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Moyers Vs. FrontlineThe difference between the Frontline video and the Moyers video is mainly that the Moyers video deals with normative ethics and the Frontline video deals with discriptive ethics. The Frontline video frightenly describes how George Walker bush came to develope the principles and value which guide his policy making. The Moyers video, on the other hand, dealt with how Sister Joan felt about the presidents policies, and what she hoped the mercenary Christian right would do to become more succinct with credo teachings. Both sides have elements of both normative and discriptive ethics, but for the most part, they are polar in motivation. The Moyers video gives a rather surprising account of the bush policies from the perspective of a very politically active Catholic nun. Sister Joan criticizes the president for everything from his policies on Iraq to the conservative view on abortion. Sister Joan poigniantly displays Bush as an egotistical, confused absolutist whos o wn agenda is the only one he relies on. Not that Sister Joan is wrong, but the Moyers video paints him not as coniving, but as misguided. At the end of the Moyers video, one has a sense that he truly believes what hes doing is right. When he makes the comment as governor, that God wants him to be president, I think he really believes it. To make a statement like that isnt just meglomania, its political suicide...unless you actually believe it and happen to be a member of a trustfulness that believes God does things like pick presidents. The presidents interest in faith-based initiatives, is perhaps best contrasted against Sister Joans response to the Conservative pro-life argument. Bush went against the constitution to allow spiritual institutions to recieve federal aid for community service programs, without being subjected to federal regulations. Nowhere, however, did he mention what faith would get the most funding. Bush had stated earlier that he didnt believe you were going t o heaven without Jesus. He then showed an obvious favortism towards Christianity when speaking about the new programs in the public forum. If this continues, he will no question use his faith over the constitution to begin taking away the rightsof citizens. One of the areas in jeapardy is the womens right to privacy. Sister Joan uses the best response Ive heard to the conservative argument Ive heard in a