Tag: culture

If we derive our values entirely from the culture without evaluating the potential effects on our life and those around us, we WILL make mistakes that may have serious consequences.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defended a ban on burkinis in more than a dozen coastal towns on Thursday, saying France was locked in a "battle of cultures" and that the full-body swimsuit symbolized the enslavement of women.

The main thing I’d heard about the “Body Snatchers” movies was that they employ their shared premise (alien invaders eerily impersonate humans) both literally and as a metaphor for some societal concern of the day. In fact, each film does dramatize significant fears and values relevant to its era.

Forget Christmas wars. Culture wars are all the rage. Duck Dynasty battles continue. And Mecca has a new governor.