| 单词 | messiah |
| 例句 | Does he really think he’s in the right, like he’s some kind of saint, a messiah for the forlorn? Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Billy thought maybe he had known this cracked messiah in Dresden somewhere. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Kimberly looked at Don, who made a wry face and said, “Well, we do our best but we know very well that we re not messiahs.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z By attacking apartheid in a way no other black American entertainer or athlete had done, Arthur Ashe did appear to be a sort of messiah. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He had become the black messiah sent from strange shores to come liberate us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted first of all to tell the people that I was not a messiah, but an ordinary man who had became a leader because of extraordinary circumstances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Buttercup continued, moving slowly and smiling, alone, like some land messiah. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Writing in the album's liner notes, D'Angelo acknowledges that the title "is a hell of a name for an album" before stressing that he's not claiming to be a messiah himself. D'Angelo releases 'Black Messiah,' his politically charged new album 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z A religious cult regards the boy as the messiah; the Pentagon, by contrast, plans to weaponise him. Michael Shannon: ‘Actors are just models nowadays. Going to the Oscars is like going to the prom’ 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Her would-be messiah is a puzzling drifter marginal to his own story; the ferocity of Barabbas and Judas seizes the narrative and occupies its centre ground. Books of the year 2012: authors choose their favourites 2012-11-23T22:55:14Z If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes and reviewed it with my own hands, I would have trouble believing that this midcareer Will Smith messiah movie actually exists. And Now Let’s Review … 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z He raises his hand in blessing over a bandaged child and her kneeling mother, as if elevated to secular messiah. Frederick Cayley Robinson: Acts of Mercy 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z We are always taught that we are the messiah nation. Poland’s Divide Over ‘Smolensk,’ Film on 2010 Air Crash 2013-05-28T22:05:50Z It was more about the failings of the characters who were designating him as a messiah type. Damon Lindelof on the ‘Leftovers’ Finale, Mark Linn-Baker and Preserving the Mystery 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z Her sermonizing about being a messiah for society’s outcasts turned into a harangue about her own slightly delayed superstardom. Lady Gaga?s Told-You-So Moment at Lollapalooza 2010-08-09T21:22:00Z In fact, the opposite was true: Bono's walkabout during Bad, playing the faux rock messiah and pulling a girl out of the crowd, became a defining moment and made them true stadium stars. The Eighties: One Day, One Decade by Dylan Jones – review 2013-07-08T09:00:02Z Openings are like weird religious services where the artist is a messiah. Street Art That?s Finding a New Address 2010-03-03T23:13:00Z It is in this sense that Jesus must have taught his disciples that he was the messiah. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z I don't think it's an exaggeration to call the "Dune" series a critique of the whole idea of messiahs and saviors. Is "Dune" a white savior movie? Denis Villeneuve responds 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Fats thought a lot about messiahs and pariahs; about men labeled mad or criminal; noble misfits shunned by the sleepy masses. J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy: We've Read It, Here's What We Thought 2012-09-27T05:01:21Z In this know-it-all age of thought-leader messiahs and thumb-taunting Twitter Torquemadas, Russo places his faith in the ideals of art — ambiguity, paradox, heresy, the sublime — over the black-and-white ideologies of our current politics. What Do Mark Twain, Carpentry and Commodes Have in Common? 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z I think there are excellent reasons for thinking that Jesus imagined himself as the messiah, in a very specific and particular sense. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z The religious movement is best known for its mass weddings, business ventures, conservative politics and longtime devotion to Rev. Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who died in 2012. The Kirov Academy, a Leading Ballet School, to Close in May 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z They will be received like heroes, messiahs, even hailed as the resurrection. New band of the day ? No 1,270: Palma Violets 2012-05-17T15:51:27Z What would a messiah look like, and how would she be received? Karl Taro Greenfeld on the fiction, grim reality in 'The Subprimes' 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z The city’s decimated downtown was swiftly rebuilt, almost single-handedly, by Solidere, the company partly owned by the prime minister, Rafik Hariri, a tycoon considered the messiah of postwar Lebanon, especially by his fellow Sunnis. T Magazine: Dancing on the Edge 2011-09-23T13:30:33Z Is New York finally ready to receive that great American messiah whom the masses hail as “Je-e-e-e-erry?” Review: ‘Jerry Springer,’ Sacred and Profane, Triumphantly Sings Again 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z The founder of the Islamic State in 2006 believed a messiah was going to appear at any moment, so he made terrible battlefield decisions as a consequence. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z In one corner were those who believed their most recent leader was the messiah. New Books From Paul Theroux, Jeffrey Zaslow and Randall Silvis 2011-12-14T22:10:30Z Surely, their sons, daughters, husbands, and wives were not so feeble-minded as to be taken in by a phony messiah. The divine inspiration of Jim Jones: Inside the mind of one of history’s deadliest cult leaders 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z But he did think of himself as the future king of the kingdom, the messiah. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z It made its author into something of a climate change messiah. The Darkest Timeline 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z They emphasize the return of the caliphate as the fulfillment of prophecy rather than the appearance of a messiah. “The Islamic State would not be with us today if the United States hadn’t invaded Iraq”: Islam, religion, and the interview Donald Trump and Ted Cruz must read now 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z It’s understandable that people like Frank would develop a Messiah complex; after all, they’re being treated like messiahs, with the individual power to stop the slaughter of millions and save the free world. Manhattan, the TV Season's Secret Weapon 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Banton jabbed at his detractors during his Jan. 16 performance in Miami, referencing one of his controversial songs and the messiah of his Rastafarian faith. Reggae star Buju Banton faces life in US prison 2011-02-13T18:01:04Z He believed and taught that he was the future king of the coming kingdom of God, the messiah of God yet to be revealed. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z Tokarczuk’s “The Books of Jacob” tells the story of Jacob Frank, a self-proclaimed messiah who wanders around 18th-century Europe, acolytes in tow. Women Dominate Shortlist for International Booker Prize 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z It made perfect sense that she would be the vulgar and scheming messiah figure, leading the women in their quest toward faux-conversion. God is a verb: “Orange Is the New Black” dares to show faith in a positive light 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Yes, the machine was the messiah of the new Modernism, but how do you sit on one? Charlotte Perriand, Stepping Out of Corbusier’s Shadow 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z Donning the mantle of a secular messiah, he proclaims, “I am talking about a new way of life.” ‘How to Win Friends & Influence People’: Why the granddaddy of self-help endures 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z The right wing, in their distortion of him into a monster, set him up to fail, but so did the left wing, in their hopes of him as a messiah. Barack Obama, invisible president: To truly see him requires white Americans to see themselves 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z As Time magazine reported, the music industry was floundering among “the ruins of punk and the chic regions of synthesizer pop”; it needed a messiah. Riff: ‘Thriller’ and the Lessons of the Mega-Super-Album 2012-09-02T03:22:06Z If only a teenage Midwestern messiah could come to the rescue. Review: In ‘The Gospel According to Heather,’ the Messiah Has Homeroom 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Even as he wearily envelops her with his tattoo sleeve – itself believed to contain a tantalisingly incomplete messiah prophecy – Justin can feel his own happiness ebbing away. Justin Bieber says no more meet-and-greets with fans. Sorry! 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Part of Mr. Martin’s joke is that worshiping celebrities isn’t that different from following a messiah. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Steve Martin: The Television Stuff’: A Comedian’s Evolution 2012-09-17T21:49:26Z If Christians were to invent a charge to put on Pilate’s lips, it would be, “Are you the messiah?” Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z For them, the events in 2011-12 and their turbulent aftermath heralded the advent of the Mahdi, the Muslim messiah, and the great battles that would accompany the End of Days, the Islamic equivalent of Armageddon. Inside account 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z As they left, the other woman's face fell as if, having met the hair messiah, the remainder of existence seemed both bald and long. Michael Holden's All ears 2010-04-23T23:14:00Z The officer must attempt to quell an uprising as word of the messiah’s resurrection spreads across the realm but finds his own faith awakened in the process. Scripture as a Springboard in Hollywood 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Then it becomes a film about what the pop industry can do to people, what not to do within it, and about messiah complexes. The 30 best films about music, chosen by musicians 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z In his new book, “Hark,” Lipsyte, 51, takes on the attention industry with a satire centered on a reluctant messiah named Hark. Now Pay Attention, Dear Reader. No, Not to That Article, to This One. 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z The leader of these natives is another white man, who claims to be the messiah and talks of ordering his flock to commit mass suicide. ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Ciro Guerra’s Searching Tale About Invaded Amazon Cultures 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z They clearly thought and talked about Jesus as the messiah during his earthly life. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z He’s not quite Hollywood’s messiah, not yet, but he’s definitely more Jesus than Joker. Joaquin Phoenix's Oscars speech casts him as Hollywood's poster boy of progress | Steve Rose 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z But what he meant by “messiah” has to be understood within the broader context of his apocalyptic proclamation. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z But as the company takes off, Cyrus is branded as a messiah, eclipsing Asha, and their marriage is put to the test. 13 New Books Coming in July 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z “It’s a return from the cave of a messiah, of sorts.” Reading ‘Us’ Through Its T-shirts 2020-01-01T05:00:00Z “Barbie Savior” is an Instagram account that satirises the messiah complex of affluent westerners who spend time travelling in the developing world. White Saviour Barbie's world of orphanage selfies and charity startups 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z To say that these qualities are distractions—that the real reason these messiahs were scorned is that they threatened the American order—is a hard sell. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z The reformers began excising the prayers for the messiah and a return to Palestine. American Jews Face a Choice: Create Meaning or Fade Away 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Later, Johor himself reincarnates as an infant human and grows to full adulthood as one George Sherban, a messiah figure who will help humanity through the coming apocalypse. Summer voyages: Shikasta Re: Colonised Planet 5 by Doris Lessing 2013-07-22T12:26:12Z Even the messiah needs the odd bathroom break. Joaquin Phoenix: ‘There was a period when I wanted out. I wanted my life back’ 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Her usual sermonizing about being a messiah for society’s outcasts turned into harangues about her own slightly delayed superstardom. Gaga's Toldja-So Moment at Lollapalooza 2010-08-07T19:32:00Z They were still, in the painful hours after the Passion, crushed that their messiah, far from leading the forces of God to victory over the Romans, had instead been mocked and murdered. Jesus Died Only to Rise Again. Where Did the Concept of the Resurrection Come From? 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z In Mary Magdalene – a revisionist take on the gospels released later this month – Phoenix co-stars as the messiah alongside his girlfriend, Rooney Mara, who plays Mary Magdalene. Joaquin Phoenix: ‘There was a period when I wanted out. I wanted my life back’ 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Did he call himself the messiah? If so, what did he mean by it? Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z Meanwhile, Kevin’s son Tom finds himself wandering the country with Christine, the pregnant teenage “spiritual bride” of his former guru, who believes that her child is going to be the new messiah. Books of The Times: ?The Leftovers? by Tom Perrotta - Review 2011-08-24T22:00:16Z Jones made a memorable screen contribution as Brian’s mother, squawking the assembled worshippers: “He’s not the messiah, he’s a very naughty boy!” Terry Jones, Monty Python founder and Life of Brian director, dies aged 77 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Morris’s messiahs were unusual in appointing women to leadership positions, but their female-majority membership was ordinary. A Tour Through the ‘American Messiahs’ of Our Past 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Like his character, Cruise is fighting to preserve reality by tackling AI, merging his persona with his performance and reinforcing himself as the movie messiah. Tom Cruise, our messy messiah of movies 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z We then turn back the decades to chart her progression from her modest Minnesota origins to a wealthy televisual messiah with a hotline to God. Review: Praise the Lord for ‘Tammy Faye’ 2022-10-27T04:00:00Z The latter portrays Jesus not as a messiah, but as a teacher revealing a path to eternal life through self-insight. 'Gnostic Gospels' author Pagels to speak in Seattle 2010-04-29T00:13:00Z Throughout the night, we also experienced the weirdness of Justin Timberlake's apotheosis: this serviceable, very likeable pop star being treated like a messiah. Grammy awards fail to reflect the best new music the industry has to offer 2013-02-11T17:51:35Z With three decades of hits among them, the rock gospel messiahs ought to have the sonic power to pull it off. Seattle’s biggest concert weekend in 2 years is here. And it feels kinda weird 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z America has long been a hothouse of apocalyptic sects and self-proclaimed saviors, “overrun with messiahs,” the Methodist minister Charles Ferguson wrote in 1928. A Tour Through the ‘American Messiahs’ of Our Past 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z It also happens to be true whether or not you think he’s the messiah. ArtsBeat: The Life of Jesus: Reza Aslan Talks About ‘Zealot’ 2013-08-02T20:42:32Z This interfaith underground resistance believes Laurent is the new messiah and intends to raise him to become a leader. "The Walking Dead" plops Daryl Dixon in a zombie-infested France. But he's no ugly American 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Enter Neil - an effeminate, New-Agey chiropractor fresh from Brooklyn - who manages to cure her spine as if he were the messiah himself. ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: 'Swing State' 2012-07-23T18:42:39Z Parsons himself was particularly preoccupied with making manifest “Babalon”, the female messiah who he believed would come to Earth and ride on the back of the “Big Beast”, Crowley. Science and sex cults: rocketeer Jack Parsons hits the small screen 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z Decades hence, at another riverside community, the dying indigenous wife of a self-proclaimed white messiah is healed by one of Karamakate’s potions, and her husband proclaims himself the Son of God. Review: ‘Embrace of the Serpent,’ Where Majesty Meets Monstrosity 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z “It may be a messiah, although, whenever I say that, I always add that I’m not a candidate for the job.” Michael Butler, Who Brought ‘Hair’ to Broadway, Dies at 95 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z There was something biblical about it, and I realised in that moment that we’d constructed a crazy world around a wounded messiah. 'If anyone was going to wake from a coma, it was my brother' 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z There can be no doubt of the men's wisdom, as gold, frankincense and myrrh were all listed as ideal gifts for a messiah in the Argos catalogue found with the Dead Sea Scrolls. Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI – digested read 2012-11-25T19:30:02Z But in fact he did nothing to make a person think that he was the messiah. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z “Their first baby will be like the messiah of Mulatto Nation.” ‘New People’ Riffs on Race and Love, With a Twist 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z The Jesus who publicly disowns his mother and siblings, as we see in one crucial scene, is a man possessed, an unfathomable messiah. Music Review: Mark Adamo’s Opera Makes a Wife of Mary Magdalene 2013-06-20T22:14:00Z RPA still makes a fine messiah, but you fear the United Nations of Sound may fall on stony ground. RPA and the United Nations of Sound 2010-06-16T20:29:00Z The first is to reaffirm that we have no record of Jesus ever proclaiming himself to be the future king of the Jews, the messiah, in a public context. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z When a self-proclaimed messiah died without inaugurating the apocalypse, you can bet that younger rivals were ready to scoop up disappointed disciples. A Tour Through the ‘American Messiahs’ of Our Past 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z And why wouldn’t they, when our pant-wearing messiah even has time to rescue cats from trees while repairing fault lines and saving the USA from nuclear apocalypse? Is the big-hearted Spielbergian sci-fi of Close Encounters dead? 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Rastafarians, who consider the late Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie the messiah, view death simply as a step that brings believers closer to God, or "Jah." Reggae fans in Jamaica mark Bob Marley's death 2011-05-11T21:47:09Z I think I like them for the same reason most others hate them: Morrison's pretentious poetry, his messiah complex and the underlying belief that rock music could actually change society. The Doors are as respect-worthy as MC5 2010-04-05T10:06:00Z Hoover was particularly concerned with preventing a black “messiah” from rising within the party’s ranks and uniting blacks with white radicals on college campuses and in the antiwar movement into a potentially revolutionary force. Review: ‘The Black Panthers’ Captures a Militant Movement’s Soul and Swagger 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z He was already, before the putsch, comparing himself to people like Napoleon, and had this grand vision of himself as a messiah, the savior of Germany. Hitler’s turning point: Without his year in prison, “he could have disappeared into the sands of irrelevance” 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z The "messiah of minimalism", as Stephen Pritchard put it in the Observer, "received a rock star's welcome." The Proms 2011: week four in review 2011-08-17T17:14:11Z “We can’t just sit with our hands on our backs, waiting for a messiah to fall from the sky and solve our problems.” Actor brothers take center stage in Serbia’s street protests 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z There has been quite a kerfuffle in the media lately about the Return of Jesus, with the messiah himself appearing on various TV and radio shows. What I'm looking out for at Latitude 2013-07-18T14:52:47Z We are back into the potential of messiah metaphors. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z Though few whites are likely to publicly declare themselves "black messiahs" any time soon, the point's well taken, made even more so by the arrival of this rhythmic, impatient music. D'Angelo's 'Black Messiah' draws on history, sublime grooves 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The actor does his humble messiah routine from Dances With Wolves, while several hundred extras send looks of awestruck wonder in his direction. You're so vain! The phenomenon of the self-loving actor-director 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z The prophecy in question centers around the Prince That Was Promised, a messiah of sorts who is the reincarnation of legendary hero Azor Ahai. This Game of Thrones Theory May Hold the Key to Jon Snow's Past 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z They see him as a messiah figure despite his obvious and gross personal behavior — behavior that as viewed by most of the world's "great" religions would be considered wicked and sinful. Has Trump wrecked our sex life? "Post-Trump Sex Disorder" is real, says sex therapist 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z But the deeper impulses that drove these would-be messiahs and inspired their followers are not the province of the right or the left. A Tour Through the ‘American Messiahs’ of Our Past 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z And although there's not an infant messiah on the premises, there is a contest between decency and savagery, charity and exploitation, and faith and despair. Reaching toward the light in 'The Night Alive' 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z There’s a populist warning in the show’s edge-of-sense fervor, but then misinterpreting a messiah has always been the story. Review | Signature’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ looks hip and sounds vintage 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The messiah was thought to be the future ruler of the people of Israel. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z But life has a way of deflating plans and dimming dreams, and Ms. Chin’s shining path toward mothering that messiah does not come to fruition easily. Review: In ‘MotherStruck!’ Staceyann Chin Chronicles Her Quest to Become Pregnant 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z Being ostracized only reinforces the doctor’s messiah complex. Review: In ‘Public Enemy,’ a Noble Whistle-Blower Turns Fanatic 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Handel’s “Messiah” — by far the finest and most sophisticated of any Christmas staple, whether carol, ballet, poem, painting, cartoon or Jimmy Stewart movie — has always been a people’s musical messiah. 'The Messiah' from opposite ends of the economic spectrum 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The world of Jeremiah is that of a run-of-the-mill narcissist masquerading as the messiah. The baptism of Nic Cage in the bloodbath of “Mandy” 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Crucially for the movement’s legacy—and for its later interest to Jim Jones—the black messiah’s fame resulted in numerous white converts. The divine inspiration of Jim Jones: Inside the mind of one of history’s deadliest cult leaders 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z This is presumably intended to invoke the white horse that will be ridden by the Mahdi, the Islamic messiah. Essential Killing ? review 2011-04-02T23:09:26Z But if two Red Priestesses are backing two different messiahs, there could be conflict. 10 Questions 'Game of Thrones' Needs to Answer in Season 7 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z This winds up making the book appear to argue that these messiahs attracted followers because they were anti-capitalist visionaries and not because they claimed to be living gods. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Hasidim believe that the spirit of a great sage remains after death, and many Lubavitchers think the rebbe is not only a sage, but also the messiah. ?The Rebbe? by Samuel Heilman and Menachem Friedman 2010-06-14T22:50:00Z Sales slumped and the future of the company was uncertain, until a messiah appeared in the unlikely form of the detective-story writer Camilleri. Elvira Sellerio obituary 2010-08-23T17:52:00Z Fallibility is intolerable to those searching for a messiah. Barack Obama, invisible president: To truly see him requires white Americans to see themselves 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z Harlem was sensationalized by the news of the black messiah, jailed as a pariah after smiting the judge who sentenced him. The divine inspiration of Jim Jones: Inside the mind of one of history’s deadliest cult leaders 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z And then the 10-year-old messiah, who is compassion incarnate, and carrying the fire, gives up his secret. Review: ‘The Road,’ by Cormac McCarthy 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z If you’ve been puzzled all your life by the fair-haired, blue-eyed Jesuses of Western culture, then Sleiman’s broad-shouldered, Mediterranean messiah is a step in the right direction. ‘Going Clear,’ ‘Killing Jesus’ and the enduring mysteries of faith 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z In the course of the novel, Gunnar, a sensitive young poet and reluctant basketball player, eventually becomes his generation’s messiah. No Compromises 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The two most darkly significant messiahs Morris writes about are also most indicative of what’s wrong with this otherwise fascinating book. How Cults Corrected America 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z “Doctor Who” star Matt Smith plays Manson, a wild-eyed petty criminal who sets up a hippy commune where his followers worship him like a messiah, clinging to every word of his incoherent prophecies of Armageddon. 'Charlie Says' tells Manson story from view of women he sent to kill 2018-09-02T04:00:00Z In 1885, Gen. Charles “Chinese” Gordon perished in the defense of Khartoum, slaughtered by followers of the Mahdi, the upstart Arab leader who claimed to be a promised messiah. Review | The biography that changed biography forever 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z West has a blindingly vivid messiah complex; he also has an obsession with iconoclasm that has led him all the way to the idea that slavery was voluntary. Kanye West’s Sunday Service Is Full of Longing and Self-Promotion 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Here I want to stake out a clear position: messiah, yes; God, no. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z Mostly, the danger he telegraphs exists on a representational level and the dubiously romanticized image presented by a pale, white noble who’s hailed as a messiah by the planet’s darker-complexioned native population. ‘Dune’ Review: A Hero in the Making, on Shifting Sands 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z He becomes almost animated by the funky bassline of Penny Nails, pointing skyward like a cartoon messiah. John Murry – review 2013-05-09T16:41:00Z The attraction and repulsion between a would-be messiah and his apostle anchors this madcap skewering of contemporary culture packed with fake gurus, cheating spouses, junk-food obsessions and yoga. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The easiest explanation is that Jesus told them that he was the messiah. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z Jesus as the Man of Sorrows has no exact parallel in the Bible — the phrase is from a verse in the Book of Isaiah commonly taken to prophesy the coming of a humble messiah. Art Review: The Enduring Power of an Icon 2011-03-31T21:48:50Z After all, Michael was, to many, a pop messiah. The Jacksons: 'People have tried to tear down our family name' 2013-02-21T18:57:00Z Or it may just be that the show is better when it treats Richie less like a rock messiah and more like an idiot with good musical taste who’s gotten in way over his head. ‘Vinyl’ Season 1, Episode 8: The History of Rock 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z In short, he was not the messiah after all. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z In Mr. Hampton, Hoover saw the embodiment of his worst nightmare: a charismatic “messiah” who could catalyze a race war. The Human Rights Watch Film Festival Explores Social Justice 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z It’s a troubled land, staggering from wretched excess and aching losses, a country where dreams have often slipped into out-and-out delusions, and people hunger for deliverance, if only in the person of a half-baked messiah. Denis Johnson’s Poetic Visions of a Fallen World 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z "No, I'm not the messiah," says Dudamel with a shrug and a smile. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z They are simply human, and no messiah can save us from ourselves. A Tour Through the ‘American Messiahs’ of Our Past 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z But the scarcity of thought in the novel’s mystical infrastructure leaves the boy a designated but unsubstantiated messiah. Review: ‘The Road,’ by Cormac McCarthy 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Playing with the role of pop star as messiah, she embraced the character of cult leader in song, proselytizing about the natural world. Lorde’s Work Here Is Done. Now, She Vibes. 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Others have noted the Biblical parallels to Jobs’ story: the tech messiah who was crucified by the number-crunchers but then rose again. Michael Fassbender on playing Steve Jobs: 'Was he flawed? Yeah! We all are' 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The unlikely messiah of "productivity geeks" everywhere, Allen is the originator of the philosophy of personal organisation known – like his most famous book – as Getting Things Done. The 10 best self-help gurus 2011-01-02T00:05:29Z Her dad worked as a dentist, although even he had a role in Bresson's classic Au Hazard Balthazar, about a donkey that may just be the messiah. 'Maybe I'll end up living in Norway, making cakes' 2010-04-02T12:17:00Z I am somewhat familiar with the teachings of Jesus, who is a prophet in the Islamic faith and the messiah of the Christian faith. On being a man: Andrew Tate and Donald Trump are the worst possible examples 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z Chau was someone with a likely messiah complex, not some proselytizing relief worker or house-builder in a poor country. Review: 'The Mission' shows the dangers of blind faith and the enduring stain of colonialism 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z Many fans call him the "messiah" who emerges every time India need him to perform. India v Pakistan: Battle of nerves at arch-rivals' cricket World Cup clash 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z To defeat Trump in 2024 is a precondition for change, but not enough in itself since people with these needs already aroused will look elsewhere for a new messiah. "Deprogramming" the Trump cult 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The South Korean religious organization founded by self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon bought a remote piece of land in Paraguay about a quarter century ago, hoping to create an oasis for followers. Jordanian army downs drone from Syria carrying meth - state news agency 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z The South Korean religious organization founded by self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon bought a remote piece of land in Paraguay about a quarter century ago, hoping to create an oasis for followers. Palestinians, Israel differ on significance of new Saudi envoy 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z The South Korean religious organization founded by self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon bought a remote piece of land in Paraguay about a quarter century ago, hoping to create an oasis for followers. Party of assassinated candidate in Ecuador taps a new replacement 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z When India were in deep trouble after losing three wickets for two runs in their opening World Cup match against Australia last week, the team again looked at the "messiah" to deliver - and he did. India v Pakistan: Battle of nerves at arch-rivals' cricket World Cup clash 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The South Korean religious organization founded by self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon bought a remote piece of land in Paraguay about a quarter century ago, hoping to create an oasis for followers. Maui like a 'war zone' as death toll from wildfires reaches 93 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z The South Korean religious organization founded by self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon bought a remote piece of land in Paraguay about a quarter century ago, hoping to create an oasis for followers. Britain warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sweden 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Those are the words of a man whose followers view him as a messiah. Donald Trump has gone off the deep end for real: He's a danger to humanity 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Trump will no doubt continue to make his supposed persecution the centerpiece of his campaign, suggesting he is some dark messiah fighting a deep state bent on the oppression of his supporters. Column: Trump is facing his most important indictment yet — and nearly insurmountable odds at trial 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z He said the spots on social media viewed in Israel resulted in 6,011 downloads of his book about encountering the Jewish messiah. ‘Jewish Messiah’ spots on secular cable channels draw solid response, evangelist says 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z In Christian tradition, the prophet describes the coming messiah and declares, “A bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench.” ‘The Bear’ and the need for a place to belong | David French 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “I don’t believe in Christianity. I don’t believe the messiah is coming for the second time. Let’s just focus on what we agree on until the messiah comes and then we’ll decide what happens.” Crowded GOP field vies for the Christian Zionist vote as Israel’s rightward shift spurs protests 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z “I don’t believe in Christianity. I don’t believe the messiah is coming for the first time. Let’s just focus on what we agree on until the messiah comes and then we’ll decide what happens.” Crowded GOP field vies for the Christian Zionist vote as Israel’s rightward shift spurs protests 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Roman Abramovich and a takeover that made every club want a “messiah” owner. Your Monday Briefing 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z He later accused Mr De Ruyter of having a "messiah complex". South Africa load-shedding: The roots of Eskom's power problem 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z Many Jews had hoped that Jesus would be a revolutionary against Roman rule and, since Judea remained in Roman hands after his death, they did not believe that Jesus had been the messiah. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, he also claims to be the political messiah and insists that only he can solve all our problems. Joe Biden vs. a dead skunk: Our president may be old, but the opposition is literally rotting 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z He and his followers thought he was the messiah. Donald Trump and the media: How the Waco siege spawned the MAGA cult 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Some say it is because Trump fancies himself a messiah like David Koresh, who died in the ashes of Waco. Can Biden move the GOP on guns? It's the ultimate test of his deal-making powers 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z “And our country right now, the way we are, we need a messiah.” Bola Tinubu of Nigeria’s ruling party wins presidential election 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Early Christians came to insist, following Paul, that Jesus had indeed been the messiah, but that the “liberation” he offered was spiritual in nature, rather than having to do with prosaic politics. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z With running headlines like “Allah in the Family” or “The medium is the messiah; the messiah is the medium,” it’s not hard to figure out that the “godblog” www.killingthebuddha.com has a sense of humor. 10 books to add to your reading list in March 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The men consider themselves messiahs, but are actually con men who exploit women and children, and ultimately pull the strings that led to their own demise. Donald Trump and the media: How the Waco siege spawned the MAGA cult 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z “He brainwashed us, he said that he’s the messiah Mexico is waiting for and he tricked us.” Mexican protesters see electoral overhaul as a threat to democracy 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z Of course, if Donald Trump had made the journey they would cheer him as the second coming of the messiah. Joe Biden shows the world what political courage looks like. Will it make any difference? 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z In Jewish doctrine, the messiah was to be a figure who liberated the Jews from oppression and made good on the Covenant between the Jews and God, delivering the Promised Land for all eternity. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z "Nigerians are looking for a messiah but the problems are institutional and can only be solved by correcting fundamental issues," said Francis Ugwu in Rivers state, who has always voted for the PDP. Nigeria elections 2023: Young people pin their hopes on presidential outsider 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z That one was a little too busy being the messiah that the anti-vaccine deserved. Perspective | Kevin Durant and the never-ending pursuit of (basketball) happiness 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z Authors, agents and publishers, flailing about in their attempts to publicize books when book tours were increasingly reserved for the few and already famous, soon heralded her as a marketing messiah. A New York bookfluencer launches her first bricks-and-mortar shop ... in L.A. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z He is not a messiah; he is a man who can admit when he is wrong. Sorry, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy is not a “good man” 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z I believe that Jesus Christ is the messiah. Not quite losing my religion: Being a liberal evangelical isn't always easy 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Awaiting a messiah or “Immanuel,” meaning “God with us,” predicted by the prophet Isaiah, they yearn for him to “disperse the gloomy clouds of night / And death’s dark shadows put to flight.” Op-Ed: A blue Christmas song can be a comfort, when everyone else seems to feel joy 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z Formally called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, the organisation better known as the Unification Church was founded in South Korea in 1954 by Sun Myung Moon, an anti-communist and self-declared messiah. Explainer: What is the Unification Church, and how will Japan's probe affect it? 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z “The power of the army chief is so huge that it can create a messiah complex,” said Hussain Haqqani, a former Pakistani diplomat who has written extensively about the military. Amid political turmoil, Pakistan holds its breath for new army chief 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z He’s been accused of having a messiah complex; some of the book’s most arresting sections deal with his lifelong commitment to Christianity. Review: Bono humbles himself in a new memoir 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z The lengthy passage presents Christ’s answer to the disciples’ question of what would indicate the time of the messiah’s return and “the end of the age.” End is near, new Bible prophecy books assert as market demand surges 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Founded in South Korea in the 1950s by self-declared messiah Sun Myung Moon and known for its mass weddings, the group has faced criticism for its fundraising and other issues. Unification Church members accuse Japanese media of bias over Abe killing 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The South Korean church, known for its mass weddings and its late founder who called himself a messiah, built close ties with many Japanese conservative lawmakers. Unification Church followers decry ‘biased’ Japanese media 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The church was founded in Seoul in 1954 by the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who called himself a messiah and preached new interpretations of the Bible. Lawyers say church caused suffering for Abe’s alleged killer 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z Harrison is prone to believing conspiracy theories, and at one point, he thinks he is the messiah. Review | A woman discovers her unusual origin — and 35 siblings 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Sun Myung Moon, who called himself a messiah, preached that Jesus had instructed him to continue his work on Earth. How Abe and Japan became vital to Moon’s Unification Church 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z For example, messiah complexes abound in all three unicorn docudramas; each show’s protagonists emphatically repeat that their business is going to save the world. Why we like stories about grifters and their downfall 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z In Reeves’s murky, dystopian vision, Batman’s evolution from pariah to messiah isn’t a triumph so much as a grunge-worthy shrug. Review | In joyless ‘The Batman,’ Robert Pattinson channels the vampire Edward Cullen 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z Naturally those who still look at Trump as their messiah are calling Biden "a loser" and "asleep at the wheel." Putin's threat to the world grows — and much of our news media is not up to the challenge 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z But he brought plenty of authenticity to the anguished bits and a certain demographic totally buys him as a messiah figure, so cut him some slack. Step right up: The 10 best picture Oscar nominees make their pitches for a win 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z His goal is Jewish dominance over the Temple Mount and hastening the arrival of the messiah. Highway of hope and heartbreak While Paul has been accepted into the tribe after defeating one of its members in hand-to-hand combat, he has not yet fully proven himself to be the messiah the Fremen have long awaited. 