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Doan asked for time to think about it. He didn't necessarily want to identify himself with the repackaging of old druid thinking. He and Deirdra prayed and concluded that if God created the arts for communication, perhaps the Holy Spirit could speak through "Beloved" in MacLaine's video, Inner Workout. They gave their assent, and it became the theme for the entire production.

Doan says New Agers are looking for love, but in all the wrong places. He wants to direct their search toward God. He cites Jesus' statement that those who ask will receive. "If you can get a person, no matter what their background, to call upon the Lord and say, 'Who are you? I want to know,' I'm just assuming that God will make good on what he's promised."

Amanda Bird is a freelance writer from Oregon currently living in Central Asia.

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December 9 2002, Vol. 46, No. 13