February 16, 2018

Phil Beaver seeks to collaborate on the-objective-truth, which can only be discovered. The comment box below invites readers to write.

"Civic" refers to citizens who collaborate for responsible freedom more than for the city.

A personal paraphrase of the June 21, 1788 preamble:  We the civic citizens of nine of the thirteen United States commit-to and trust-in the purpose and goals stated herein --- integrity, justice, collaboration, defense, prosperity, liberty, and perpetuity --- and to cultivate limited services to us by the USA. I am willing to collaborate with other citizens on this paraphrase, yet may settle on and would always preserve the original text.   

Our Views (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/our_views/article_d3217612-1105-11e8-8aee-97d356223b3d.html)

I never have liked the power of the press to write its captions, and wish I could say a clean, “Thank you, The Advocate.” Alas, I cannot.

I wish the recognition of Bill Cassidy, John Kennedy and Garret Graves had been highlighted for the people of their state by my hometown newspaper. It seems that party competition is foremost in The Advocate’s erroneous heart.

Moreover, the sentence, “Now, though, the new Trump budget proposal backs away from the long-standing efforts to raid GOMESA revenues,” seems like the product of a twisted mind.

Oh for some relief from the evil of freedom of the press! Louisiana deserves a responsible press.

  

Today’s thought, G.E. Dean (Leviticus 19:11 CJB), The Advocate, February 16, 2018, 5B.

"Do not steal from, defraud or lie to each other.”

Dean says, “That could take care of a lot of social life. God’s way is the best way.”

Social life is for social groups. Those groups need to conform to civic life: mutual, comprehensive safety and security. In other words, human justice.

Letters

The hate mystery of Jesus (Bryson) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_409136b8-0b86-11e8-aab1-c38677aa9633.html)

I like the prior commentary, on both sides. However, I see an abrupt, tacit change of topic at "Therefore I give you this . . . " It is, in my opinion, another chance for readers to consider that the USA is experiencing a nadir in (and the turn toward an ascent toward) civic morality rather than social morality, in particular Bible error.

The Advocate perhaps expresses personal confusion in the controversial captions, “Column on target with gun control,” printed, versus online “Rosemond column right on target.”

I thought Rosemond’s claim that absence of discipline in feelings (rather than guns) causes mass shootings. The modern adolescent mind (I speak of adolescent psychology more than chronology), says “I want it all, and I demand it now.” The “it” is in the mind of the thinker, speaker, or actor, whether guns are involved or not. Rosemand’s arguments are grounded in data.

Bryson, through Campos-Duffy, quotes the Holy Bible when she invites “I hate you” from offspring as evidence a mother is doing her job properly. The erroneous advice comes from Luke, in 14:26-27, CJB:  "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father, his mother, his wife, his children, his brothers and his sisters, yes, and his own life besides, he cannot be my talmid. Whoever does not carry his own execution-stake and come after me cannot be my talmid.” Therein is evidence that Luke did not express the-objective-truth (which can only be discovered---cannot be constructed, revealed, or otherwise imposed on the people’s march to justice). Hate for family members including self does not derive from the-objective-truth.

“[Impose my will on you] because I love you,” is a second Holy-Bible-fallacy. Consider 1 Corinthians 13:13 CJB:  “But for now, three things last: trust, hope, love; and the greatest of these is love.” Therein is more evidence that Paul did not express the-objective-truth. In context, “trust and hope” are expectations by the speaker, but love is the speaker’s commitment. The speaker’s perception of love is internal, whereas his or her trust and hope look beyond. If the recipient of the person’s love perceives it as hate, whose opinion rules? If an adult child hates the parent, I first consider the parent failing to regard the child as a person. In many relationships, “love” is an erroneous goal, and appreciation is preferred. Thus, every parent should first appreciate his or her offspring and strive to love him or her by performance as a human being who is collaborating for justice during their entire lifetimes.

I hope readers pay close attention to Rosemond’s ideas and appreciate the chance to express opposition to 1700 years of bad ideas. The person who can benefit from the Holy Bible is the person who develops the personal authority to reject its bad ideas for the sake of self-benefits and to explicitly develop fidelity to the-objective-truth for civic living despite acquired, private hopes for the afterdeath.

To Darren Miller:  Conceiving a child is a responsibility to the family including the child---neither a privilege nor a right.

To Elaine O. Coyle: You ask a good question.

Rosemond writes as a professional practitioner. "Rosemond . . . graduating in 1971 with a master's degree (M.S.) in Community Psychology. From 1971 to 1980, Rosemond worked as a psychologist and program director at various mental health centers in Illinois, Iowa, and North Carolina. He began writing his newspaper column in 1976, while Director of the Early Intervention Program at the Gaston-Lincoln Mental Health Center in Gastonia, NC. In 1978, the Charlotte Observer purchased the column and put it into syndication a year later. It now appears weekly in over 200 newspapers in the USA. From 1980 to 1990, John was in private practice as a family psychologist." See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rosemond.

Before Roesemond, my favorite writer on the topic of the individual developing psychological maturity is H. A. Overstreet, "The Mature Mind," 1949; for goodness sake!

Salvation for New Orleans and Louisiana (Gegenheimer) (theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/opinion/letters/article_eb1f51bc-11c8-11e8-811f-dbef08c3b618.html)

To Chuck McMichael: Gegenheimer has presented the relief from erroneous leadership that New Orleans and Louisiana may take.

I imagine collaboration could improve these wonderful proposals; they offer welcome hope.

To Elaine O. Coyle: "Compromise" also will not solve the controversy.

We the People of the United States have the opportunity to collaborate for human justice, and sufficient goals are offered in the preamble to the constitution for the USA.

Columns

Congressional Black Caucus is a failure (Walter Thomas) (meridianstar.com/opinion/columns/walter-williams-black-history-month---failing-schools-taint/article_c7072ef2-1f3a-5aa4-9a01-b1d37be0de63.html)

Excellence eludes today’s black politicians, especially the Congressional Black Caucus.

  

Other forums

Review & Outlook, “Trump and the Dreamer,” Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2018, page A18.

The WSJ writes to foment opposition to President Trump’s wall.

“These columns have long supported a generous immigration policy that makes America a mecca for the world’s talent.” Maybe so, but please note the contradiction of “generous” importation of “the world’s talent.” There’s no “generosity” in fair trade, the wall addresses illegal coyote funneling of desperate people, Vatican enterprise presented as philanthropy, and drugs across Mexico. At least the refuge plea has historical merit, and I do not want to hurt people. However, I think the illegal activities crossing the Mexican border hurts American children and adults.

“Mr. Trump needs something he can call a political victory,” lessens his commitment to help citizens protect themselves from illegal people and activities. “$25 billion for border security” is a boon for citizens and a bane for the Vatican and other foreign enterprise.

Why is Stuart Anderson a WSJ friend? Because he asserts that 400,000 random immigration should squeeze out skilled immigrants? What does the economic data teach?

“. . . when a Democrat is President.” Once again, the journal foments erroneous party opposition rather than considering President Trump’s values for citizens. The Journal could be championing “We the People of the United States” rather than playing political party dreamer.

  

Phil Beaver does not “know” the actual-reality. He trusts and is committed to the-objective-truth which can only be discovered. He is agent for A Civic People of the United States, a Louisiana, education non-profit corporation. See online at promotethepreamble.blogspot.com.