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...film’s protagonist, make it to the big screen, saying that audiences needed to witness McCandless’s pursuit of a meaningful life beyond the conventions of society. “There are those who will look at this as a spoiled rich kid who ought not have to put himself and his family’s emotions in peril,” said Penn. “I see the size and the courage of his will. His need was great enough to justify it for him, and that was great enough...
...quarter-century later, John Roberts still wants to believe that something more is possible. A Chief Justice ought to aspire to persuade his colleagues "to be open to the considered views of the others," as he explained in a 2006 speech at Georgetown University. Roberts added, "There will, of course, be divisions on the court, and those cannot and should not be artificially suppressed." Still, "working toward broader agreement should be one of [the] shared aims" of all Justices...
...This struggle highlights a larger issue in church-state relations: how a government ought to define what constitutes a religion. Although a definition is a necessity, the government must act with the utmost caution, lest it violate the paramount separation of church and state...
...Although the VA has rectified this specific mistake, it is no closer to a more expansive definition of religious legitimacy. In January 2007, the VA proposed a new set of criteria to determine when it ought to recognize a new emblem of belief. The new criteria seeks to ensure that “there is an immediate need” for a new emblem, and that the belief system is a “genuine and non-frivolous group of religious opinions, doctrines and/or principles believed or accepted as true by a group of persons...
...disgusting and an embarrassment,” and Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) won for best performance with his line, “Maybe he was just high on his drugs again. I don’t know whether he was or not. If so, he ought to let us know… But that shouldn’t be an excuse...