'Dune: Part One' ending explained: Where could a sequel go from here? 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z As time has passed, the knock against “Dune” has been that it’s a white messiah story. Denis Villeneuve navigates the thorny criticisms around ‘Dune’ 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z He’s their Savior From South Central, the messiah conservatives feel can deliver California to the Republican Party after a generation in the political wilderness. Column: In Larry Elder, the right embraces a false prophet of California's Talk Show Land 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z But Jacksonville drafted Lawrence with the top pick and he’s been hailed as the messiah for the NFL since his freshman season at Clemson. NFL quarterback competitions to watch with 2021 season opener weeks away 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z The result is that Trumpers are paying for their loyalty to their orange messiah with their lives. Another Trump henchman takes a fall: Why Trump fans still won't admit that loyalty to him is foolish 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z In news accounts, Dr. Rubenstein was described as a longtime friend of Moon, a Korean evangelist and a self-professed messiah whom critics have characterized as a cult leader. Richard Rubenstein, Jewish theologian who questioned traditional notions of God, dies at 97 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z The resulting film pretty much nails the white messiah vibe with whitewashed Fremen, wilting women and seemingly very little thought given to meaning or intent. Denis Villeneuve navigates the thorny criticisms around ‘Dune’ 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Moreover, many of Trump's followers — especially among right-wing evangelicals and Christian nationalists — literally consider Donald Trump to be a type of savior or messiah, perhaps prophesied in scripture. Republican attacks on democracy are a national emergency. Will Democrats ever fight back? 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z López Obrador’s latest outburst came Friday, when he lashed out at an editorial in the Economist magazine that described him as a “false messiah” and urged voters to reject his party. AMLO wants to transform Mexico. An election may stop him 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z If this, too, sounds a little woo-woo, consider that the word “messiah,” a transliteration from the Hebrew, means “anointed one.” How Botanical Oils Won Over the West 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Instead, they practise and preach a fluid theology consisting of New Age philosophy, conspiracy theories, and messiah worship. Love Has Won: Family's grief at death of mummified cult leader 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z If you’ve been paying any attention to this awards season, you don’t need a messiah to tell you that Kaluuya is taking home the Oscar. 2021 Academy Award predictions: Who will win best picture, best actor, actress and more 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Instead, he acted “almost like, ‘I’m the savior, the messiah of LA’s criminal justice system and I’m going to do this without really consulting anyone,’” Ceballos said. Reform-minded Los Angeles DA faces blowback in first months 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z Hip-hop is an unorganized religion, and like most persevering systems of culture and faith, it teems with messiahs and martyrs. Review: Nipsey Hussle, canonical rapper, gets his first gospel 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z "It was like a cult and he was the messiah," he says. Football's Darkest Secrets - the survivors' stories 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Their messiah was Ms Carlson, who was known as "Mother God". Love Has Won: Family's grief at death of mummified cult leader 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z A parliamentarian who is now vice president then proceeded to formalize Modi’s divine status in the BJP with a resolution commending him as “a god’s gift for India” and “the messiah of the poor.” Perspective | India, the world’s largest democracy, is now powered by a cult of personality 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z Indeed, Hoover wrote of his desire to “prevent the rise of a ‘messiah’ who could unify and electrify the militant black nationalist movement.” Spate of awards-season films track FBI tactics against Black activists 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z The film’s title was inspired by a memo about Hampton written by former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover about preventing “the rise of a Black messiah” from within the Black Panthers’ ranks. 'Judas and the Black Messiah' delivers justice for Fred Hampton. Thank those he left behind 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z "He’s got this kind of messiah presence and also, he’s such a nice guy," Grint noted. ‘Harry Potter’ star Rupert Grint says he 'stopped watching' the films after third installment 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z "He's always been a delusional liar with a messiah complex, who talks out of both sides of his mouth and contradicts himself." How two friends' farcical, failed schemes ended with the biggest fail of all: Stop the Steal 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z On Tuesday, when asked by reporters if there was anything he wanted to say, Shenker said, in part: "I have no fear … the messiah is coming," according to the video. NYC bomb hoax suspect smiles, winks as he's hauled off in cuffs; tells reporters 'messiah is coming' 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z King, more than anyone else, fit Hoover’s fear of a Black messiah. Spate of awards-season films track FBI tactics against Black activists 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z This is not the conquering messiah many were hoping for, but one from the bottom of society in a time of political unrest and massive inequality — sort of like now. Opinion | Pastor, Can White Evangelicalism Be Saved? 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z The need to build an entire structure to replace Alex Ferguson, not simply a revolving door of pricey messiahs, was urgent then and remains urgent now. Manchester United need a structure to break the blame-and-burn cycle | Jonathan Liew 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z These are desperately confused and easily-deceived adults whose TV messiah once tried to sell raw beef in Sharper Image mall stores. Is Trump staging a coup or just running a con? No reason he can't do both 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z He did so, moreover, in a country that embraced him, emotionally, like a messiah because in Argentina this is a game that only reaches the mind via the heart. Maradona the footballer had no flaws – Maradona the man was a victim | Jorge Valdano 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z “He is fully convinced that he is the messiah in this country, and that without him we would not exist,” said Vlasova. 'What made him come there?': Lukashenko's surprise meeting with his critics 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z He pointed to Foy, a white artist, as someone who used their privilege to be an ally and help others without being the messiah and fixing everything. Art project aims to start discussion on Black Lives Matter 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z The villagers had longed for a messiah, and they received two. ‘We Were Bulletproof’: As Child Soldiers Grow Up, Legacy of War Lingers 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “They try to present him as the messiah, but if he is the messiah he is not doing what we are supposed to do,” Mr. Rivera said. Latino, Evangelical and Politically Homeless 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z One man’s charlatan is the next man’s messiah, and we are witnessing a kind of staged resurrection that will harden both views of him. Opinion | Don’t Give Up on America 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z As a high school junior, he was cast as a basketball messiah. LeBron James and the Burden of Being Great(est) 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z “I sometimes tell myself that maybe God sent me here like a messiah to help people,” he said. ‘It’s a Joy for Me to Bury Them’: A Quest to Honor Migrant Dead 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z “On the internet, he kept saying things like, ‘I’m a messiah, or a prophet,’ and that caused great trouble in our village,” Ali said. 'Holy warrior' selfies: Pakistan teen feted for killing U.S. blasphemy suspect 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Director J Edgar Hoover issued a directive ordering the bureau to: "Prevent the rise of a 'messiah' who could unify and electrify the militant black nationalist movement." How Daniel Kaluuya became a freedom fighter 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Not when their fascist messiah is ordering children beaten by his shock troops. American fascism has arrived, and the danger is real — but it's not too late to defeat it 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z But in a video message that was later taken down, God TV chief executive Ward Simpson suggested that its real aim was to persuade Jews to accept Jesus as their messiah. World Digest: June 28, 2020 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z But in a video message that was later taken down, GOD TV CEO Ward Simpson suggested its real aim was to convince Jews to accept Jesus as their messiah. Israel orders U.S.-based Christian TV channel off air 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z Naseem set up a website proclaiming himself a messiah, with a link for people to pledge allegiance to him. 'Holy warrior' selfies: Pakistan teen feted for killing U.S. blasphemy suspect 2020-08-09T04:00:00Z Hampton might have been one such "messiah", as might Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael or Martin Luther King. How Daniel Kaluuya became a freedom fighter 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z They're not letting their new messiah—the next Brad Johnson, if we may be so bold—run through his playbook in the park because even they think it's a threat to public health. Boston mayor says he would have "looked the other way" on Tom Brady tossing balls in the park, but alas - Golf Digest 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z He looks like an El Greco saint, with hints of a Francis Bacon messiah. Review: Was Andy Warhol a saint or scourge, genius or dolt? A new biography befits a great life 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z “We don’t need messiahs, even in this time,” says biologist Jean Chambaz, president of the Sorbonne University. Top EU scientist pushed out over coronavirus spat 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z Cutting a solitary figure, Francis listened as three priests read the gospel account of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and being hailed as the messiah. Pope opens Holy Week amid pandemic; says now is the time to serve 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z “Lee Man-hee is a psychopath who has lied and lied until he believed his own lie that he was the true messiah,” said Jeong Ji-su, a former disciple who left last July. ‘Proselytizing Robots’: Inside South Korean Church at Outbreak’s Center 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Also known as the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony, the church was founded and is headed by self-proclaimed messiah Lee Man-hee. Secretive church at center of South Korea's explosive coronavirus outbreak 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z Rastafarianism is an Afrocentric religion with roots in the Old Testament that sprang up in Jamaica in the 1930s with predictions that a black messiah would arise in Africa. Shooting suspect held in solitary for refusal to cut dreadlocks sues to get out 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z The Unification Church was founded in 1954 by the late Moon, who declared he and his wife were messiahs. South Korea mass wedding attracts thousands despite virus fears 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The lights turn her into a colossal silhouette, the music becomes unnerving, as she transforms into a wrathful messiah. In ‘Dance Nation,’ a teen competitive dance team (portrayed by adults) invites us into the secret world of tweendom 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Mr. Lee is far from the first person claiming to be a messiah in South Korea. ‘Proselytizing Robots’: Inside South Korean Church at Outbreak’s Center 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z But now that they've discovered their messiah, there's no turning back. This treasure trove of Ed Orgeron stories is what the internet was invented for - Golf Digest 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z I