The Village Voice, the granddaddy of alternative weeklies, which enlivened political and investigative journalism in New York through its scrappy, hold-nothing-sacred approach, has lost Wayne Barrett and Tom Robbins, two journalists who helped define the paper's modern era.
In the absence of Edward Snowden, these authoritarians could have tried the "we're the US government, we would never abuse this sacred authority!" approach.
It's refreshing to see a sacred cow approached with such irreverence, but the basic premise - office workers with repressed emotional and imaginative lives - feels dated and a bit contrived.
Dr. Jones recognizes the place as sacred and approaches with an appropriate amount of solemnity.
As this sacred time approaches, HuffPost Religion will update this page daily with prayers, reflections, verses, poetry, songs and blogs to help you grow spiritually during this time.
In 1919 Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, anxious to enable Jews to access their sacred site unmolested, approached the British Military Governor of Jerusalem, Colonel Sir Ronald Storrs, and offered between £75,000 and £100,000 (approx. £5m in modern terms) to purchase the area at the foot of the Wall and rehouse the occupants.
Usually, however, one does not venture to approach sacred things directly and alone; they are too lofty and serious a matter.
I therefore decided with a group of other sacred activists to approach two progressive religious institutions in New York City who pride themselves on their involvement in social and environmental justice issues.
The 20th-century discussion of the nature and manifestation of the sacred includes other approaches than those of scholars in the comparative study of religions.
Equip the sacred hammer before approaching the golem.
First up is "Vespro della Beata Vergine," a liturgical work for chorus and orchestra that anticipates Bach with its large-scale approach to sacred music; a concert performance of Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo," widely considered the first operatic masterpiece, caps the series.
