Phil Beaver works to establish opinion when
the-objective-truth has not been discovered. He seeks to refine his opinion by
listening to other people’s experiences and observations. The comment box below
invites readers to express facts, opinion, or concern, perhaps to share with
people who may follow the blog.
Note: I often connect
words in a phrase with dashes in order to represent an idea. For example, frank-objectivity
represents the idea of candidly expressing the-objective-truth despite possible
error. In other words, the writer expresses his “belief,” knowing he could be
in error. People may collaboratively approach the-objective-truth. The Advocate: See online at theadvocate.com/baton_rouge
Our Views (Who wants to grab the reported sheriffs money?).
I support first
responders in law enforcement and appreciate The Advocate running that
glad-handing photo with this editorial.
There's no civic place for Christianity
in voluntary public-integrity.
(Nobody collaborates about the power of their God.)
The photo
invokes the curiosity: what money does the Louisiana Family Forum perceive in
prison reform? We already suspect what Burl Cain did with his religious fame.
It seems like a pure-money-Elmer-Gantry story.
In the doctrine
of discovery for God (Catholic) and his son Jesus Christ (Protestant), slaves
were imported for agricultural labor, and the Church authorization instructed
agents to convert the slaves to Christianity. The slave experience---chains,
whips, brutality and rape to slaves with physical burdens to masters and
psychological burdens to owners---taught the slaves to regard Christianity as
Satan and Christians as devils. That view was exacerbated by liberation
theology in Brazil in the 1950s, I understand. I also understand the pope
squelched liberation theology in 1962. But James H. Cone advanced black power
and black liberation theology in 1969 and Jeremiah Wright preaches it now. I do
not object to anyone’s religion, as long as there is no harm. However, Bible
interpretation robs people of their chances at life. (It is alright to believe
in salvation of the soul, but not at the cost of someone’s life, especially
your own. Churches that promote venom and hatred are erroneous.) People who
offer each other civic safety & security should be mutually appreciated.
How do
prisoners who have been subjected to Christianity feel about the
Christian-crimes against them---the robbery of their craft shows and such?
As a civic
citizen, I oppose the use of captives in prison to further religion. I think it
is unconstitutional, regardless of Supreme Court opinion that legislative
prayer is for legislators rather than the people. (See Greece v Galloway.)
It is
encouraging that Legislators are listening to the sheriffs.
To Cleve Wright on FB
(May 9 views): One
more thought on Civil War legacy.
As far as I know, Barack Obama is responsible for the
slavery phrase "America's original sin." Maybe he learned it from
someone, but those who accept it are lessened by a colossal lie. Africa and
Europe imposed slavery on America originating 1600 years ago, and America has
substantially recovered from the evil in only 229 years.
Slavery is among the Bible's original sins: slave-master
passages should have been purged before 300 A.D.
The 4th century Catholic Church canonized the Bible on
Constantine's directive. The 15th century Catholic Church
"authorized" the doctrine of discovery for God and the trade with
Africa for agricultural slave-labor in the colonies.
European Protestant kings in the 16th-17th centuries
competed with Catholic kings in the doctrine of discovery, creating the
Atlantic Slave Trade.
Americans won independence from England and started becoming
America on June 21, 1788, only 229 years ago. In that time, voting changed from
5% of free citizens to 100% of citizens excluding criminals. There's much more
progress, and immigrants arrive here poor and become prosperous--leading in
educating themselves, professions, free enterprise, and other productiveness.
Everyone here is a victim of a canonized Bible, but most
people overlook the Bible's fallacies, behave according to the essence of the
preamble to the constitution for the USA, and call themselves American.
Many Bible-believers look to the salvation of their souls
while taking personal responsibility for civic justice and prosperity in their lives.
Only 2/3 of representatives of 2/3 of the states ratified
the preamble on June 21, 1788. About 1/3 were dissidents and laggards. There
will always be dissidents, but hopefully the people will, with awareness,
approach the integrity: We the People of the United States.
Again: The
physics of slavery has been the same since the beginning of time: chains,
whips, brutality and rape to slaves with psychological and physical burdens to
masters.
Use the URL bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Slavery,-In-Nt and read and pretend your work as a shipbuilder does not benefit you---you are kept in one room and fed what your owner wants to feed you. If he feels bad today, he whips you. Use those Bible passages to help you accept your enslavement.
The Church should have purged the slave verses from the canonized Bible.
Use the URL bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Slavery,-In-Nt and read and pretend your work as a shipbuilder does not benefit you---you are kept in one room and fed what your owner wants to feed you. If he feels bad today, he whips you. Use those Bible passages to help you accept your enslavement.
The Church should have purged the slave verses from the canonized Bible.
Again: My
continuing message is: keep the monuments and attach plaques that commemorate
that white-Christian church went to war with white-Christian church over
slavery. The slavery that was institutionalized by erroneous Bible passages.
White-Christian church won the Civil War.
Some descendants of the slaves, rather than embrace freedom-from oppression, liberty-to pursue peaceful happiness, and fidelity to the-objective-truth, want another war based on black-church interpretation of the same Bible. It's an erroneous choice.
