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Friday, November 16, 2012, 9:00 AM

Legislating Confession Achieves Nothing
Waleed Aly, Sydney Morning Herald

Wisdom in the Inward Parts
John Huth, Augustine Collective/Harvard Ichthus

Bishops Reject Statement on Economic Crisis: A “Hot Mess”
Anthony S. Layne, Impractical Catholic

Tom Wolfe’s California
Michael Anton, City Journal

How Television Killed “Family Values”
Jonathan D. Fitzgerald, Daily Beast

2 Comments

    Michael Snow
    November 16th, 2012 | 10:43 am

    Great article on TV and family values.
    “So what happened? As it turns out, one of the most influential forces in changing Americans’ definition of family can be found in the homes of liberals and conservatives alike: their televisions.”

    Instead of pastors using TV illustrations to make themselves ‘just one of the guys,’ maybe this should concern them:
    http://sdcougar.startlogic.com/blog/?p=44

    WD
    November 16th, 2012 | 11:21 am

    I second the comment above. Plato was on to something when he advocated banishing the poets from the city.

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