find myself with one hand in the air, palm facing the skies and my eyes closed in devotion asking myself, is Lizzo the messiah we need? Lizzo's Sydney Opera House performance was as close to transcendent as pop can get | Nakkiah Lui 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z “And it’s these ‘messiahs’ who end up dragging us down with their hateful policies,” added the musician, whose real name is Manuela Oiticica. Brazil’s artists lead a chorus of resistance to Jair Bolsonaro 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Based on his debate performance, the good mayor isn’t quite the political messiah his supporters believe him to be. The Pete Buttigieg pile-on revealed: he is no political messiah | Richard Wolffe 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z As the country has suffered war and deprivation in the past century, 120 self-styled messiahs promising a new world of peace have emerged, 70 commanding sizable followings. ‘Proselytizing Robots’: Inside South Korean Church at Outbreak’s Center 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Will Knicks fans hail him as a messiah, entering another cycle of cautious hope and crushing loss? David Fizdale was another example of the tragedy of the Knicks' bad taste 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z And if her message of self-love and acceptance is true, is Lizzo the messiah we deserve? Lizzo's Sydney Opera House performance was as close to transcendent as pop can get | Nakkiah Lui 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Many Muslims and Arabic speakers guessed that the "messiah" was Dajjal and joked they would need to "grab a prayer mat" after watching the trailer. Netflix trailer 'reveals spoiler' to Muslims 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z In a first-person biography on the Jews for Jesus website, he wrote that during his reading of the Old and New Testaments, “my suspicion that Jesus might really be the messiah was confirmed.” Trump’s Other Personal Lawyer: Close to the Right, but Far From Giuliani 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z Ms. Kim, the former deputy, split with Mr. Lee in 2017 and has since called him “no messiah but just a plain old religious con man.” ‘Proselytizing Robots’: Inside South Korean Church at Outbreak’s Center 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z She would soon learn of the life of Southcott, who had predicted a messiah would spark "the millennium" or the Second Coming in England. The woman who said Jesus would return - to Bedford 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z And even then, his own supporters — who are clearly unfamiliar with the remedies of the democratic process — have threatened a violent civil war if their messiah is convicted, resigns or loses the next election. So we're supposed to treat Donald Trump with respect, after all this? Oh, hell no 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z In biblical times a man, mistakenly proclaimed a messiah, finds himself leader of a new religious movement. Movies on TV this week: Sept. 29: 'Almost Famous' and more 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z By the time Maradona arrives in Naples in 1984, he’s greeted as a messiah; the southern city is hungry to challenge the traditional soccer powerhouses further north. Review: From god to devil: Doc tells Maradona’s mythic tale 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Snowden, who once aspired to be a model and is in some quarters regarded as a modern messiah, is the second kind. Review: Edward Snowden and the Rise of Whistle-Blower Culture in “Permanent Record” 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z For a man who sees himself as the messiah, President Trump has a lackluster record on Earth. Opinion | Trump claims he’s the messiah. Maybe he should quit while he’s ahead. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z They have to ask themselves why they are so eager for a messiah figure that they fall for easy con games and end up smoothing the way for brutal tyrants. Column: Jeffrey Epstein's so-called 'charisma' was a fairytale we tell ourselves about powerful men 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z He had been gathering his young outcasts, mostly young women, and convincing them that he was a 20th-century messiah, the eventual ruler of the earth after a climatic war between blacks and whites. Woodstock, Manson and the march to Utopia 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Many of them probably will reappear when their messiah re-summons them. Opinion | Democrats: Let the winnowing commence 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z Everyone knows the bit in The Matrix when Neo achieves digital messiah status and suddenly sees “reality” for what it really is: lines of trailing green code. Facebook’s image outage reveals how the company’s AI tags your photos 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z But as messiahs go, King Donald of Israel, Blessed Be His Name, appears to be a false prophet: Opinion | Trump claims he’s the messiah. Maybe he should quit while he’s ahead. 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z As such they are devoted to Trump as a messiah and savior. Trump remains dominant among white voters — Democrats can't afford to be complacent 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z They return – it would appear – to a time where no one is the messiah but there is no shortage of naughty boys. Still flying: Monty Python to mark 50th anniversary with record bid 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z “They believe in this messiah, either in politics or television,” said Tolentino, adding that entertainment is a distraction from the hardships of poverty. A popular Philippine cop show is real political theater as its actors run for office 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z But there was logic to the choice; a thread of Parthenopean identity reaching back from the Bourbon Kingdom of Two Sicilies to vengeance in the present by the messiah from Buenos Aires. Maradona and Naples created an unearthly and sometimes dark magic. I was there | Ed Vulliamy 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z In a better world, Trump’s cult of Red Hats would be repulsed by their messiah’s decision along these lines, perhaps rising up to force the president to rethink the decision. Shocker: Trump and Barr refuse to defend ban on female genital mutilation 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z The Monty Python classic about a reluctant messiah in 33 A.D. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for April 2019 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z When, in 2010, these groups were looking down the barrel of strategic defeat, a cultish strain emerged, fixating on the apocalypse and waiting for the arrival of the messiah. The caliphate is over, but Isis will be back in another form | Alia Brahimi 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The world is once more bathed in the mystical glow of a messiah. Opinion | Is the Force With Beto? 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z "People start to think that the 'messiah' will solve all their problems. And evidently there is an atmosphere around Guaidó at the moment in which people think he will fix all their problems." Is there a cult of personality in Venezuela? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z For most of his 22 years as a professional, Federer has been a messiah, and rarely a naughty boy. Roger Federer 100 not out but still hungry for elusive Olympic gold | Kevin Mitchell 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z Sergei says “we can’t just sit with our hands on our backs, waiting for a messiah to fall from the sky and solve our problems.” Actor brothers take center stage in Serbia’s street protests 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z He holds his hands aloft as the faithful roar him on, a messiah without portfolio. ‘We're reactivating the people’s army’: inside the battle for a hard Brexit 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z “I am not a messiah. I am not a savior,” Mr. Dragicevic said. In Bosnia, a Father’s Grief Swells Into an Antigovernment Movement 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z It also has prompted soul-searching in the U.S. evangelical community, which has been debating whether Chau was a martyr, a fool or was afflicted by a messiah complex. ‘He lost his mind’: Slain missionary John Allen Chau planned for years to convert remote tribe 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z They act like messiah for freedom & democracy all over the globe but also have strongly supported & stood with many rogue & corrupt tyrants who slaughtered their very own citizens if they voice against their rudeness & cruelty. How the War in Yemen Became a Bloody Stalemate — and the Worst Humanitarian Crisis in the World 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Not to put too fine a point on this, but those who see Jesus as the messiah are generally identified as “Christians.” Pence faces backlash after appearing alongside a 'Messianic rabbi' 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z The rabbi added that there are religious texts that discuss the possibility of kosher pigs, once the Jewish messiah arrives and ushers in an age of universal peace. Meat Labs Pursue a Once-Impossible Goal: Kosher Bacon 2018-09-30T04:00:00Z It's also used in the word for hospital and is even part of the Biblical term for messiah. Bula! Can you trademark a greeting? 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Actually, first tell us how long you’ve been experiencing these messiah delusions. The madness is pouring out of the White House now, for all to see | Richard Wolffe 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Rejecting the plea for a “personal” messiah was hardly without controversy. Opinion | How America’s Jews Learned to Be Liberal 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ” was a meditation on a messiah tormented by inner doubts and moral reckonings until he found transcendence on the cross. The culture war started 30 years ago by Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ' is alive today 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z It practiced a mixture of Buddhism and Hinduism before turning into a paranoid apocalyptic cult centered on its leader, who claimed to be a messiah. Japan Executes Six More Members of Doomsday Cult 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Last summer, the franchise announced the hiring of Dr. Daniel Medina and anointed him its medical messiah. [BC-MCT-SPORTS-BJT] 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Outside, street hawkers peddled T-shirts and trinkets emblazoned with the image and the gospel of a man who followers describe in quasi-religious terms and detractors dismiss as Mexico’s populist “tropical messiah”. Mexico election: voters head to polls as leftist Amlo expected to cruise to victory 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z For some, arguably including Mr. López Obrador himself, he is something of a messiah, the chosen leader to cure his nation’s ills. The Firebrand Leftist Far Ahead in Mexico’s Presidential Polls 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The Jesus in “Last Temptation” is a tormented messiah who discovers his faith and identity in gradations. The culture war started 30 years ago by Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ' is alive today 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Instead, Jesse ends up agreeing to become a messiah at the behest of an organization called the Grail. Season 3 of Preacher takes an unusual approach to horror and humor 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z “People often refer to him as a kind of messiah in Brazil. He reminds me of a U.S. self-help guru,” Downie said. Neymar is back, but Brazil is a changed team and country since the 2014 World Cup 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “They can call him crazy, a messiah, but nobody can say he is a thief.” If he becomes president, this man will turn Mexico’s White House into a public park 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Markus goes on perhaps the most radical journey that could transform him into a messiah to his abused brethren. Zadzooks: ‘Detroit: Become Human’ review 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z “The messiah is on the doorstep,” she said. New U.S. embassy in Jerusalem: A stone plaque and $400,000 in renovations, for now 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z But Silicon Valley is first and foremost a satire, meant to lampoon the culture and personalities of these computer whizzes, with their volatile mix of messiah complexes, hierarchical bullying, and crippling self-doubt. HBO’s Silicon Valley is struggling to stay relevant 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z King was clear that change would not come from one messiah or politician, but a movement from the bottom up. The panel: what would Martin Luther King's dream be in 2018? 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Magdalena, a botanical horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, is popularly known as the “plant messiah.” The ‘plant messiah’ on what it takes to save the world’s rarest species 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The Life of Brian, their classic satirical take on a false messiah, now seems all too prophetic, he said, “completely relevant to the world we are living in”. Donald Trump is funnier than Monty Python, says Terry Gilliam 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Moon is the son of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church, which critics regard as a cult. Worshippers clutching AR-15 rifles hold commitment ceremony 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z The Unification Sanctuary’s leader, the Rev. Sean Moon, is the son of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, a self-proclaimed messiah who founded the Unification Church. World Peace and Unification Sanctuary church AR-15 ceremony prompts school closing 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The expectation for a Black messiah to deliver America from the sins of racism is counterproductive to the reality that it requires mass mobilization to tackle the forms of prejudice which keep marginalized communities vulnerable. Oprah supports the Florida students. What about Black Lives Matter? | Khanya Khondlo Mtshali 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z “FBI leadership at that time saw King’s stature as a ‘black messiah’ in criminal terms,” Woodard says, describing how King was “alienated, isolated and eliminated” by the Johnson administration. What If Martin Luther King Jr. Was Never Assassinated? 