Saturday, April 2
Death and dying in America are center stage with the Pope and Terri Schiavo. First, reflections on Pope John Paul II's passing with FRANCIS KISSLING, president of Catholics for Free Choice. Then we'll talk about what we've learned about some people's strange relationship with mortality and we'll unravel the right-wing conspiracy to make the most of the Terry Schiavo case. Conservative foundations, resuscitating Operation Rescue and the Vatican's hidden hand all played a part. Pro-choice protester SUNSARA TAYLOR tells us how she braved the hospice barricades. Investigative journalist FRED CLARKSON describes the religious right's organizing. Finally, extraordinary jazz singer CHERYL BENTYNE on her new CD featuring the swing and bebop music of Anita O'Day.
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'Culture of Life' is a Culture of Fear
Published on Friday, April 1, 2005 by CommonDreams.org
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0401-32.htm
'Culture of Life' is a Culture of Fear
by Ira Chernus
The tragic case of Terri Schiavo writes a new chapter in the ongoing American saga that is often titled “the culture war.” It’s no longer just about a so-called “right to life.” The Christian right insists that it’s about a “culture of life.” They’ve been waving that slogan around for years. Now mainstream America is getting used to it. Those of us who actively oppose the Christian right had better get used it, too. We’re going to be hearing a lot about this “culture of life” from now on.
“Culture of LIFE?” we ask, with justified outrage. These same people who claim to be the guardians of life are the first to demand the death penalty for murderers, indiscriminate bombing for Afghanis, Iraqis, and anyone else they don't like, etc., etc. The hypocrisy is so blatant, it hardly seems worth spelling out the details.
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By jimstaroApril 2, 2005 - 5:05pm