another review at First Things.
The two themes mentioned in this review (that power doesn't conquer all, and that it is well to know when you don't have to kill) are indeed implicit themes in the Tolkien book, but only implicit: They are never written about per se. But Jackson puts them right in there, both voiced by Gandalf.
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Thousands of people in Pakistan protest in solidarity against the Terrorist bombing of Shia Muslims, and are twittering their support of the protesters
GetReligion has a summary of US coverage link
and the CSMonitor has a story of a Canadian Pakistani "cleric" who is fronting the Military's grab for power
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Remembering Roberto Clemete: not only a great ballplayer, and active in the civil rights movement, but a mensch and a Catholic believer who acted to help those in need, dying in a plane crash helping to deliver supplies to earthquake stricken Nicaragua.
More hereat PBS
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“With all the negative attention being paid to baseball these days, it’s important to look back at the kind of impact a true sports hero can have on our nation,” says AMERICAN EXPERIENCE executive producer Mark Samels. “Roberto Clemente was much more than an athlete — he channeled that fame into a larger mission of helping people, broke racial barriers, and continues to inspire today.”
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Heartwarming story of the day.link
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the WH has refused calls to build the death star, but scientists are trying to figure out how to build a hyperdrive link.
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