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...replies that true freedom must be united with moral truth, truth as reflected in a natural law that is evident to everyone and defined in detail by the Bible and church tradition. Otherwise, he says, each individual conscience becomes supreme -- he even uses the word infallible. And in the clash of infallibilities, moral confusion reigns. Only absolute morality, argues the Pope, provides the basis for the democratic equality of all citizens, with common rights and duties and without "privileges or exceptions." In short, only when people hold to the same standards of good and evil can they be free...
...film also does a very good job at examining the culture-clash between Wai-Tung, who is thoroughly Americanized, and his Taiwanese parents. It is obvious from the beginning of the film when Wai-Tung has an awkward encounter with a friend from Taiwan that Wai-Tung no longer feels completely comfortable with Taiwanese life. The conflicts that Wai-Tung feels as he attempts to reconcile his upbringing with the life that he has established in America, ranging from his sexuality to the decorations in his home, are expressed thoughtfully and sensitively throughout the film...
...battle-fatigued partner. Some of Bochco's devices have become too facile and familiar (the shaky, hand-held camera; a major character who takes six slugs at point-blank range and survives miraculously the following week). But his storytelling skills have never been sharper, and his favorite theme -- the clash between institutions and people, between the law and justice -- has never been dramatized at a higher, more compelling pitch...
...labors of peacemaking are not concluded once the treaty is signed. Courageous sappers on both sides must start clearing the emotional minefields, the aftermath of war, removing mutual stereotypes created by many years of fear and hatred. Describing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a tragic clash between right and right, I maintain that we do not want a Shakespearean conclusion, with poetic justice hovering over a stage littered with dead bodies. We may now be nearing a typical Chekhovian conclusion for the tragedy: the players disillusioned and worried, but alive...
...sound of blows and the public clash of ideologies provided a vivid preview of the opposition to come -- and almost certain to grow worse -- on both sides. The Israeli-Palestinian deal is a first step toward a new political arrangement no one can yet fully describe. It is a momentous beginning, offering a glimpse of the chance to end 45 years of hatred and bloodshed in the Holy Land -- but it is still only a start...