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...pious society in which faiths and a faith-based conversation on social issues are kept vital by the Founding Fathers' decision to separate church and state. It's not a stretch to say the Pope sees in the U.S.--or in some kind of idealized version of it--a civic model and even an inspiration to his native Europe, whose Muslim immigrants raise the question of religious and political coexistence in the starkest terms. Says David Gibson, author of The Rule of Benedict: Pope Benedict XVI and His Battle with the Modern World: "As he tours...
Economy Ministry official Barca says basic democratic precepts are absent in many southern towns. "You need a civic debate on the simple things that improve the quality of life," he argues. "Citizens should ask why, if bus service arrives in the next town over, it doesn't arrive in their town too. For too long, there has been no punishment in the political marketplace...
...offensive against the Mahdi Army in Basra, there were mixed reactions. There was anger and resentment among poor, long-oppressed Shi'ites, like the 2 million residents of Baghdad's massive Sadr City slum, for whom the black-clad Mahdi militia are heroes providing protection from Sunni terrorists and civic services like medical clinics and free schools. Their leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, has called for nationwide protests, and his supporters have clashed with Iraqi and American forces in several cities. Security forces are bracing for massive protests in Sadr City, named after his father, a revered cleric murdered by Saddam...
...generally cadets that join the program have a sense of civic responsibility,” second year cadet Josue V. Guerra ’10 says. “Part of it’s tradition, part of it’s civic duty, and I think part of it is that it’s a challenge, it’s something different, it’s not something that’s expected...
...women’s only hours, which Fox News and the Associated Press have made national news, stems from its source: Muslim women who requested these hours because they must be fully clothed if men are exercising alongside them. If students need education and real-life experience with any civic issue—the supposed goal of our revitalized curriculum—it is this: the politics of multiculturalism and how America will deal with its changing ethnic and religious makeup...