Cleaning films; Bishops’ stance on labor unions

Monday’s report begins with a story from Lucky Severson of Religion & Ethics Newsweekly about companies that try to edit or filter sex and violence from movies: Some are marketing filtering devices. Others, more controversially, are editing scenes and then reselling the film. Critics are challenging in court the law President Bush signed in April […]

Monday’s report begins with a story from Lucky Severson of Religion & Ethics Newsweekly about companies that try to edit or filter sex and violence from movies: Some are marketing filtering devices. Others, more controversially, are editing scenes and then reselling the film. Critics are challenging in court the law President Bush signed in April that allows the unauthorized editing of films, contending it is theft. Despite the outcry, some say there is little difference between the viewing habits of religious and non-religious people, undercutting the financial potential of censoring devices.

Senior Editor David E. Anderson writes about how Roman Catholic bishops in the United States are criticizing labor unions for their divisions, and large retailers for resisting unionization: “To move forward, our nation needs a strong and growing economy, strong and productive businesses and industries, and a strong and united labor movement,” said Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, chairman of the domestic policy committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Read the bishops’ annual Labor Day message here.


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