Word: flocking
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...satirical newspaper the Onion, is now recognized as a healthy supplement in an irony-poor culture. Even Zondervan grudgingly admits that the Bible item was "in the spirit of legitimate satire." Rick Warren (WARREN TO BUY SAINTS, BUILD PURPOSE-DRIVEN FIELD) e-mails Lark items to his flock and says, "If you can't laugh at yourself, you have a pride problem. These guys are the best...
...Japan's population is at least 65 years old, a demographic group that is expected to swell to 36% by 2050. This trend is good news for retailers in Sugamo, where Jan. 24 is the equivalent of America's Friday after Thanksgiving. As many as 80,000 visitors flock to the area to pay their New Year's respects at Koganji Temple - home of a famous statue of the Buddhist demigod Togenuki Jizo, protector of the weak - and browse in some 200 stores overflowing with free food samples and women's wear...
...Ledger’s death unexpectedly helps explain a seemingly unrelated phenomenon: the meteoric rise of Barack Obama’s popularity amongst my generation. Why is it that droves of young voters (and kids too young to vote) flock to Obama...
There have long been mutual advantages to a cordial relationship between Vatican and Cuban officials. For the most part, the Church has been able to attend to its flock and maintain its unique status in Cuban society. The regime has always appreciated the Vatican's denunciations of the American blockade as a human rights violation. There is also fundamental agreement in both Cuban and Catholic doctrine about caring for the weak and underprivileged. Still, the relationship has its limits amidst the government control of information and silencing of opposition movements, which have often included Catholic intellectuals and clergy. The island...
...might add, at their supposed leaders' peril as well. McCain actually got nearly as many evangelical votes as Huckabee and Romney. All through this race, even before Huckabee soared out of Iowa, it was clear that those who claim to speak for the flock weren't listening very well. That McCain and Huckabee are the last men standing is just the latest proof - since the conservative commentariat was uniquely united in its antipathy to both...