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Acton News and Commentary -- 7 December 2005
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Acton Commentary
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December 7,
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The new Paramount movie Aeon Flux starring
Charlize Theron paints a picture of a post-apocalyptic
future for humankind. But the “perfect society” will
remain a myth this side of the eschaton, says Jordan
Ballor. The fulfillment of merely human potential cannot
approach the “fullness of hope that comes with the
recognition of God and an afterlife,” he writes.
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This Week At Acton
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 The
Autumn 2005 issue examines the profound influence that
Hollywood has on American culture and religious life.
The lead interview with producer Ralph Winter provides
insight to a life of faith lived in what most would call
a very secular industry. Other authors included in this
issue include Michael Medved, Cort Langeland, David
Michael Phelps, Rev. Robert Sirico, and Rev. Raymond de
Souza.
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 The
Acton Institute is pleased to announce the Acton
University. The Acton University will take place in
Grand Rapids, Mich., June 13-17. Building off the
success of 2005’s Acton Symposium, the university will
be a unique, four-day exploration of the intellectual
foundations of a free society. Participants will build
their own curriculum, choosing from more than forty
courses ranging from the theological and philosophical
to the policy-oriented and practical. Please visit the
Acton University Web site for complete conference
information. |
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A special 15 year anniversary
report has been published highlighting the progress that
the Acton Institute has made in pursuing a free and
virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and
sustained by religious principles. The report touches on
some of Acton’s history and also focuses on specific
programs that the Acton Institute hosts. This is the
perfect resource for getting to know Acton better.
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PowerBlog Highlights
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Self-Interest Run Amok
Anyone familiar with the Acton Institute knows we
appreciate the work of economists. But we also object
when economists overreach and try to apply useful tools
and concepts in inappropriate ways. This happens, for
example, when they claim that the charity of Mother
Teresa can be exhaustively explained by reference to
self-interest...
Who receives farm subsidies?
There’s a persistent myth in Europe and America
that farms subsidies are needed to protect the “family
farm” and all the virtues that accompany rural life.
Religious leaders and Catholic Bishops conferences seem
to be especially prone to this argument...
Holiday Minnie Mouse, Good. Baby Jesus, Not.
Seems like ridding City Hall of Nativity scenes
and other religious art is not enough for some people.
Now, homeowner associations are getting into the act... |
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 Acton
Research Fellow Anthony Bradley delivered this address as part
of the 2005 Lord Acton Lecture Series in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
He makes the case that affirmative action programs actually do
more harm than good for the populations that they are intended
to assist. |
In the Liberal Tradition
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 “It
is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage
and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him. This duty
is precedent, both in order of time and in degree of obligation,
to the claims of Civil Society.”
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