Word: judaeo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Equally hostile to capitalism, Marxism and the Judaeo-Christian tradition, New Righters look fondly back to pagan and Indo-European cultures for alternative social models. Explaining paganism's curious fascination for them, New Right Journalist Louis Pauwels says, "We do not wish to burn Bibles or churches, but their message is only part of the European tradition." Just as important, says Pauwels, are "the mores of the ancient pagan cultures and heroes like Prometheus and Faust, who show that man is made to conquer the world...
...those in the U.S. bemused by the Koranic punishment [March 12] of the wicked (hand lopping for thievery, stoning to death for adultery)-almost never carried out-it is pertinent to recall a Judaeo-Christian injunction: "If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son, who will not obey ... the men of the city shall stone him to death ..." (Deuteronomy...
This synthesis of science and religion is taking place not only between science and Judaeo-Christian theology, but also between science and traditional Eastern cosmologies, such as Buddhism, Taoism and Shintoism. The greatest challenge now is to discover a unifying principle operating in both the material and spiritual domains...
...reject Lance Morrow's premise and conclusions [Aug. 7]: those who voted for Proposition 13 have a duty in the Judaeo-Christian tradition to volunteer services to others or otherwise be seen as "narcissistic" pillow plumpers...
...cool is the charge by former supporters that he has deserted liberalism on law-and-order questions. "The illiberal liberals want to chop your head off if you support capital punishment," Koch declares. "It's immoral, they say. Why is it immoral? It's part of the Judaeo-Christian tradition. I resent those liberals who let conservatives preempt issues which are of concern to the people, like crime...