Only by candidly addressing history can the people avoid repeating history. With iterative-collaboration, which you and I always practice, the people may establish voluntary public-integrity, which is necessary for broadly-defined-civic-safety-&-security.
Some descendants of the slaves, rather than embrace freedom-from oppression, liberty-to pursue peaceful happiness, and fidelity to the-objective-truth, want another war based on black-church interpretation of the same Bible. It's an erroneous choice.
Only by candidly addressing history can the people avoid repeating history. With iterative-collaboration, which you and I always practice, the people may establish voluntary public-integrity, which is necessary for broadly-defined-civic-safety-&-security.
Again: Also, Church
claims that slavery is an institution of God came from Bible interpretation by
the ancients. Paraphrasing, St. Augustine claimed it was God's revenge for sin.
Again: That's
valid observation, but it does not dismiss the concluding remark in the
declaration of secession, "more erroneous religious belief."
You also touch on another dot in my theory that Lincoln did not expect the religious fervor for war that had been fomented by Christian ministers in the south in the 1850s. Lincoln asserted that the constitution does not stipulate that return of escaped slaves was a federal responsibility; he left it to the states. See his first inaugural address.
You also touch on another dot in my theory that Lincoln did not expect the religious fervor for war that had been fomented by Christian ministers in the south in the 1850s. Lincoln asserted that the constitution does not stipulate that return of escaped slaves was a federal responsibility; he left it to the states. See his first inaugural address.
Today’s thought (James 1:17). As Dean gets further into
James, we may perceive a dilemma: What is good?
Socrates
asked, about 500 years before James wrote, and I paraphrase: Does the good define God or does God define the
good? See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthyphro_dilemma
.
More simply: Is
God good; if so, what’s wrong with good? Why isn’t it better to coach people to
be good and avoid tempting some to be God?
Letters
Film subsidy (Vosbein). I found recommendations in
Scott's 2013-14 study and hope they are being considered:
" some
expenditures that currently qualify have minimal direct impact to Louisiana’s
economy." Consider changes: "(1) amending state law to eliminate
certain spending presently qualified because the state enjoys little
if any benefit from it, (2) changing state law to allow LDED to take steps to
improve the
quality of audits conducted on qualifying spending and (3) LDED should
take steps to
automate the analytics of the film expenditure review process."
See
louisianaentertainment.gov/docs/default-source/default-library/2015_oeid_program_impact_report_final.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Froma Harrop column (Obama speech).
After all, what’s
the purpose of civic service if not personal gain?
Besides, what James Madison wrote in Federalist 10 is obsolete to liberal democracy: Right?
Besides, what James Madison wrote in Federalist 10 is obsolete to liberal democracy: Right?
Robert Samuelson column (will upset global economics).
After Karl Marx
recorded his prescient-folly for the world to read I don’t see how an aware
economist can write “will” when “may” is such a glaring choice.
I guess unbridled opinion is consistent with fake news.
I guess unbridled opinion is consistent with fake news.
Woody Jenkins (Page
1B). Do you think Woody Jenkins and black leaders collaborate for
public-integrity or civic justice? I hope so but think not. Do black leaders
discriminate on the basis of race?
Trump tells
Comey, “Ya fiead.” (Page 1A). I was amazed at Comey’s case for Hillary Clinton and
don’t think there’s much more to say.
I did not know it then, but he was Obama’s choice.
Police officers
(Page 1A). Our hearts are broken.
Sanctuary city
(Page 2A). To Phil Stanley: This issue brought to my attention the view
that philanthropy can be a form of lawlessness.
See
religionnews.com/2017/03/19/analysis-new-sanctuary-movement/ for a recent
analysis of an activity dating from 1980.
Also, Gates
Foundation philanthropy perhaps to access book sales and testing services comes
to mind.
Beware
philanthropy: it may be a way to circumvent the law until the pepetrators are
caught.
Other
Forums
Thank you, Ms. Gillenwater for the
encouragement. I have been in this work for four years and will soon host the
4th annual ratification day celebration at a local library. I hope to just have
a general discussion about the importance of the civic agreement that is stated
in the preamble. If you are near Baton Rouge on June 21, please join us.
My sister, Dona Bean in Karns, TN, pointed out a couple
weeks ago that Richard Dreyfuss, the great actor, has been promoting civics for
30 years. He got involved on the 200th anniversary of Constitution Day (a
holiday as of 2005). See http://thedreyfussinitiative.org/ . I’m not sure his work is active in
many cities.
He uses “civic” in the customary way, for example,
civic-minded as in citizen for the city. I use “civic” to represent citizens of
life who collaborate so that public connections and transactions assure
individual justice. In civic justice neither party cooperates or subjugates;
both collaborate. Also, both parties are aware that there will always be
dissidents to civic justice.
Phil Beaver does not “know”
the-indisputable-facts. Phil trusts and is committed to the-objective-truth of
which most is undiscovered and some is understood. Phil is agent for A Civic
People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit corporation. See
online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com.
