Word: moralizer
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Weakland is best known as the head of the committee that wrote a pastoral letter on moral failings in U.S. capitalism. The final draft of that long- pending document received sharp criticism from the conservative laity for placing too much dependence on Government remedies. But last week in Washington the draft won lopsided approval, indicating that the bishops' social activism will continue unabated, whatever the other tensions within the church...
Professional sex educators agree that when it comes to guidance, parents are the best source. "This is probably the first generation of parents that believes sex is normal and natural, and that leaves plenty of room for the moral questions -- when it is right and with whom. People are entitled to their own views and to pass them on to their children," says Ron Moglia, director of the human-sexuality research and teaching program at New York University. "Any parent who relinquishes the right to talk to his child about sex is giving up one of the most wonderful experiences...
...most people want schools to teach children about sex, they also want teachers to be preachers. Seventy percent say sexeducation programs should try to teach moral values -- what students should or should not do sexually; moreover, 58% do not think it is possible to teach sex-related issues without discussing moral values...
There is, however, another side of Emo, a more pragmatic and genuinely thoughtful one, though it is seldom seen. He speaks seriously of the moral responsibility of a performer to the audience and observes, "You have to be very, very careful...every single word is very powerful when you're in the public...
...White Shroud] is the most graphic ever, except for one early poem called `Please, Master,' which was supergraphic. This is pretty clear, I think. Just the right moment in Moral Majority history to come out with something really graphic...