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z All the chat about Marco Silva being the messiah seems to have calmed down – can the Foxes inflict a fifth straight defeat on Watford? Manchester United v Burnley, Chelsea v Brighton and more: Premier League clockwatch – live! 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z “The young ones see him as the messiah of our time,” says the former Arsenal striker Christopher Wreh, who is Weah’s cousin. George Weah: ‘Arsène Wenger showed me love when racism was at its peak’ 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z But his brother, the anointed messiah of the spiritual organization called the Theosophical Society, remained in Ojai and transformed it into a mecca for New Age pilgrims. Ojai, Calif., Ringed by Flames, Is an Ash-Covered Shangri-La 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z As with all utopianism, though, there were many false messiahs. 'We could build something revolutionary': how tech set underground music free 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z On this view, the drivers of history are not races or classes or nations, but particular military geniuses, religious messiahs, kings, dictators, inventors, captains of industry, artists and saints. History, Totally Destroyed 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z With their talk of messiahs and their Lords and Houses and the filigreed interior design and costuming — as opposed to that clean Federation look — there is something undeniably foreign and Old World about the Klingons. 'Star Trek: Discovery' marks a welcome return to TV and upholds the legacy of the famed space drama 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Frankenstein to me is a messiah, crucified for sins. Q&A: Del Toro on his festival sensation and love of monsters 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z During his eight-year tenure, the press presented Obama as feminist, communist, fashion model, Jew, the messiah, Superman, George Washington, President Franklin Roosevelt, Julius Caesar, Muslim terrorist and even the Hindu deity Lord Shiva. Terrorist, Superman, feminist, messiah: Barack Obama's life as a cover star 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z If there is a moral to this tale, it’s that we need to be wary of medical messiahs with their promises of salvation. Dr Con Man: the rise and fall of a celebrity scientist who fooled almost everyone 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z Finally, the blue collars spotted a messiah in Trump, thinking for some reason that he had the power to save them. Opinion | Why is Trump so awkward in Washington? He’s a New Yorker. 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z He belongs to a faith called Mercerism, which uses “empathy boxes” that connect worshippers to a virtual reality in which their messiah, Wilbur Mercer, eternally climbs a hill while being hit with sharp stones. The Philip K Dick book I love most… 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z He was already dismissed by nonbelievers as a poseur, as a vain young man in a hurry rather than a pragmatic messiah capable of reforming France and rescuing Europe. Macron needs more than makeup to be the new De Gaulle | John Lichfield 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z He’s framed not as a grand and tragic figure, but as a standard-issue reluctant messiah, like so many others. The Dark Tower is a film working against itself on every level 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z He writes: “The Jews’ guilt for the crucifixion of the messiah was never recognised by them. Der Spiegel removes 'antisemitic' book from bestseller list 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Like Trump, Trump Lawyers tend to have something of an attention-grabbing rebellious streak: Sekulow, who grew up Jewish in Brooklyn, now identifies as a messianic Jew; he believes that Jesus is the messiah. All the President’s Lawyers 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z “I felt my back spasm and ache from the heavy burden of my messiah complex,” he writes after offering to cover rent on a nearby apartment for his siblings. Sherman Alexie’s brave new memoir delves into his childhood 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z But then the law of averages kicked into merciless gear, and with Leicester plummeting toward relegation, Leicester sacked their very own messiah in February, effectively cracking the city in two. The ugliest breakups in sports history (inspired by Lebron James...again) - Golf Digest 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z Most people, the messiah preaches, are blind to these everyday miracles. Carlos Magdalena, “the plant messiah” 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z If there are false messiahs to be exposed, then logic suggests that a real messiah must be discovered. White supremacy is everywhere: How do we fight a concept that has so thoroughly permeated our politics and culture? 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z Ronald Reagan was his political messiah, and he believed that Commentary had something to do with his election. The Book That Scandalized the New York Intellectuals 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z “It’s really a messiah complex. It’s that idea of total power and control. He is God. He is the law.” ‘False prophet’: Duterte, the Catholic Church and the fight for the soul of the Philippines 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z There’s a fair chance Zlatan will be assuming the messiah position at some stage today. Manchester United v Bournemouth: Premier League – live! 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z There is the messiah and her religious cult caught up in a dystopian nightmare. A Birthplace for Novels and Essays 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z He is a stock-car messiah in sport hurting for heroes, at least marketable ones. Dale Earnhardt Jr. revives racing career on his own terms 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z To his supporters, he's "a messiah of the poor", even "God"; to the villagers his word is often law and his weekly "courts", where he settles their disputes, draw large crowds. The Indian politician with the reputation of a Bond villain - BBC News 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z It is true that there are many Russian officials who do see Trump as the new messiah. An end to bromance: Russia’s in love with Trump, right? Not as much as you think 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z “Jesus Was a Social Drinker” credits the messiah with “a best-selling novel.” Music Review: Chuck Prophet at his best on ‘Bobby Fuller’ 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z MEK members call him the “Hidden Imam” who will return to Earth as a messiah, Abrahamian said. Trump Cabinet pick paid by 'cult-like' Iranian exile group 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z He was portrayed, unhelpfully, as an American messiah. With Barack Obama’s exit the US is losing a saint. But a sinner may make a better president | Simon Jenkins 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z It was the apex of Raptorsmania, and for the rest of the team's playoff run, fans would randomly scream Drake's name during the game as if calling on the messiah. 2016: The Year of the Canada Fan - BBC News 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Looking back, she said, he presented himself as a messiah to whom she surrendered her “spiritual being.” This Manson family member is the longest-serving woman in California prisons. Will she get parole? 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The messiah would likely declare that we shouldn’t treat fellow human beings like objects and that we shouldn’t steal from one another. Why This Rabbi Loves Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Among the clues that Trump may be the messiah, he said, is that the president-elect is a kingly and warrior-like leader committed to protecting Israel and, according to Horn, rebuilding the Temple of Jerusalem. End times pastor Tom Horn: Donald Trump could be the messiah or his forerunner 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z This was not the work of gurus or messiahs or political egomaniacs. Behind Brooklyn Neighborhood’s Rebirth, a Woman Who Joined in a Dream 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z A master of image and myth, Mr. Castro believed himself to be the messiah of his fatherland, an indispensable force with authority from on high to control Cuba and its people. Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Each took turns struggling to deal with the burden of being anointed American soccer’s messiah. America’s Latest, Greatest Soccer Messiah 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z The 20th century philosopher and theologian Martin Buber would often begin lectures to ecumenical gatherings by stating that a key difference separating Jews and Christians is whether Jesus was the messiah. Why This Rabbi Loves Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Not a soldier, not a raving messiah in a red beret, but a mensch in a baggy business suit who knew how to run a government. Venezuela, A Failing State 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z “America then was a nation that was deeply divided, and its youth had given up on politics as usual. So they were very susceptible to a messiah promising to right every wrong.” Stalin's last American spy: new book tells the strange tale of Noel Field 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z He called himself caliph, an earthly ruler, rather than a mythological mahdi, or messiah. Islamic State’s messianic apocalypse is postponed 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z “They sit around waiting for the arrival of a messiah who will make everything alright. But that’s not how it works.” Pussy Riot Unveils a Wildly NSFW Vision of America Under Donald Trump 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Even if his message isn’t fresh, many idealize the messiah as a personal redeemer, a force capable of divine, superhuman power. Why This Rabbi Loves Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z "From messiah to mediocrity; from agile to fragile." Malcolm Turnbull: 'Australia's happiest prime minister' - BBC News 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Insisting that Mr. Trump is the “demonic messiah in oompah-loompah’s clothing” of a base of voters who “want few details and fewer facts,” Mr. Olbermann gave his viewers the charge that “we must stop him.” Keith Olbermann of GQ.com has ‘176 reasons Donald Trump shouldn’t be president’ 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z It wasn’t until 1968 that Herbert began to write a sequel called Dune Messiah, that continued the story of protagonist Paul Atreides, and his new role as a messiah and emperor. The authors of Navigators of Dune on building an epic, lasting world 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z They show up in sequins and white summer jeans, to see their emotional messiah. Hello? Adele? I want you to meet my 'little brother'... 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Christmas and its celebration of the birth of Jesus compels me to think about the concept of a messiah. Why This Rabbi Loves Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Like members of a cult who discover too late that their self-proclaimed messiah is mortal after all, rationalizations are required. Sean Hannity’s Veneration of Ignorance 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Some conservatives still long for a political messiah. Trump and presidential powers 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Both companies are aggressively pursuing video as the messiah of how to increase advertising revenue in the years ahead. Farhad’s and Mike’s Week in Tech: The Cautionary Tale of the Fall of Yahoo 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z “The temptation is to look outside for the messiah with all the answers,” Catania said. With Kaya Henderson leaving, Bowser has a decision to make about the future of D.C. schools 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z His suggestion: Let’s all pray for the messiah—Christians and Jews alike. Why This Rabbi Loves Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Perhaps it's too simplistic to think a messiah figure is out there capable of transforming the team's fortunes with nous, intelligent selection and adaptable tactics. Euro 2016: Is English football beyond redemption after embarrassing exit? 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z They even believe that one day, a new messiah will emerge who will be persecuted by followers of Millah Abraham, just as Millah Abraham is being persecuted in Indonesia today. Back-to-the-land spiritual movement in Indonesia sparks government crackdown 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z They’ve been promised a messiah and are ready for a miracle. Jordan Morris, Jürgen Klinsmann and surviving the US Soccer Hype Machine 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Is it any wonder that a country buried to its eyeballs in propaganda would treat the first honest politician to come along as some kind of messiah? Bernie or Bust will save us: The foul stench of “lesser evilism” has made our politics useless 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z My difficulty with the notion of a messiah is not an issue of faith—that’s too personal to argue. Why This Rabbi Loves Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z There’s this fiction in our public discussion of politics that seems to imply that whoever is president is the dictator or the messiah, and that’s simply not true. “The scope of our failure”: The real story of our decades-long foreign policy disaster that set the Middle East on fire 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z Many of us feel as though we’ve been waiting for the messiah title we can thrust into the hands of our parents, our bookish friends, or the critical establishment at large, and say: this one. Here comes the Angry Birds film, but why can’t a game just be a game? 