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Friday, August 31, 2012, 9:00 AM

The Moral Decline in the Words We Use
Jen Doll, The Atlantic

The Politics of Frodo Baggins
Rod Dreher, The American Conservative

The Philosophy of Wittgenstein’s Photographs
Ray Monk, New Statesman

Jewish Homeschooling Increases in Popularity
Steve Lipman, New York Jewish Week

Stumble Stones in Trier
Bronwen McShea, Pilgrim

1 Comment

    Botolph
    August 31st, 2012 | 11:08 am

    “The Stumble Stones of Trier” has an obvious two-fold meaning. They first refer to the actual special pavement stones marking those stood up against Nazi tyranny. However, the deeper meaning is that the seven priest-martyrs themselves are ‘the stumbling stones’ skandalein in the , ‘the cause of the rise and fall of many’. Like Christ Himself they became ‘signs of contradiction’ to the prevailing political group think.
    These courageous men witnessed to the truth that “Jesus is Lord” and not some ‘party” or “ideology”

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