New Oxford Notes: June 2015
The Fraudsters of Islamophobia
The slain editor of Charlie Hebdo has posthumously published a book on the subject of "Islamophobia," which he calls a "misplaced fight" spawned by "disgusting white, left-wing bourgeois paternalism."
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The Roar of the Lion
San Francisco Archbishop Cordileone faces a rebellion of the overclass — a rebellion led by the city's one-percenters, who registered their protest by taking out a full-page newpaper ad.
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The natural law tradition, viable for Thomas, does not strike most contemporary ethical theorists as an acceptable framework for understanding moral judgments.
We can make peace with nature only by restoring harmony within ourselves. It is holiness that manifests our true nature in the plan of God.
The appropriate message for such a person is a stern warning to “Wake up!” reminiscent of Jesus’ dismay at finding His disciples asleep in the Garden of Gethsemane.