Brown
professors, it seems, have a habit of making public asses of
themselves. As a scholar he may subscribe to some school of higher
criticism which always ignores the text itself.
Hope ?
There are just too many professional unmaskers of racism and sexism out there.
Sorry Joe, the check is not in the mail.
These unkind and insensitive comments of adults are like little sprinkles of acid on growing flowers. They leave their mark!
Political Correctness is just a polite euphemism for Left Wing McCarthyism.
I
spotted the scholarly priest in the lobby of Fatima Hospital a few
weeks ago. I was reminded of his TV program which was always lively andinteresting- and on a higher moral plane than myself,of course.
It
is possible for a plain fact to be politically incorrect: Africa,for
example. never contributed anything to Civilization. And today it is
still THE HEART OF DARKNESS.
Is it possible, I asked, for an author to have a political agenda and still be telling the truth about a very important matter?
The
human soul– whether it is mortal or immortal- is sacred to me. People
have an absolute right to think and feel whatever they will aboutcontroversial issues.
The politically correct crowd is beginning to feel the counter-attack. And it will be furious!
Curiosity– divine curiosity- is one of the few emotions that cannot befaked. We can fake so many things- love for the masses, friendship,devotion to this or that fatuous cause; we can even fake sexual passion.
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