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Acton News and Commentary -- 13 October 2004
 

13 October 2004



 

1. ACTON COMMENTARY


 

“Is There Only Secular Democracy?” by Cardinal George Pell
Democracy is not an unalloyed good. It's true value lies in the vision it serves. Cardinal Pell argues for a “democratic personalism,” one which “means nothing more than democracy founded on the transcendent dignity of the human person.” Read more »

Acton Web Poll: Will ‘secular democracy’ succeed in driving faith from the public arena? Vote Here »

"Scary Movie: Hollywood Humanizes the Despot" by Bruce Walker
Putting a human face on a tyrant or mass murderer seems like a daunting task, but Hollywood forges ahead. Bruce Walker looks at two films that reexamine the careers of Adolf Hitler and Che Guevara. Read more »
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Contents:
Acton Commentary
This Week At Acton
Acton Newsmakers
Food For Thought
Bookshoppe
Liberal Tradition


2. THIS WEEK AT ACTON


 

Religion & Liberty Volume 14 Number 4
  Inside the latest online edition of Religion & Liberty:

 


 

Register today for the Toward Effective Compassion Conference in Washington D.C.
  The December 2 conference will be an intensive one-day event hosted by Acton’s Center for Effective Compassion. In Washington, leading non-profit professionals and donors will come together to exchange practical, how-to knowledge aimed at raising the “return on investment” of charitable organizations.

Click here for a detailed description of the event.

 


 

3. ACTON NEWSMAKERS


 

  An article about Cardinal Pell and his address at the Acton Annual Dinner was published in the Kalamazoo Gazette, “Staunch defender of traditional Catholicism is in West Michigan for speaking engagements” (October 12).

Rev. Robert A. Sirico was a guest on The Laura Ingraham Show, a nationally-syndicated radio talk show (October 12). Rev. Sirico spoke about the role of religion in politics. The National Center for Policy Analysis posted a summary of a piece written by Rev. Sirico, which originally appeared in Budget & Tax News, as “Sin Taxes Produce Diabolical Outcomes” (October 8).

Research fellow Anthony Bradley recently appeared on the WGVU Morning Show, a radio program hosted by Shelley Irwin (September 22). Bradley discussed his recent trips to Thailand and India, and his observations and experiences with the fight against slavery in those countries.

Last week’s commentary by Jordan J. Ballor was published in the Holland Sentinel, “Now we are stewards of the cosmos” (October 10). The Star newspaper chain in Chicago also ran Ballor’s “Addition by subtraction: a way of placing limits on runaway government” (October 7).

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4. FOOD FOR THOUGHT FROM ACROSS THE WEB


 

A Catholic Banker Tells How to Produce Wealth for the Kingdom of God by Sandro Magister, www.chiesa
  In an essay titled “Money and Paradise,” Ettore Gotti Tedeschi vindicates “the superiority of a capitalism inspired by Christian morality.” And he nominates John Paul II for the Nobel prize for economics. Tedeschi says Rev. Robert Sirico is one of the scholars “he agrees with the most.”

 


 

5. THIS WEEK AT THE ACTON BOOKSHOPPE


 

Has Democracy Had its Day? by Carl Henry, (Sirico, Colson)
With a foreword by Rev. Robert A. Sirico and an introduction by Charles Colson. This paper focuses on criticisms of democracy as a useful political system. It cites several arguments against democracy. However, Carl F.H. Henry writes in favor of democracy. He acknowledges that democracy is not perfect, but notes that it works best when people have Christian values. Henry warns that if democracy is rejected, one must be careful of what takes its place.

 


 

6. IN THE LIBERAL TRADITION


 

Samuel Cooper (1725—1783)
  “As piety and virtue support the honor and happiness of every community, they are peculiarly requisite in a free government. Virtue is the spirit of a republic; for where all power is derived from the people, all depends on their good disposition. If they are impious ... all is lost.”

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