Word: moralization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...boys were not angry. They were "wilding." Wilding is not rage, it is anarchy. Anarchy is an excess of freedom. Anarchy is the absence of rules, of ethical limits, of any moral sense. These boys are psychic amputees. They have lost, perhaps never developed, that psychic appendage we call conscience...
Conscience may be inbred, but to grow it needs cultivation. The societal messages that make it through the din of inner-city rap 'n' roll conspire to stunt that growth. They all but drown out those voices trying to nurture a sense of responsibility, the foundation of moral character...
There is a rather large difference between suicide and homicide. For some, the distinction is not obvious. They must be taught. If not taught, they grow up in a moral vacuum. Moral vacuums produce moral monsters...
Since 1982 the joint panel of theological negotiators has reached a deft compromise on the question of faith vs. works, which split Europe during the Reformation. In August the group will turn to thorny matters of church authority and such moral issues as birth control and divorce. But it has become obvious that such discussions are now largely academic. The problem, in a word: women...
...when applying a cartoonist's paintbrush to a world that is fiction, on- and offscreen. Disney-MGM Studios marries movies to theme parks with the astuteness of Hollywood's hottest studio and the spell of a professional dream weaver. Here the men are strong and the women beautiful; the moral choices are in glorious black and white; and the ending is always happy...