," i.e., it would be telecast as a meaningless blur by blocking key frequencies from the television band and channeling them through telephone wires. If a Phonevision subscriber wanted to see a movie, he would call the operator and she would plug in the missing frequencies to unscramble the broadcast. The fee for each movie (perhaps $1) would be put on the phone bill, and McDonald would share it with...