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Being Mocked: The Essence of Christ’s Work, Not Muhammad’s
The work of Muhammad is based on being honored and the work of Christ is based on being insulted. This produces two very different reactions to mockery.
If Christ had not been insulted, there would be no salvation. This was his saving work: to be insulted and die to rescue sinners from the wrath of God.
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Batman Takes Aim at Osama
Feb. 14, 2006 — Beware, terrorists! The Caped Crusader is targeting a villain more sinister than the Joker — Osama bin Laden.
In “Holy Terror, Batman!” the Caped Crusader goes after the terror leader and his organization after Gotham City is attacked by terrorists. Though the graphic novel’s title is a take on Robin the Boy Wonder’s catchphrase, Miller said there was nothing campy about the story.
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Couple relives 1946 honeymoon at Drake for the same price
Fresh out of the Army, Arthur Reis did what he could to treat his new bride, Ardell: He checked into the Drake Hotel for their honeymoon. It was 1946. The cost: $7 a night.
Making reservations at the Drake recently to mark their 60th anniversary, Ardell presented the yellowed hotel receipt from 1946 — the one that included a 40 cent charge for a long distance phone call and a room service tab of $3.73. Amazed by the artifact, Drake officials, as a gift to the Cicero couple, decided to charge them the original rate: seven bucks a night.
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