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z The throng that roared Duterte’s name sees him as a messiah — a demagogic visage the former lawyer and prosecutor has cultivated through his hands-on approach fighting crime over three decades as mayor and prosecutor. How Rodrigo Duterte Got to the Brink of Philippines Presidency 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Jamaicans, under British colonial rule in 1930, believed Selassie was a messiah, descended from David, a prophecy foretold in the Christian Book of Revelations. Justin Bieber's dreadlocks: what he should learn about locked hair 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z The question is if the messiah were to appear, or reappear, what would he say that hasn’t already been said? Why This Rabbi Loves Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” says the Apostle Nathanael when he first hears about the messiah’s hometown. The Challenge of Easter 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z The centurion has killed children before, hunting for the rumored newborn messiah. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z The centurion has killed children before on a hunt for the rumored newborn messiah, and when he realizes who Jesus is, he will come after him again. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘The Divergent Series: Allegiant’ and more 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z The adhesive that binds Trumpkins to their messiah can be dissolved by neither facts nor eloquence. Are we finally reaching ‘peak Trump’? 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z While I am a religious Jew, and Judaism unequivocally promotes belief in a messiah, the concept sometimes puzzles me. Why This Rabbi Loves Christmas 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Alton is a messiah figure for a church of eerily placid devotees who take the numbers he recites during his periodic seizures as a form of holy scripture. Midnight Special is an E.T. riff that's as much Stephen King as Steven Spielberg 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z He also declared in 1992 that he and his wife were messiahs. Thousands marry in mass ceremony in South Korea 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Who doesn’t want to be the father of the messiah? Ted Cruz’s radical supporters: He won Iowa on the back of the scariest Bible-thumpers in the business 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z We haven’t fully accounted for the desperation in the part of white America that follows Trump like a messiah. Donald Trump, god of rage: The decline of White America & the rise of an American strongman 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z The prophet Isaiah even tells us that when the messiah enters into human history, he will “beat spears and swords into ploughshares and pruning hooks.” Gun Control Is a Pro-Life Value 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Lots of athletes have a God complex, but who wants to be the messiah? Why ‘Self-Identifying’ Is Different From Coming Out 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z So, Cruz was a weird kid saddled with a messiah complex who didn’t fit in with the liberal, Ivy League intellectuals in college. Ted Cruz is just like his clothes: carefully thought out, ill-fitting and unlikable | Cindy Casares 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z In the eyes of his supporters, Ron Paul was a political messiah, pioneering the limited-government message the tea party would rally to in 2009 and 2010, forcing major changes within the GOP. Rand Paul flops as Ron Paul’s successor, loses libertarian voters to Donald Trump 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z One recent Sunday afternoon, amid the yellow dust, sunshine and traffic fumes of Accra, I met a man who told me that Colonel Gaddafi was the messiah. Mourning the death of the 'messiah of Africa' - BBC News 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Many Pakistanis seem to see General Raheel Sharif as a messiah who is saving the country from terrorism, corruption and all manner of social ills. Why is Pakistan's army chief all over social media? - BBC News 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z No one, not even her most avid fans, will mistake her for a messiah. Let’s get excited about Hillary Clinton: She’s not a savior — but she is exactly what we need 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, training to become Daddy’s little messiah didn’t leave Cruz time to develop even the slightest sense of style, and GQ has some stern fashion advice for him. Ted Cruz is just like his clothes: carefully thought out, ill-fitting and unlikable | Cindy Casares 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z I'm not the messiah, I'm just a girl. 'Quantico' star Priyanka Chopra: 'I'm not the messiah, I'm just a girl' 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z We live in an age of false political messiahs who emerge out of some mist and capture the fervid attention of cable TV anchors — and then, as day follows night, the public. After her firing, why should we hire Carly Fiorina for president? 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z For Vitaminwater, as an example, "I didn't hire brand managers. I hired brand messiahs who took it everywhere they went," Oza said. Entrepreneur Rohan Oza focuses on 'better for you' products 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z And the movie does a thorough job of documenting FBI director J. Edgar Hoover’s personal preoccupation with destroying the group to prevent the “rise of a black messiah” who might form coalitions with liberal whites. New Black Panthers documentary arrives at 'fortuitous' time 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z He was, after all, the only chief executive in the history of the world to be accorded the kind of adulation normally granted to rock stars and messiahs. If Steve Jobs’s death didn’t ruin Apple, the iCar surely will 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z They tell me he is like their "messiah". Feeding Kenya's street kids: An evening with Nairobi's 'Messiah' - BBC News 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z This time the political messiahs are Donald Trump and Ben Carson — one, two in most polls at the moment — neither of whom is qualified to hold political office. After her firing, why should we hire Carly Fiorina for president? 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z Video games are a medium where the player is the de facto hero, messiah, and chosen one. Bloodborne is a blood-soaked, bone-splintering masterpiece on PS4 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z He is the new messiah to white people in America. Taking a Victory Lap With Run the Jewels 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The hip-hop messiah is both real and not real. Notes on the Hip-Hop Messiah 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Many faiths believed that some day a messiah would appear and end all wars, famines and even death itself. The myth of pure science: It’s all about political, economic, religious interests 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z But the messiah wasn’t born in royal splendor, but in a cave of obscurity and poverty far from the cultural, political, or even religious centers of the ancient world. Pope Francis' New Cardinals Reflect a 'Poor Church' 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Indeed, militants from both Sunni and Shiite sects claim to be fighting beneath the gaze of an apocalyptic messiah figure. Apocalypse prophecies drive Islamic State strategy, recruiting efforts 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z He is not giving interviews yet, but in his statement he rejects the idea of his being an actual “black messiah.” D’Angelo Reborn 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z A partial list of hip-hop messiahs and the approximate years of their reign: Notes on the Hip-Hop Messiah 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Alongside the proxy battle is the renewed fervor of armed militants, motivated by the goals of cleansing the faith or preparing the way for the return of the messiah. The Struggle Between Sunni and Shia Muslims Explained "They are awaited like the messiah. ... Everyone is talking only about that." Monaco Welcomes Twins 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z "He's like a messiah for the district. He paved the way for many, many, many of us, African Americans as well as people in general," said Diane Lyons, 54, a healthcare worker. Washington pays final respects to ex-Mayor Marion Barry 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z When was the last time someone broke through the gate as a messiah for a title-starved sports town and, through his own words and deeds, became as reviled as he once was beloved? It’s hard for an athlete as popular as Robert Griffin III to wreck his reputation. It’s harder still to repair it. It’s an impossible role to inhabit — at least while the hip-hop messiah is alive. Notes on the Hip-Hop Messiah 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z But once again, Democrats may be lurching from one messiah to another. The curse of the Obama coalition 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Once he latched onto something he found interesting – in my case, a piece I had written about a sect of ultra-orthodox Jews convinced their leader was the messiah – he peppered me with questions. Stern fellows remember Ben Bradlee: 'Like everyone else, I was in awe of him' 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z The reclusive Satyarthi, admittedly nowhere near as famous as his co-recipient, is, however, a messiah for India’s close to 50 million child workers. Nobel Co-Winner Kailash Satyarthi: The Whole World Should Protect Children's Rights 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z So we must resist the temptation to thrust ourselves into these situations and declare ourselves the messiahs with the answers. Ferguson: A Faithful Way Forward 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z But the hip-hop messiah is also a prospective title: When he’s anointed, it’s not for the work he’s already done, but more for the work he should do. Notes on the Hip-Hop Messiah 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z In a recent courtroom appearance, Ben-David proclaimed, “I am the messiah!” — an outburst that the families of his Arab victims fear was a calculated attempt to evade justice with an insanity defense. Suspect in revenge killing of Palestinian teen hunted victim, prosecutors say “Yoo Byung-eun is a cult leader. He is deified as a Moses or a messiah among his followers, and they give him money as he pleases.” In Ferry Deaths, a South Korean Tycoon’s Downfall 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Others say the question of who might be the messiah is best left to God. Thousands Descend on Queens on 20th Anniversary of Grand Rebbe’s Death 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Obama is no messiah, but this emerging narrative about a failed foreign policy is absurdly harsh. Obama’s weakness, or ours? 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z He anticipated his messiah status even before it was bestowed on him and pushed back against the social burden placed on artists who, by virtue of their talent, are expected to lift up their communities. Notes on the Hip-Hop Messiah 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Most Shi’ites believe this so-called Hidden Imam, or Mahdi, will one day reappear as a messiah and bring salvation to Shiite believers. How the Fate of One Holy Site Could Plunge Iraq Back into Civil War 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z To legions of financial advisors and their clients, Schorsch is the messiah of high yield. Meet Nick Schorsch, The Billionaire King of High Yield REITs 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z It’s easier to identify with a Maleficent than a messiah. Guest: Romancing the devil in Disney’s ‘Maleficent’ 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Tony Blair is a narcissist with a messiah complex who lives a tragic life, according to his former friend Robert Harris. Tony Blair is a tragic narcissist with a messiah complex, says Robert Harris 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z I like Oppenheimer, but dismissing the allegations because Chinmoy is “dead” ignores the fact that his followers are turning him into a latter day messiah. The media’s love affair with accused sex criminal Sri Chinmoy 2014-05-09T16:00:00Z She’s pretty much the messiah to him, and the messiah was falling. Tony Hale on Veep’s New Season: “It’s Absolute Chaos” 2014-04-02T21:00:46Z As the search for the inventor, er founder, er messiah continues, I’d say the IRS and FinCEN, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Bitcoin's Keyser Söze Revealed? 2014-03-08T14:46:00Z She said Jesus Christ was the only true messiah and the name might offend. US baby 'can keep name Messiah' 2013-09-19T15:48:58Z He does not come off as the messiah, he doesn’t come off as this great unifier. You heard me: Rush Limbaugh is “a racist troll” 2013-09-10T12:45:00Z Dan 9 is clear the messiah is cut of after 69 weeks of the 70 7's prophecy and the city and temple destroyed prior to the 70th week. Evangelicals See Biblical Prophecy in Syrian Crisis 2013-09-01T19:05:23Z The messiah option, he insisted, was not on the table. Needed at Microsoft: A Catch-Up Artist 2013-08-24T21:51:09Z But then the messiah in cleats arrived from West Texas and all bets were off. Robert Griffin III holds the keys to Mike Shanahan’s future 2013-08-15T01:18:21Z CrossWinds There will be no peace in the middle east, until we each bend the knee, and bow the heart before the suffering, and now exalted messiah, Jesus Christ, regardless of nationality or bounderies......... globalpilgrim @. Palestinians Say Israeli Decision on Settlements Will Hurt Peace Talks 2013-08-06T09:35:35Z “Many assumed he was the messiah,” writes Aslan, though you would never know it from reading the gospel. Reza Aslan’s Six Shocking Claims 2013-07-30T10:41:00Z Is Kevin Rudd "a psychopath with a giant ego" or a political messiah capable of saving a divided and demoralised government from electoral doom? Kevin Rudd: Party saviour or 'recycled failure'? 