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But...
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if simple prayer was
the main attraction of revivalism...
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Sister's tent would soon be as empty
as the churches she claims she can fill.
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What... is a revival?
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Is it a church? Is it a religion?
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Or is it a circus sideshow
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complete with freaks, magic,
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and rabble-rousing?
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Why does a revival attract thousands?
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To see a miracle? To be saved from
a lifetime of sin in five minutes?
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To be entertained, cured, cuddled,
in quick, painless salvation?
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Zenith is the heart of the Bible Belt. This
is an age that likes noise and whoopee.
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We're a fertile land
for corn, beans, squash,
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rumble-seat sex, and revivalism.
Hallelujah, brother.
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What qualifies someone to be
a revivalist? Nothing Nothing at all
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There is not one law
in any state in the Union
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Protecting the Public from the
hysterical onslaught of revivalists
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But the law does Permit them
to invest in tax-free ProPerty,
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and collect money,
without accounting for how it is used
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What do you get for your money?
Can you get into heaven
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by contributing one buck or 50?
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Can you get life eternal by shaking hands
for Jesus with Elmer Gantry?
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"Continued on page three."
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So...
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"I watched this unholy trinity - Falconer,
Gantry, Morgan - save Nebraska."
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"Has sin in that state been washed away?
Is there less envy, lust or adultery?"