Word: moralisms
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...poignant suffering of the blacks is a backdrop to the play of Danny's mixed motives. And, honestly, that's enough, since DiCaprio, here as in The Departed, proves himself the most watchful and watchable actor of his age. Since his teens, he has known how to make moral dilemmas seem both profound and sexy, and at 32 he just keeps getting better...
McCain insists that he has always been more conservative than many of his fans believe him to be. But the most important perception people have about McCain is not about ideology; it's about integrity. After staking his reputation on the moral high ground by speaking truth to power on issues ranging from deficits to torture, McCain is uniquely vulnerable to anything that hints of hypocrisy--even on questions that ordinary politicians would get a pass on. To have a shot at winning a presidential election these days, for instance, it is nearly a requirement that candidates...
...where the mindlessly cruel and the idealistically aspiring meet in vicious conflict--has been good to Mel Gibson. It brought him Oscars for Braveheart and hundreds of millions of dollars for The Passion of the Christ. It satisfies his directorial bloodlust and permits him to traffic in easily read moral metaphors about the issues...
...generation ago, before the Christian Coalition rose from the ashes of Rev. Pat Robertson's failed bid for the U. S. presidency and the demise of Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority (which disbanded but has recently been revived by Falwell), evangelicals considered politics too worldly for their attention. More than any other group, the coalition mobilized the religious right and gave evangelicals a taste of their potential clout on such issues as abortion and prayer in schools. But as most large political organizations eventually do, the coalition, which has recently weathered declining membership, shakeups in several state chapters and financial...
...they died dishonors their memory.” Rohr said she still hopes to pursue cooperation and mutual understanding. “I am very discouraged and disillusioned by the truly sad state of affairs we find ourselves in when two campus groups cannot even agree on the moral necessity of calling for an end to all civilian deaths,” Rohr said. The PSC called for “substantive debate.” “We know everyone wants a just peace. What is important to talk about is not that fact, but rather what justice...