FINDING TRUTH WHEREVER IT MAY BE FOUND: "[T]he new media instruct he public on how to think and what they need. Some of this subtle tutoring can be funny, especially in advertising. It led Neil Postman to see American television commercials as a form of, 'religious parables, organized around a coherent theology. Like all religious parables [television commercials] put forward a concept of sin, intimations of the way to redemption, and a vision of heaven. They also suggest what are the roots of evil, and what are the obligations of the holy.'" from Archbishop Chaput's, "Render unto Caesar"8 and a half minutes with Denzel Washington:
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Great stuff!! Thank you Fr. Valencheck!
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