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...public turned on him. For the little boy who had only tried to experience childhood by surrounding himself with children, the accusations were devastating. Although Jackson had devoted countless hours and millions of dollars to helping children through his Heal the World foundation, the media was quick to condemn him. Neither was his family much comfort to him. Earlier, his brother Jermaine had released a single titled “Word to the Badd” that was a scathing denunciation of the freak he felt Michael had become. And the controversial LaToya Jackson made numerous unsubstantiated claims that...
Should we condemn students to mediocrity just to avoid the risk that they will fail a tougher challenge? That's what American public schools tend to do, argues Mary Catherine Swanson. Afraid of high dropout rates and low standardized test scores, many schools allow all but their top students to muddle through remedial and feel-good classes instead of preparing them for the rigors of college. No wonder so many parents want vouchers to send their kids to private schools...
...occasional tragic necessity, either for self-defense or to protect those who might otherwise be slaughtered. But he insists that most Christians who claim that position are not really serious about it, or they would oppose many more wars than they do. His radical pacifism leads him to condemn any and all forms of patriotism, nationalism and state worship. (And he disdains most distinctions between these positions...
...Concerted political activism among European Jews is still a relatively recent phenomenon. French Jews first emerged as a force after the 1967 Six Day War when, emboldened by the recently-immigrated Sephardic Jews from North Africa who had doubled their ranks, they took to the streets to condemn the French government's pro-Arab stance. But their protests were muted in the intervening years and French policy has remained tilted toward the Palestinians. In Britain, as in France, the Jewish community has been augmented by periodic waves of immigration. The Board of Deputies of British Jews was founded...
Shah Mohammed immediately organized discussion groups and gatherings to help people come to terms with their grief. He also went to the Islamic Society of Boston to condemn the terrorism, express the sadness within the Muslim community and receive advice...