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...truth is that neither Benedict nor his secular critics in Rome are all that interested in revisiting the debates of the past; there is plenty of fresh intellectual manna now to tussle over. And Benedict, with his rigorous academic background, is increasingly the focus of the attention. Indeed, the most highly charged moment of Benedict XVI's papacy thus far came in the gracious confines of a German university lecture hall. On that late afternoon of September 12, 2006, the Pope's discourse on faith, reason and violence at the University of Regensberg, where he'd once taught theology...
...violent, irrational, out of control Muslim world. The voiceover forebodingly declares, “an enemy without borders,” and, “a people perverted,” in sync with footage of crowds of Muslims, fire, and explosions .This is all set to unearthly, frightening background music. The message is quite clear: Muslims are evil and they’re coming to get you. The ad ends with a case for Giuliani as the strong and capable defender of America: “In a world when the next crisis is a moment away, America needs...
...moral concerns are often short-lived.“I would have conversations with engineering students who said they would never work with [Exxon]—yet that changes two years later,” Wright-Swadel says.Kraisberg says that looking at a student’s socioeconomic background could be one way to explain how much company actions will affect his or her decision.“One important thing to note is that [upper-class] students tend to have these concerns while working class students don’t,” he says...
...Faust’s background as a “systematic and very sophisticated historian” should prove useful in her tenure as president, says Sidney Verba ‘53, the former University librarian who spoke at Faust’s installation...
...crux of Obama’s argument is that we must the existing political system with one that rewards honesty, pragmatism, and responsiveness if the country is to solve its problems. His background as a legislator, his tone in public speeches, and his campaign’s refusal to engage in mudslinging or to accept money from lobbyists all demonstrate his deep commitment and ability to bring about such sweeping change in American politics...