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Was it right?

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Historians and politicians have justified the atomic bombing of Japan as necessary to end the war without an invasion, but Japan would probably have surrendered by the end of 1945 in any case. The issue of the bomb's morality raises the larger issue of whether any bombing of civilian targets is moral.

Author: Powers, Thomas
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Company
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1995
Ethical aspects, War, Bombings, Hiroshima, Japan, Atomic bomb, Atomic bombs, Bombing, Aerial, Aerial bombing, Morality of war, Nagasaki, Japan

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The warring visions of the religious right

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Regent University was established by Pat Robertson to provide professional education with a conservative Christian orientation. Its activism resembles liberation theology. Controversial issues at Regent include relations with the Catholic Church, dominion theology and eschatology.

Author: Cox, Harvey Gallagher
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Company
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1995
Analysis, Cover Story, Social policy, Curricula, Education, Study and teaching, Religious Right (American politics), Religious right, Church, Robertson, Pat, Religious colleges, Church colleges, Church and education, Regent University

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Barking up the right tree

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Coonhound hunting began in America with the arrival of Europeans as an essential element to survival, tracking anything on the ground from deer to wild bulls. Contemporary hunts are viewed as competitive sporting events with expensive equipment and national competitions.

Author: Bilger, Burkhard
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Company
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1996
Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions, Recreational Hunting, Portrayals, Coon hunting, Hunting

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