New Oxford Notes: May 2012
Cornered by the Market
Once the 'market mentality' infects a society, authentic human relations suffer. Do we want a market economy or a market ? Where should consumerism end?
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Ivy League Culture Wars
There are campus activists and groups-- who are not necessarily Catholic or even Christian-- at Ivy League colleges fighting for traditional moral values on marriage and sexuality.
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Young women also are spiritually hungry for a sense of purpose and meaning in life, for something or someone to believe in, for moral direction.