Posted on 10/28/2009 5:50:39 PM PDT by Publius804
Boomer Religion
For anyone who strongly identifies with traditional Christianity, the October 6-9 series on Fox News's Hannity, with Sean Hannity interviewing Michael Moore, was rich in irony and vaguely distressing. The occasion was Moore's new film, Capitalism: A Love Story.
Two bright, likable, and deeply sincere married men of middle age passionately argued the positions of the liberal Democrats or progressives (Moore) and the conservative Republicans (Hannity). What generated some irony was that both celebrity worldlings revealed themselves to be regular Sunday mass-goers. They viewed their years in Catholic schools warmly and with pride, and readily associated some of their viewpoints with the teachings of Jesus. Their faith witness was impressive.
Both men view peace -- understood as the absence of military conflict -- as an absolute value. Moore is a thoroughgoing pacifist. His views resemble those of the 1960s hippies and the anarchist mobs that now assault World Trade meetings. Hannity is for peace, too, but "peace through strength," through deterrence. He wants a win in Afghanistan.
On other topics, the differences were even sharper. The pair's diametrically opposed attitudes toward socialism -- Moore was pro, Hannity con -- colored everything they said about the economy, taxes, poverty, and health care. Both were mindful of the "preferential option for the poor" that is part of contemporary Catholic theology.
(Excerpt) Read more at insidecatholic.com ...
Ping!
Two bright, likable, and deeply sincere married men ....
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This is a description of Moore? Is this woman insane?
Who would marry that slug? (Moore,not Hannity)
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