2013-06-27T07:57:26Z This is an Orwellian America, created by you scum of the earth media messiah followers. The Unwinding: How to Reverse 40 Years of American Decline 2013-06-06T22:35:31Z Some geoengineering schemes are sufficiently cheap and uncomplicated to be deployed by any midsize nation, or even a billionaire with a messiah complex. Op-Ed Contributor: Geoengineering: Our Last Hope, or a False Promise? 2013-05-27T01:09:37Z At the core of most of the controversies is Mr. Mashaei’s interpretation of the coming rule of the Imam Mahdi — or messiah — who he predicts will evoke “the spring of human kind.” Iranians Await List of Approved Candidates 2013-05-21T15:27:08Z But for a majority of Venezuelans, Mr. Chávez was a messiah. Venezuelan Leader Chávez Dies 2013-03-05T22:18:51Z Or you could just bin Stewart and bring in Paul Nixon as captain/keeper/coach/messiah. New Zealand v England – second ODI as it happened 2013-03-05T17:47:23Z Magic rating: David Copperfield in a puffy shirt and tight leather trousers running his hand through his luxuriant bouffant with faux relief, then giving it the full messiah after making the Eiffel Tower disappear. The Fiver 2013-01-28T16:39:25Z But he's not the messiah, just a glimpse of the right stuff. Premier League predictions for 2013 2013-01-01T09:01:31Z The Hmong said they were expecting the arrival of a "messiah". Vietnam jails Hmong 'plotters' 2012-12-13T15:26:59Z His antipathy for the current administration was memorialized in an appearance on Fox News during which he satirized the president as a false messiah. The Media Equation: For Wall Street Journal, Leadership at a Crossroads 2012-12-10T02:05:12Z The lions at the zoo all descend from a collection owned by Haile Selassie, the emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 and the messiah of the Rastafarian movement. DNA Reveals the Last 20 Ethiopian Lions Are Genetically Distinct 2012-12-05T15:16:30.977Z Beside the goddess hangs a portrait of her unlikely messiah, Thomas Babington Macaulay, the British Whig historian and statesman who brought English education to India way back in the 1830s. English or Hinglish? India's choice 2012-11-27T00:02:50Z In his last Test, at Lord's against South Africa, Bairstow totalled 149 runs and was hailed as the next messiah – or was it the new KP? Can England win in India? History is against them but there is hope 2012-11-10T23:00:02Z Bernard was no messiah and he was polarizing in the paddock, so it's not as if he can't be replaced. What's the plan in IndyCar? Does anybody know? 2012-10-29T23:20:10Z Members of the South Korea-based Unification Church are in mourning following the death of their founder, self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon. 'Moonie' Church mourns founder 2012-09-03T14:11:42Z From early on Mr. Moon was revered by his followers as the messiah, and in 1992 he conferred that title on himself. Rev. Sun Myung Moon, 92, Unification Church Founder, Dies 2012-09-02T21:53:02Z But let us be messiahs to generation WHY, not a bunch of ageing hacks looking for a pension... regards from intrigue hotel... Who is Julian Assange? By the people who know him best 2012-08-24T22:00:52Z He is seen by some as a dangerous demagogue, but to the grieving, angry community at the Lonmin mine in Marikana he came as a messiah offering a radical future. South African miners' families back Julius Malema's call for nationalisation 2012-08-18T19:36:40Z You have a first-class honours degree, a range of extra-curriculars Leonardo da Vinci would be proud of, and your referees think you're the messiah. The Graduate: a recession remake 2012-07-04T12:23:23Z Brown, a restless presence, prowls the length of the stage and back, and has lost none of the cheeky messiah complex that makes him so compelling. Stone Roses resurrected in Manchester 2012-06-30T02:15:22Z To his critics, he is a runaway judge in the grip of a messiah complex whose turbo-charged brand of activism threatens to upend the power balance underpinning Pakistan's precarious embrace of democracy. Pakistan's gun-slinging chief justice faces backlash 2012-06-24T10:20:13Z I replied: "Yeah, it's a tough life being a messiah." Who is Julian Assange? By the people who know him best 2012-08-24T22:00:52Z "The minister was held up as a messiah who would save Greece," said a senior German official who travelled with Roesler and sat in on the meetings. Insight: Germany and Greece: a tale of estrangement 2012-06-14T06:02:27Z Many of Schneerson's followers believe him to be the messiah, making the comments a decree of sorts, and Taub answered the call. Prophecy of diamonds keeps Israeli firm digging 2012-05-30T10:53:20Z But what caused a stir in Iran was a chorus in which Mr. Najafi asks for Imam Naghi to return instead of Imam Mahdi, the Shiite messiah. The Lede Blog: Rappers Do Not Delight in Morocco and Iran 2012-05-15T21:38:29Z Prominent in the room were members of a Jewish ultra-Orthodox sect that objects to Israel on theological grounds: They think Zionists erred by returning to the Holy Land before the arrival of the messiah. On Holocaust Day, Israelis Debate Netanyahu's Parallel with Iran 2012-01-16T11:20:00Z Saul now became God’s messiah—the Lord’s anointed. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z It seems that in those troubled days the cities and countryside were infested by madmen, messiahs, redeemers, preaching the speedy destruction of the world. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z If it is maintained, that the Samaritan woman was a heathen, it is not likely that she would have regarded Jesus as the messiah, whom she neither knew nor expected. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z If he has the type of rookie season Newton had, will he be hailed as a messiah? Sports of The Times: Sports? Recent Breakout Stars Shine Light on Those Left Out 2012-02-20T02:38:15Z “We were expecting a messiah to be our President,” Leon said. ”We were creating an illusion about what was happening in America and we were going to be disillusioned sometime down the road.” Why the Modern President Can't Belong to a Church 2011-12-18T05:35:19Z For the term messiah, as applied to Christ, belongs to His kingly office. The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel 2012-04-08T02:00:20.427Z I speak as a football fan only when I say the following, which I never expected to: The mile-high messiah has a gospel for us all. Op-Ed Columnist: Tim Tebow?s Gospel of Optimism 2011-12-10T21:47:12Z This analogous conduct of the spectators and Satan was perhaps the result of the excommunication fulminated against all who regarded Jesus as the messiah. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z "It was almost like there was a messiah coming, and he was going to clean everything up." Corzine Aide in Spotlight 2011-11-14T01:31:17Z "He's not just a president for his supporters, he's really more of a mystical, mythical figure, almost like a messiah." Illness seen binding Chavez more to Venezuela poor 2011-11-04T18:48:57Z And you, for the sake of one woman—" "I never trusted anybody with a messiah complex. Sentiment, Inc. 2011-10-09T02:00:23.850Z "My name is Dusty, not messiah," Baker notably said. If Epstein comes, big pressure to follow 2011-10-06T02:47:00Z But this miracle gained no conquest to the messiah. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z On the other, Judaism spoke of Jesus as a false messiah — if it spoke of him at all. City Room: L.I.-Bred Muslim Convert Challenges Stereotypes 2011-09-12T20:00:15Z We don’t want to fall prey again to the overly optimistic "liberal messiah" scenario. The one reason President Hillary might be more effective than President Obama 2011-08-18T19:39:00Z He tousled Griffin’s hair and said, “The question is, will the saintly little messiah eat fruit salad?” In the Family: Baby Makes Four, and Complications 2011-06-19T11:04:29Z Sent from the International Board of Jewish Missions, which is based in Chattanooga, Tenn., the religious books were missionary in nature: they preached a message of Jews who believe that Jesus is the messiah. City Room: Hey, Anyone Know a 'Dominique'? There's a Package for Her 2011-06-08T11:00:37Z He would have cut a poor figure in a company composed of fishermen and clowns, such as those of whom the messiah had formed his court. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z It is said that his mother claimed her son came into the world by virgin birth, just like Jesus Christ, another messiah who Sai Baba often identified himself with. Avatar or conman? 2011-04-24T05:03:32Z It is said that his mother claimed her son was born out of an immaculate conception just as Jesus Christ had been, another messiah who Sai Baba often identified himself with. Avatar or conman? 2011-04-24T05:03:32Z Those who see Carmelo Anthony as a basketball messiah saw the proof in his 42-point tour de force in Game 2. On Basketball: First-Rate Drama, With Side Helping of Second-Guesses 2011-04-21T00:40:17Z "This crisis told MBAs, 'You are not the messiah,' " says Dixey. MBA Internship Hiring Shows Signs of Life 2011-03-31T14:35:18Z At last the messiah condescended to say, "I spoke openly to the world; it is not I, but those who have heard me, that ought to be interrogated." Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Another lame duck or part-time messiah, depending on the outcome. Bayern, Hamburg, S04, Wolfsburg in running for most chaotic club award 2011-03-14T12:26:04Z Wired Magazine said that when Palm first unveiled the operating system, "the new platform was supposed to be the next mobile messiah". HP unveils Palm-powered tablets 2011-02-09T23:36:37Z The messiah talk ignores the fact that Apple has around 46,600 full-time employees and another 3,000 temporary staff – including some of the best designers and marketers in the business. CEOs like Steve Jobs style themselves as messiahs, not mere managers. But that's just an excuse to rake it in 2011-01-25T07:00:12Z Newcastle may spring to mind, but just because they believe in messiahs up there does not mean Dalglish's return is doomed to failure. Why home internationals might just brighten up the domestic scene 2011-01-12T14:37:27Z Peevishness, and perhaps jealousy, got the better of Martha; she came and scolded Magdalane; but the tender messiah undertook the defence of his penitent, and asserted that she had chosen the better part. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Yet the flock of females had settled about him, as they have settled about every black human plague—and glorious messiah—since the birth of days. She Buildeth Her House 2011-01-04T03:01:05.167Z "That was how I became a—what is the word?—messiah?" Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z By the first midterm the public is almost always grouchy because the president wasn’t a messiah and didn’t change the world. Post-election, Obama needs to avoid "the center" 2010-10-25T16:52:00Z It is what his closest aid, Jonathan Powell, describes as his “messiah complex.” The Convert 2010-10-08T16:07:00Z The day after this cure, Jesus having left Capernaum, arrived at Nain, a small town in Galilee, about twenty leagues distant, which proves that the messiah was a great walker. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z In settling here, some believe themselves fulfilling a condition for the emergence of the messiah Jews still await. Despite Peace Talks, Israel's Settlers Are Dug In 2010-09-21T22:20:00Z As long as there are messiahs, there are going to be crucifixions. Jonathan Wilson: English football's messiah complex 2010-09-16T11:42:00Z Sekhar navigated India's bureaucratic world with a no-nonsense approach, becoming a kind of electronics messiah. Inventively Pleasant 2010-09-03T15:20:00Z It’s a pity that Blair has tried to turn himself into a messiah. The Convert 2010-10-08T16:07:00Z The messiah finding himself near Cana, judged it proper, as he had once performed a miracle there, to enter that place. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Jay Cutler, last year’s messiah as the first franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman, has had time to absorb Chicago’s peculiarities and will be less prone to complete passes to the other team. Chicago News Cooperative: With Martz in the House, Playoffs Beckon 2010-08-20T01:44:00Z But while he said it was not possible for Mr. Patel to be the messiah, he did so somewhat elliptically, saying his followers were free to believe what they wished. From Mortal to Messiah to a Screen Near You? 2010-04-09T00:31:00Z To the right he is a socialist, to the left a middling messiah. The New Book On Barack Obama 2010-04-02T21:24:00Z The naturalness with which he took over from Ronaldinho – every bit as much the messiah but not such a naughty boy. Sid Lowe: Man ... Superman ... Leo Messi 2010-03-22T11:34:00Z In fact this miracle occasioned a general proscription of the messiah. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z The shock must have been enormous when Obama went from being the "messiah" to being the nerdy geek that no one liked in school. 2010-01-26T00:40:00Z "But you must remember that for many President Chavez is like a messiah and they will excuse this situation and continue to vote for him." 2010-01-22T01:32:00Z He has continued to issue outlandish statements right up to his release, claiming to be a new messiah and predicting the end of the world. 2010-01-18T13:18:00Z There have been long-standing questions about the mental health of Agca, based on his frequent outbursts and statements that he was a new messiah. 2010-01-18T09:33:00Z To judge of it by its fruits; that is, according to the rule which the messiah himself has given, the incredulous find that Christianity was allegorically represented by the fig tree accursed. Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels 2012-03-06T03:00:27.910Z Some women in the film described him as a kind of messiah. 2010-01-15T07:02:00Z We are waiting, it is said, for Commissioners; a messiah that will never come. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Anything more spiritually malevolent than those announcements chalked upon the black notice-board of the advent of the hebdomadal messiah, the peregrine cleric, the sacred migrant was impossible to imagine. Sinister Street, vol. 2 Its adherents awaited, as Rome did, a messiah. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal |
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