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The Buzz Breaking news By L Weber and A Arnaud
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The BuzzBreaking news
By L Weber and A Arnaud
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''Thank God For dead soldiers''
Nobel Prizes
Political and ethical issues
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
