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And how ironic it is when those very values are denied in the name of religion.

For example, we are sometimes told that it is wrong to feed the hungry,

but that mission is an explicit mandate given to us in the 25th chapter of Matthew.

Second, we must respect the independent judgments of conscience.

Those who proclaim moral and religious values can offer counsel,

but they should not casually treat a position on a public issue as a test of fealty to faith.

Just as I disagree with the Catholic bishops on tuition tax credits -- which I oppose --

so other Catholics can and do disagree with the hierarchy, on the basis of honest conviction, on the question of the nuclear freeze.

Thus, the controversy about the Moral Majority arises not only from its views,

but from its name -- which, in the minds of many,

seems to imply that only one set of public policies is moral and only one majority can possibly be right.

Similarly, people are and should be perplexed when the religious lobbying group Christian Voice publishes a morality index of congressional voting records,

which judges the morality of senators by their attitude toward Zimbabwe and Taiwan.

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1. ironic a. 讽刺的

The latter charge was especially ironic.
后一项指责特别令人哭笑不得p&wWM8ag#R;2SQ*96R^2。

2. religion n. 宗教

It's difficult to live up to the proinciples of the christian religion.
实行基督教的教条是困难的YJa2!y4X,;3^uYyC)Ol。

3. explicit a. 详尽的，清楚的

He must underline and make heavily explicit.
他一定要刻意雕琢，力求明白Mnfjaoo@aqT()%[。

4. mandate v. 命令，指令

It's the doctor's mandate.
这是医师的命令j+uh]x3lbAX26.ISn。

5. conscience n. 良心

I envy your peace of mind, your clean conscience, your unpolluted memory.
我羡慕你平静的心境，纯洁的良心和没有玷污过的记忆]y3fgcF)2vU]4+^yaW。

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重点单词		查看全部解释
counsel	['kaunsəl]	想一想再看 n. 商议，忠告，法律顾问 v. 商议，劝告
majority	[mə'dʒɔriti]	想一想再看 n. 多数，大多数，多数党，多数派 n.
freeze	[fri:z]	想一想再看 v. 冻结，冷冻，僵硬，凝固 n. 结冰，冻结
conscience	['kɔnʃəns]	想一想再看 n. 良心，责任心，顾忌	联想记忆 X 单词conscience 联想记忆： con全部，sci知道－全部知道自己的错误，还算是个有良心的。Con共同，science（n 科学）：科学家共同的特点是：比较有良心
disagree	[.disə'gri:]	想一想再看 v. 不一致，有分歧，不适应，不适宜	联想记忆 X 单词disagree 联想记忆： dis不+agree同意→不一致，争执
conviction	[kən'vikʃən]	想一想再看 n. 定罪，信服，坚信	联想记忆 X 单词conviction 联想记忆： vict征服－被法律征服是定罪；被信仰征服是信念
oppose	[ə'pəuz]	想一想再看 vt. 反对，反抗，使对立，使对抗	联想记忆 X 单词oppose 联想记忆： op反，pose放－反对
imply	[im'plai]	想一想再看 vt. 暗示，意指，含有 ... 的意义	联想记忆 X 单词imply 联想记忆： implicate（vt 暗示；牵连）
hierarchy	['haiərɑ:ki]	想一想再看 n. 等级制度，层级[计]，统治集团	联想记忆 X 单词hierarchy 联想记忆：原指：希腊神话中天使的级别或等级hier神圣的，archy统治－神圣的统治－阶层；等级制度
mandate	['mændeit]	想一想再看 n. 命令，指令，要求，托管地 vt. 把(某一地区)置