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Nobel Prizes

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When USA cope with extremism, the case Snyder vs Phelps

Israeli orchestra in GermanyA controversial event

''Thank GodFor dead soldiers''

When the USA copes with extremism, the case

Snyder vs Phelps

Contexts and facts

03/2006: Antigay protests at Marine Snyder’s funeral by the Westboro Church

11/2007: Snyder’s father wins a first trial

10/06/2010: Supreme Court examines the case Snyder vs Phelps

The NYT’s EditorialThe NYT:

-Condemns the Westboro Church’s protests

-Clearly supports Snyder

-But 1st amendement protects Phelps’ church

The WP’s EditorialThe WP:

-Protesters were within their rights

-Denies the facts

-« Everyone’s rights made dependant on the sensibilities of others »

Why is it important?

Division between Republicans and Democrats

American democracy and religions

Israeli orchestra

In Germany

A controversial event

The facts

26/07/2011:Israeli orchestra is supposed to play in a festival in Bayreuth (Germany)

Katarina Wagner's travel to Israeli was cancelled,because it stirred up controversy in Israel

Germany :Officials are divided

Reader's view

The Herald Tribune’s Editorial The Herald Tribune:

-- Officials of the festival don't take part in the concert.

- According to some of them : « It doesn't make sense for an orchestra concert to open an Opera festival »

The Chicago Tribune’s Editorial The Chicago Tribune:

-Pro-concert : « orchestra has no plans to cancelled its appearance »

- Festival's officials more balanced : « understand the negative reaction of Israel » + « music could help to create a dialogue »

Chicago Tribune : Balanced when it comes to officialsHerald Tribune : Officials felt into the disrepute

Nobel PrizesPolitical and ethical issues

2010 Nobel Prizes:

-Medicine: R. Edwards (UK) for IVF treatment

-Physics: A. Geim (UK) and K. Novoselov (UK) for Graphene discovery

The Telegraph:

-Britain, best European nation in sciences

-Petition against budget cuts in scientific research

-Economical and political interests of a strong research

Reuters:

-Vaticans against Nobel Prize in medicine

-Embryos like « animals used for destruction »

-Vatican position puts itself on the fringe

Nobel prizes put forward sciences as topical issues once a year

Thanks for your attentionAny question?

These 2 articles have cutand-dried opinions

The Telegraph:- Fiercly back scientific research

Reuters:- Back scientists - criticize religious point of view