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...difference. I said in an interview at the time that God's job is not to make sick people healthy. That's the doctors' job. God's job is to make sick people brave. You know what we've done in this country? We have confused God with Santa Claus. And we believe that prayer means making a list of everything you don't have but want and trying to persuade God you deserve it. Now I'm sorry, that's not God, that's Santa Claus. Prayer is not bargaining with God. Prayer is simply coming into the presence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q & A: Rabbi Harold Kushner | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

Although the current system is far from perfect, we are confident that the Finance Committee—hopefully with an additional $30,000 at its disposal—will be able to do an even better job supporting the Harvard campus by funding student groups. Whether its Santa Claus, John Haddock, or the Tooth Fairy who writes the check, $30,000 can make even Harvard-sized dreams come true...

Author: By Andrew D. Fine and Nadia O. Gaber | Title: We Still Believe | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

...Japanese version of the Oscars. It?s set in Tokyo in the 1930s, and for a while made me nostalgic for a period I didn?t live through in a country I?ve never visited. But as 2hrs.13mins. of clichés piled up - the adorable orphan, the Santa Claus, the self-doubting artist, the tearful partings and tearier reunions - I decided I was better off where...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Eastern Standard | 6/23/2006 | See Source »

Nelly ft. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp “Grillz” Dir. Fat Cats I always suspected that Paul Wall is actually Santa Claus sans beard and outfit. I don’t have any proof. Perhaps the rising cost of elf insurance has forced Santa to work summers in Houston as a grill dealer? After watching him dance, rap, and generally look awful—but ever jovial–in the video for Nelly’s “Grills,” my suspicions are all but confirmed: Paul Wall is none other than...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Popscreen: Nelly | 5/3/2006 | See Source »

...father would park his Oldsmobile in spots reserved for angels. In truth, I don't stumble over angels anymore. I think they are alive and well and parked in people's ears. So, yes, I say without hesitation to my sweet daughter, there is not only a Santa Claus, but angels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Angels Save a Life | 4/13/2006 | See Source »

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