Tag Archives: conscience
A Point of View: Do human rights really exist?
BBC News Do “human rights” really exist, when they can be so easily taken away, asks Will Self. I always feel slightly queasy when people begin talking about the humane treatment of animals. Of course, I know what they mean … Continue reading
The Business of Good Conscience – World
Journeyman Pictures February 2012 The Fairtrade logo has become a global symbol of ethical trade and is growing in popularity. But is it just a marketing ploy, doing more for the image of the shops than the three million farmers … Continue reading
Cardinal Urges Senate Support of ‘Respect for Rights of Conscience Act’
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ –The U.S. Senate urgently needs to support legislation that would apply longstanding federal law on conscience protection to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), said the chairman of the Committee on … Continue reading
Contempt of Conscience
“Contempt of Conscience” is a documentary about the formation, and goals of, a group of conscientious objectors called The Peace Tax Seven. “Too often war is associated with deaths and statistics and audiences miss out on some of the more … Continue reading
Did Psychopaths Take Over Wall Street Asylum?
Source: SFGate It took a relatively obscure former British academic to propagate a theory of the financial crisis that would confirm what many people suspected all along: The “corporate psychopaths” at the helm of our financial institutions are to blame. … Continue reading